The Global Commission
on International Migration (GCIM) presented its Report to the UN
Secretary-General and UN Member States in New York on 5 October
2005.
Go to the GCIM website to access the full
Report and its supporting evidence.
You can
download Nicola Piper's thematic paper on Gender and Migration here.
Welcome to the Global
Migration and Gender Network (GMGN)
The GMGN was
established as a result of a two-day workshop on gender and
international migration, convened in March 2005 by the Global
Commission on International Migration (GCIM). Its purpose is
to provide a means for practitioners and researchers with an
interest in this issue to share information and ideas on a regular
basis. The co-ordination will initially be assumed by the GCIM
Secretariat.
The network
will be issuing a regular newsletter to all network subscribers,
incorporating links to relevant documents, news of forthcoming
conferences and publications, book reviews and opinion pieces.
The success of the network and its newsletter will depend on the
input provided by subscribers. Please inform your colleagues
of this initiative and provide the GMGN with items that you would
like to feature in the newsletter.
We are
delighted to say that a number of eminent people in the field of
gender and international migration have already expressed their
support for the network. Their messages can be found
below.
Jeff
Crisp, Director of Policy and Research, Secretariat, GCIM
Nina
Allen, GCIM Secretariat/ GMGN Coordinator (email)
MESSAGES OF
SUPPORT
“To
understand the reality of international migration and to be able to
advocate more effectively for migrant rights, it is essential that
we take full account of gender issues: not only the situation of
migrant women, but also the way that migration affects men and
children and changes relationships within the family. I very
much welcome the establishment of the Global Migration and Gender
Network, which should provide a dynamic new means for us to share
information and ideas on this important
topic.”
Mary
Robinson
Executive Director
Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization
Initiative
“The idea
of a Global Migration and Gender Network comes at an opportune
moment. We have the opportunity to shape the discourse,
research, policy and practice in the global migration arena.
Let's go for it!"
Dr.
Mamphela Ramphele
Co-chair
Global
Commission on International Migration
“The
feminization of global migration has been going on for a long time
and has only recently gained the recognition it deserves. The
growing share of women among migrants has to be adequately reflected
in migration related policies and research. We need to ensure that
women’s movement across borders and residence in another country
does not lead to their increased vulnerability but that it empowers
them. To enhance women’s empowerment, we need to exchange knowledge,
experiences, and we need to network.
I am
confident that the Global Migration and Gender Network is a valuable
and necessary step for such exchange, and I am looking forward to
being part of this network.”
Prof Rita
Süssmuth
Commissioner
Global Commission on International
Migration
“Comprendre la migration et la
maîtriser fait partie des atouts à la disposition de la communauté
internationale pour construire le futur. Le GCIM a eu raison
d'intégrer la constante genre, comme force de changement de nos
sociétés, pour compléter ses secteurs d'analyse et d'étude sur la
migration internationale.
L'OIM
l'encourage donc à mettre en réseau des personnes
compétentes en genre et migration pour davantage de cohérence et de
clarté dans ses délibérations. Nous acceptons avec plaisir de faire
partie de ce groupe. »
Mme
Ndioro Ndiaye
Deputy Director General
International Organization on
Migration
"Como
Relatora Especial sobre los Derechos Humanos de los Migrantes y
Experta Independiente de las Naciones Unidas en Derechos Humanos y
Migración, celebro y apoyo el establecimiento del espacio de
“Migración Global y Género” en el marco de la Comisión Mundial sobre
las Migraciones Internacionales. Este espacio, además de permitir el
intercambio de información e ideas, asegurará que la equidad de
género no sea solamente un variable transversal, si no que
colaborará a que se haga visible y concreta en el trabajo que desde
distintas áreas y regiones se está llevando a cabo en materia de
migración."
Dra.
Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro
Ex-Relatora Especial sobre los
derechos humanos de los migrantes de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos
de las Naciones Unidas
