Civil Society "Stockholm Agenda" on migrant and migration-related goals and targets

On June 19, 2014 a civil society agenda on the inclusion of migrants and migration in the post-2015 development framework was launched by the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) in partnership with civil society networks Global Coalition on Migration, NGO Committee on Migration New York, and MADE, with the endorsement of over 100 additional organizations.

The document, titled the “Stockholm Agenda on Migration and Migration-Related Goals and Targets,” proposes a framework which links migrants and migration to human and economic development goals. It includes migration-specific targets under eight goals which are similar to the current Millennial Development Goals (MDGs) and which constitute focus areas of the Open Working Group (OWG) tasked with developing a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for consideration by the UN General Assembly. The Stockholm Agenda advocates for ensuring that all migrants enjoy decent working conditions, social protection, access to education and healthcare; decreasing remittance transfer costs; and reducing risks to migrants on the move. It provides for the full participation of migrants and diaspora as partners in development planning.

In addition, the Agenda offers specific migration targets under a stand-alone goal for multi-actor global and national collaboration to “enlarge human security and human development benefits of migration.” These targets aim to reduce inefficiencies and barriers that impede positive migration-related development impacts.

For more information:

•  http://gfmdcivilsociety.org/stockholm-agenda-and-post-2015-sustainable-…
• https://www.cordaid.org/media/medialibrary/2015/02/Civil-Society-Stockh…

GFMD 2014-2015 - Thematic Meeting 1 "Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda"

Global Coalition on Migration

NGO Committee on Migration New York

MADE