HLD Civil Society - June 2013 Newsletter Newsletter from hldcivilsocietyorg

HLD Civil Society - June 2013 Newsletter

In this newsletter

Launch of new HLD Civil Society w ebsite

449 organizations applied registration now closed

Confirmation process and timeline

Limited funding available to support civil society participation deadline 11 June

Unprecedented number of civil society activities for the HLD are underw ay

Preparatory meetings of civil society scheduled for 13 and 14 July 2013 in New York

Program for the Interactive Hearings 15 July 2013

Launch of new HLD Civil Society website

In order to share information about the activities and actions organized by

global civil society leading to up to the Informal Interactive Hearings on

International Migration and Development w ith NGOs Civil Society and the

Private Sector (15 July 2013) and the High-level Dialogue on International

Migration and Development (3-4 October 2013) w e w ould like to invite you to

visit our brand-new w ebsite hldcivilsocietyorg

May w e encourage you to visit this site often as new and updated information such as other preparatory meetings

and specif ic material regarding the themes format and organization of both the Interactive Hearings and the HLD are

being uploaded regularly

449 organizations applied registration now closed

The United Nations has closed the civil society registration for both the

Informal Interactive Hearings (15 July 2013) and the High-level Dialogue (3-4

October 2013) 449 Civil society organizations from all over the w orld

completed the process

Registration for both events ndash the civil society Hearings on the 15th of July

and the HLD on the 3rd and 4th of October ndash w as open to all sectors of civil

society including diaspora and migrant organizations human rights and development groups labour organizations

academic institutions and the private sector Organizations in consultative status w ith ECOSOC and organizations

w ithout such status both needed to register before the 22nd of May

Confirmation process and timeline

During the f irst w eek of June the UN sent all organizations in consultative status w ith ECOSOC that had f illed out the

accreditation questionnaire an e-mail message confirming their registration and eligibility to participate

Organizations not in consultative status w ith ECOSOC that had applied to participate w ill receive an e-mail

confirmation by 17 June as to w hether they have been approved to participate or not This extra step and later

notif ication date is because the Resolution (67219) that w as adopted by the UN General Assembly in December

2012 specif ied that organizations not in consultative status w ith ECOSOC w anting to participate in either or both

events w ill have to be approved by UN Member States on a ldquonon-objection basisrdquo before the 15th of June

For all those organizations that w ere unable to register on time both the Interactive Hearings and the plenaries of the

HLD w ill be live-streamed Related details w ill follow in the coming w eeks

Limited funding available to support civil societyparticipation deadline 11 June

Thanks to funding support that ICMC w as able to secure from the MacArthur Foundation and the Open Society

Foundations partial f inancial support is available to provide some financial assistance to civil society participants in

particular from developing countries and migrantdiaspora communities Funding is quite limited ndash about 70

participants in total (counting both the Interactive Hearings and the HLD itself)

Organizations that have successfully completed the accreditation questionnaire or pre-registered w ith the UN to

participate in the Informal Interactive Hearings (15 July 2013) and the High-level Dialogue (3-4 Oct 2013) have already

been sent an invitation by e-mail to apply for funding assistance if they need it Only one representative per

organization can apply for f inancial assistance and only organizations w ith an annual budget under USD 300000

can apply The deadline to apply for this f inancial assistance is 11 June Successful applicants w ill be notif ied

around the 19th of June

Funding allocation w ill be supervised by the HLD Civil Society Steering Committee to ensure inclusive and diverse

participation taking into account sectoral geographic and gender diversity broad constituency and relevant

experience and know ledge on migration and development issues Priority w ill be given to civil society from

developing countries and migrantsdiaspora organizations

Unprecedented number of civil society activities for theHLD are underway

An unprecedented number of regional thematic and national preparations by civil society for the HLD have already

started all around the globe

Led by the Global Coalition on Migration and its partners in the regions a series of regional consultations are taking

place in Africa Asia-Pacif ic CanadaUS Europe South America and Western Asia w ith funding from the MacArthur

Foundation and Open Society Foundations in most cases building on the 5 year Action Agenda put forw ard by civil

society In addition a number of other civil society organizations and netw orks have also organized a range of

regional national and thematic meetings (eg about diaspora and development)

The w orld map on hldcivilsocietyorgactivities provides an overview of all the meetings taking place and details

about each event Also f ind an overview below

Regional consultations

Africa Nairobi Kenya ndash 24-25 May led by the Pan-African Netw ork in Defense of Migrants Rights

(PANiDMR)

Asia-Pacif ic Bangkok Thailand on 26-29 May led by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and Building amp

Woodw orkers International (BWI)

Europe Athens Greece on 5-6 June organized by the Transnational Migrant Platform (TMP)

Canada-US Washington DC USA on 7 June co-organized by the AFL-CIO CLC (Canadian Labour

Congress) NALACC (National Alliance of Latin American amp Caribbean Communities) and NNIRR (National

Netw ork of Immigrant amp Refugee Rights)

South-America Sao Paulo Brazil on 17-21 June led by Espacio Sin Fronteras (ESF)

West-Asia Amman Jordan early July led by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)

National Consultations

Mexico NALACC (National Alliance of Latin American amp Caribbean Communities) together w ith Colectivo

PND Migraciones in Mexico organized a Webinar for Mexican civil society on May 31

Asia-Pacif ic Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and national partners are organizing national consultations in

Bangladesh Cambodia Indonesia Nepal South Korea Thailand

UK Diaspora and development organization AFFORD UK organizes a national meeting w ith the

parliamentary committee

Thematic Consultations

European Diaspora Conference 3-5 May Soesterberg the Netherlands ldquoConnecting Diaspora for

