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Monitoring migration governance: IOM launches its Migration Governance Indicators to better implement SDG 10.7

Monitoring migration governance: IOM launches its Migration Governance Indicators to better implement SDG 10.7 In the framework of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York, SOLIDAR and IDC participated in the launch of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Migration Governance Indicators (MGI). The MGI was developed to help countries assess the…

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Next migration agenda: It’s time for concrete actions not only promises

The new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her plans and objectives on migration. She declared that “the European Union can and must defend these values. The European Union needs humane borders. We must save, but saving alone is not enough. We must reduce irregular migration, we must fight smugglers and traffickers—it is…

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SOLIDAR at the UN High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development: bringing the CSOs voice into governmental reporting

SOLIDAR at the UN High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development: bringing the CSOs voice into governmental reporting This year, SOLIDAR will be in New York to participate in the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2019. The HLPF is a central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and…

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Despite the European Union’s commitment to leave no one behind, millions of people in Europe are falling victim to widening inequalities, a major EU-wide report concludes

‘Falling through the cracks: Exposing inequalities in Europe and beyond’ The report entitled ‘Falling through the cracks: Exposing inequalities in Europe and beyond’, was presented on 18 June 2019 on the occasion of the European Development Days by the European-wide project Make Europe Sustainable for All (MESA) and SDG Watch Europe. The publication gathers studies from eleven…

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A new kind of growth? – The only way forward!

A new kind of growth? – The only way forward! “The myth of growth has failed us. It has failed the two billion who still live on less than $2 a day. It has failed the fragile ecological systems on which we depend for survival. It has failed, spectacularly, in its own terms, to provide…

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Accent on a security approach is not the way

In its conclusions the European Council states: We are determined to further develop a fully functioning comprehensive migration policy. We will continue and deepen our cooperation with countries of origin and transit to fight illegal migration and human trafficking and to ensure effective returns. Concerning the internal dimension, we need agreement on an effective migration…

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SOLIDAR Annual General Assembly Statement: Social Justice – The compass for the next five years

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World Refugees Day 2019 – SOLIDAR statement and recommendations

The World Refugees Day should remind the importance of a fair and concrete migration policy for the management of the arrivals of refugees in Europe and worldwide. Six months ago the United Nations General Assembly affirmed the Global Compact on Refugees as common framework for more predictable and equitable responsibility-sharing, recognizing that a sustainable solution…

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Open letter to EU leaders from 150 organisations: Our sustainable future must start now

On 11 June 2019, an open letter prepared by Concord Europe, Social Platform and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and signed by 150 civil society organisations in Europe, including SOLIDAR, was sent to 28 Heads of State and Government and published on Euractiv. The letter openly calls on EU leaders to make sustainable development the overarching…