NGO CoM Delivered Statement at GFMD Consultations on Improving Migration Narratives

On 19 April 2023, the Chair of the NGO Committee on Migration (NGO CoM), Cecilie Kern, delivered a statement at the second round of consultations for the GFMD Government-Led Roundtable Teams. With the support of NGO CoM Vice-Chair, Christine Mangale, and the conveners of the Subcommittee on Xenophobia, Racism & Social Inclusion, Eva Richter and Rashmi Jaipal, Kern served as a thematic expert for Roundtable 5 on improving narratives about migrants and migration.

The statement calls on governments and stakeholders “to ensure that the language we use and the information we share about who migrants are, why they move, and what they contribute to their communities upholds the dignity and identities of migrants, strengthens social cohesion, and works to eliminate xenophobia and discrimination against people on the move.” 
Click here to read the full statement.