Developmentrdquo organized by the Diaspora Forum for Development (DFD) w ith the support of the Dutch

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation w ith the Dutch Consortium of Migrant Organizations (DCMO)

Forum des Organisations de Solidariteacute Internationale issues de Migrations

Joint Reflections on Migration and Development 30-31 May Geneva Sw itzerland organized by the Graduate

Institute of International and Development Studies Programme for the Study of Global Migration

multistakeholder meeting w ith Sw iss and international civil society governments and international

organizations

Diaspora amp Development Roundtable 27 ndash 28 June Eschborn Germany ldquoPreparing for the 2013 UN High-

level Dialogue on International Migration and Developmentrdquo organized by the International Centre for Migration

Policy Development w ith the support of the Sw iss and German government and in association w ith ICMC

Are you organizing a meeting in preparation for the UN High-level Dialogue on International Migration and

Development Send us the details at contacthldcivilsocietyorg and w e can add it to the map and the overview

Preparatory meetings of civil society scheduled for 13 and14 July 2013 in New York

ICMC and the HLD Civil Society Steering Committee are organizing preparatory meetings in New York on Saturday 13

July and Sunday 14 July 2013 for all pre-registered civil society representatives The preparatory meetings w ill be

organized around the thematic program of the hearings (see below ) bringing together representatives and

recommendations of the civil society preparatory processes at national regional and international levels Further

information w ill be shared by e-mail w ith all pre-registered organizations and details w ill also be made available soon

on hldcivilsocietyorg

Program for the Interactive Hearings 15 July 2013

As developed by the international Civil Society Steering Committee for the

HLD w orking closely w ith the Office of the President of the UN General

Assembly and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) the

program for the Interactive Hearings 15 July w ill be structured around four

thematic clusters

1 Labour and mobility including regulating the migrant labour recruitment industry labour mobility

mechanisms and guaranteeing the labour rights of migrants

2 Rights and protection including in particular of vulnerable groups migrants in crisis and transit situations

w omen in migration children in the context of human mobility

3 Human development diaspora action including the integration of migration into development policies

and the post-2015 agenda and the role of diaspora as entrepreneurs social investors and policy advocates

in development

4 Migration governance and partnerships including international mechanisms and national implementation

thereof

Among other perspectives civil society speakers in the four clusters w ill emphasize broad civil society convergence

around many of these issues draw ing from conclusions and recommendations of the civil society preparatory

processes at national regional and international levels

The concept note for the 15 July Hearings w ill be available next w eek at hldcivilsocietyorg Please note that the

Informal Interactive Hearings w ill take place in one large meeting room at UN Headquarters on one day (15 July) For

that reason and also to provide time for government participants to interact w ith civil society there might only be

limited opportunities for civil society participants to speak from the f loor The possibilities are being explored to collect

(online) input in the run-up to the HLD More information w ill follow

If you have any questions regarding the civil society preparations tow ards the HLD please w rite to us at

contacthldcivilsocietyorg

Important Dates ndash all in New York City

13-14 July Preparatory meetings of civil society

15 July UN Informal Interactive Hearings w ith NGOs Civil Society and the private sector

3-4 October UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development

Copyright copy 2013 ICMCs GFMD and HLD Civil Society Coordinating Office All rights reserved

Our mailing address is

ICMCs GFMD and HLD Civil Society Coordinating Office

Rue de Varembeacute 1

Geneva 1211

contacthldcivilsocietyorg

organized around the thematic program of the hearings (see below ) bringing together representatives and

recommendations of the civil society preparatory processes at national regional and international levels Further

information w ill be shared by e-mail w ith all pre-registered organizations and details w ill also be made available soon

on hldcivilsocietyorg

Program for the Interactive Hearings 15 July 2013

As developed by the international Civil Society Steering Committee for the

HLD w orking closely w ith the Office of the President of the UN General

Assembly and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) the

program for the Interactive Hearings 15 July w ill be structured around four

thematic clusters

1 Labour and mobility including regulating the migrant labour recruitment industry labour mobility

mechanisms and guaranteeing the labour rights of migrants

2 Rights and protection including in particular of vulnerable groups migrants in crisis and transit situations

w omen in migration children in the context of human mobility

3 Human development diaspora action including the integration of migration into development policies

and the post-2015 agenda and the role of diaspora as entrepreneurs social investors and policy advocates

in development

4 Migration governance and partnerships including international mechanisms and national implementation

thereof

Among other perspectives civil society speakers in the four clusters w ill emphasize broad civil society convergence

around many of these issues draw ing from conclusions and recommendations of the civil society preparatory

processes at national regional and international levels

The concept note for the 15 July Hearings w ill be available next w eek at hldcivilsocietyorg Please note that the

Informal Interactive Hearings w ill take place in one large meeting room at UN Headquarters on one day (15 July) For

that reason and also to provide time for government participants to interact w ith civil society there might only be

limited opportunities for civil society participants to speak from the f loor The possibilities are being explored to collect

(online) input in the run-up to the HLD More information w ill follow

If you have any questions regarding the civil society preparations tow ards the HLD please w rite to us at

contacthldcivilsocietyorg

Important Dates ndash all in New York City

13-14 July Preparatory meetings of civil society

15 July UN Informal Interactive Hearings w ith NGOs Civil Society and the private sector

3-4 October UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development

Copyright copy 2013 ICMCs GFMD and HLD Civil Society Coordinating Office All rights reserved

Our mailing address is

ICMCs GFMD and HLD Civil Society Coordinating Office

Rue de Varembeacute 1

Geneva 1211

contacthldcivilsocietyorg