GFMG Dialogue: Critical Insights Toward Transforming the Migration Culture of Division
— July 8, 2026
The Grassroots Forum on Migration Governance (GFMG) is a grassroots–led initiative that provides a dedicated space for dialogue on critical issues affecting migrants, their families, CSOs, and other labour movements. It seeks to offer a deeper and more accurate reflection of the diversity and complexity of concerns that grassroots migrant movements address in their daily lives across different regions and around the world.
The first GFMG was held during the Global Forum on Migration and Development from 22–26 January 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. Even prior to this series, several processes had been convened, all with the same purpose and spirit of engagement.
Since May 2025, the GFMG has served as a preparatory space for the International Migration Review Forum 2026, anchoring advocacy within a rights-based framework. Through the GFMG, CSOs have been able to strengthen and coordinate their advocacy positions ahead of key international forums, ensuring that migration governance remains people-centered and grounded in human rights. While the GFMG is a powerful response to the challenges faced by CSOs, it was also deeply rooted in the CSO’s long-standing engagement with the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). This history traces back to the early struggles to bring migration onto the global agenda, beginning with the 2006 High-Level Dialogue, and continuing through the unprecedented solidarity and organizing efforts that led to the GCM’s eventual adoption in 2018.
During this period, the GFMG has organized a series of eleven (11) webinars held from May 2025 to April 2026. The publication serves as the outcome document of the GFMG preparatory series.
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