VALLETTA ACTION PLAN AND GLOBAL COMPACTS ON MIGRATION AND REFUGEES: JOURNEYS IN SAME OR OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
The tenth Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) focused on the theme, “Towards a Global Social Contract on Migration and Development” which was held in Berlin from 28 to 30 June 2017. Germany and Morocco are the co-chairs of GFMD for 2017-18. The GFMD in these two years, will be to contribute to the UN Global compact on Migration to be adopted by the member states in 2018. The civil society organizations working on the issues of migrants as well at the policy level play an active role in the process of GFMD along with the Governments. For more info: visit https://gfmd.org/
VIVAT was one of the cosponsors of the side event at the Global Forum for Migration and Development(GFMD) 2017, held in Berlin. The event looked at the Political Declaration and Action Plan (VAP) of Africa, an outcome of the Valletta Summit on Migration in 2015. The Summit took place because of the initiative of the European Union (EU). The declaration aimed to major issues at the center of migration governance between the two regions. The side event aimed to further understand the two processes especially in their intersections, for better governance for safe and orderly mobility in dignity and respect for human rights of all migrants regardless of their status.
