Thematic Focus: Global Compact for Migration Round-up

News:

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was adopted today by 164 countries at the Intergovernmental Conference that is currently taking place in Marrakech. To follow discussions, read concept notes & statements, and consult other resources, visit the conference web site.

Other news & commentary on the GCM:

10 Steps to Implementing the Global Compact for Migration Through Global Skill Partnerships (CGD Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

*Australia Has Missed the Boat: The Global Compact on Migration Has Left Canberra Behind (APPS Policy Forum, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Children and Adolescents on the Move: What Does the Global Compact for Migration Mean for Their Health?," The Lancet, Online First, 5 Dec. 2018 [free full-text]
- Note: Requires registration to access full-text.

"European Governments in Melt-down over an Inoffensive Migration Compact," The Economist, 6 Dec. 2018 [text]

Global Compact for Migration: What is It and Why are Countries Opposing It? (The Conversation, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Is the U.N.’s New Migration Compact a Major Breakthrough?," WP's Monkey Cage, 9 Dec. 2018 [text]

"The Nonbinding Migration Pact That was Too Much for Trump," Slate, 7 Dec. 2018 [text]

"U.N. Remains Defiant Amid Last Minute U-turns on Global Compact for Migration," IPS News, 10 Dec. 2018 [text]

"US Intensifies Opposition to UN Global Compact on Migration," Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2018 [text]
- See also text of U.S. statement on the global compact.

What Now? An Implementation Proposal for the Global Compact for Migration (GPPI, Dec. 2018) [text]

What’s to Fear in the U.N. Global Compact for Migration? (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2018) [text]

Reports & briefings:

Data Bulletin Series: Informing the Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration (IOM, 2018) [text]
- "This collection, released ahead of the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration taking place in Marrakesh on 10 and 11 December, is meant to provide a useful resource for decision-makers as they begin to think about implementation of the Global Compact for Migration and the related data needs."

GCM Commentary Blog Series (RLI Blog on Refugees and Forced Migration, Dec. 2018) [access]
- Final three posts with analyses of the following Global Compact for Migration objectives: Obj. 2 (minimize drivers that compel people to leave); Obj. 10 (combat trafficking in persons); Obj. 19 (sustainable development).

Global Compact for Migration, Explained (UN Dispatch, Dec. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

*The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration: The Implementation Phase (Center for Migration Studies, Nov. 2018) [text]

"Making the Non-binding Bind: A Critical Analysis of the Global Compact for Migration," Essay in Mixed Migration Review 2018 (Mixed Migration Centre, 2018) [text]

*Some EU Governments Leaving the UN Global Compact on Migration: A Contradiction in Terms?, Policy Insights, no. 15 (CEPS, Nov. 2018) [text]

Statelessness and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Considerations for GCM Implementation Process (European Network on Statelessness, Dec. 2018) [text]

Statelessness and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Policy Brief (European Network on Statelessness, Dec. 2018) [text]

The United Nations Global Compact for Migration, Research Briefing (UK House of Common Library, Dec. 2018) [text]

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (29 Nov. 2018)

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