GCM Video Education Series
In an effort to raise awareness especially among migrants on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), we in the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) are pleased to share with you our GCM Video Education Series.
The GCM Video Education Series is a set of five short videos aimed to acquaint migrants with the GCM and its ongoing process and the relevance of migrants’ engagement in it. The videos are part of our education campaign on the GCM and migrants' advocacy.
We are releasing this video education series during the time of the GCM's Asia-Pacific Regional Review happening from March 10-12, 2021.
Four of the videos were taken from the Virtual Migrants’ Dialogue on the GCM organized by the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) last October 30, 2020 and attended by more than 80 participants, composed mainly of migrants.
The fifth video presents the Regional Migrants’ Agenda, which consolidated the issues and recommendations agreed upon by participants of the Virtual Conference on the GCM and the Regional Migrants’ Agenda held on October 21 and 22, 2020 and participated in mainly 50 migrants, advocates and service providers.
The following videos are:
1 – The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the midst of COVID-19 and the Migrants’ Struggle (2m39s) Watch here
Aaron Ceradoy, General Manager of the APMM, situated the ongoing GCM process during the COVID-19 pandemic and the place of GCM engagement in migrants’ campaigns and struggles.
2 – GCM, Its History and 360 Degree Vision of Migration (3m20s) Watch here
Pia Oberoi, Senior Advisor on Migration and Human Rights in the UN Human Rights Office (Southeast Asia), gave an overview on the GCM, its history and how it can be a tool for migrants in their advocacies.
3 – Bangladesh as a Champion Country for the GCM (3m14s) Watch here
Hon, Nazrul Islam, Deputy General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, shared about the efforts that the Bangladeshi government has made as part of its commitment to be GCM champion country and the challenges they face.
4 – Positioning Migrants’ Rights in the GCM Engagement (4m16s) Watch here
Ma. Ima Ariate, Representative of the Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM), talked about development justice as the APRCEM’s core framework in their engagement in the Agenda 2030.
5 – Regional Migrants’ Agenda (12m05s) Watch here
Participants of the virtual conference lent their voices to this video as they read out the key issues and demands reflected in the Regional Migrants’ Agenda, an advocacy tool for migrants and groups.