NGO CSW Geneva Forum, including FAWCO as a co-sponsor
23rd February 2018
Women and Global Migration: Root Causes and innovative Solutions Forum
Today we are faced with a daunting situation that strains our social fabric and influences global security. Global displacement is currently estimated at over 244 million people. The migratory flows of those who flee their countries in...
By Ann Birot-Salsbury and Clara Siverson, AAWE Refugee Task Force Co-Chairs, and Grace Christovasilis, FAWCO UN Rep to UNHCR Greece
On Thanksgiving Day in Paris over hot chocolate and coffee, Grace Christovasilis, FAWCO UN Rep in Athens and liaison to UNHCR Greece, met with Ann Birot-Salsbury and Clara Siverson (AAWE Paris), AAWE Refugee Task Force Co-Chairs. They shared information about positive projects to help displaced people to be more at home in...
Statement by the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) made by FAWCO UN Rep Mantalin Kyrou, Policy Officer at ICMC, at the UN Global Compact Thematic Discussions in Geneva, November 14, 2017
When we think of “comprehensive refugee response”, of pathways of admission, and mechanisms for integration, we think of so many practical mechanisms that already exist—just not in enough places.
by UN Liaison Laurie Richardson, with UN Rep Jane McCall Politi and Target Program Chair Tricia Saur
Migration and refugees are major issues on the international agenda; large-scale movements of refugees and migrants affect all UN Member States and require a comprehensive global approach. The UN General Assembly adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants in September 2016,
In September 2017, FAWCO UN Liaison Laurie Richardson attended Thematic Sessions held at the United Nations in Vienna as part of the process of developing a Global Compact for Migration. The goal was to agree on how the Global Compact should promote safe and regular migration to reduce exploitation of vulnerable people.
The desire for a better life is a fundamental...
UNHCR Annual NGO Briefings, Geneva, June 2017
Three FAWCO UN Reps attended the UNHCR annual NGO Briefings in Geneva in June: Jane Politi, Vice Chair of the NGO Committee on Migration (NGO CoM), Madaline Keros and Tara Scott. They were accompanied by members of the NGO CoM who presented a position paper on poverty among refugee children.
In the photo are...