During the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) held in Geneva earlier this year, Vani Saraswathi of Migrant-Rights.org and a member of WIMN's Board of Directors, served as a civil society "Gender Rapporteur", alongside rapporteurs focused on youth and on...
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Climate, Gender and Migration: Realities and Feminist Responses
In November 2023, WIMN -- in collaboration with WEDO and other allies -- organised the first of four cross-sectoral dialogues: Climate, Gender and Migration: Realities and Feminist Responses. We are planning three more such dialogues throughout the rest of 2024.We...
WIMN at the UN Commission on the Status of Women – CSW68
Women in Migration Network and members will participate in several activities commemorating International Women's Day and the convening of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) in New York. The CSW meets March 11 - 22, 2024. Selected Side Events: GenMig...
‘Gender-responsive’ is Not Enough
This article was prepared for Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES) and appeared on their website on 22 January 2024: https://www.fes.de/en/displacement-migration-integration/article-page-flight-migration-integration/gender-responsive-is-not-enough Here is the text of the...
WIMN Members at the Global Forum on Migration & Development – January 2024
Some 20 Women in Migration Network members converged in Geneva at the end of January for the 14th Global Forum on Migration and Development, or GFMD. The Summit included government delegations and stakeholders from various regions and civil society sectors. WIMN ...
Solidarity with the International Day of Care and Support – Oct. 29, 2023
Read WIMN’s statement on the International Day of Care and Support: Putting Care Work at the Center of Society and Economy - Let's Value It! (In English, Spanish, French & Arabic)Putting care work at the center of society and economy. Let’s value it! (English)...
Heroes, Victims, or Slaves? Workers! A new report from GAATW
Strengthening migrant and trafficked women’s rights to inclusive re/integration in Southeast Asia and Europe GAATW, the Global Alliance Against Traffick in Women and a member of WIMN, has published a new report based on qualitative interviews with 329...
UN Women: Ensuring Safe and Regular Migration for Migrant Women and Girls in the Context of Climate Change
From UN Women: Climate change is a global emergency that puts the achievement of gender equality at great risk. As climate change intensifies around the world, many women and girls, especially those in situations of vulnerability, migrate in search of safety,...
Protection of the labour and human rights of migrant workers
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Felipe González Morales, shared his latest report, Protection of the Labour and Human Rights of Migrant Workers, in July. The report highlights the human rights challenges faced by migrant workers, analyzing...
WIMN’s LIGA Program — Leadership in Global Advocacy
In June 2023 WIMN launched its new pilot program, Leadership in Global Advocacy or “LIGA” to help strengthen grassroots voices in international migrant rights advocacy. The program aims to create a strong, participatory, collective process that enhances leadership and...
The transformative power of intersectionality – Robert Bosch-Stiftung
Robert Bosch Stiftung has just published a new e-booklet -- The Transformative Power of Intersectionality. Women in Migration Network was one of eleven organizations participating a Bosch foundation program exploring intersectionality. The e-booklet -- available in...
Migration, Displacement & Human Rights in West Asia and Asia Pacific regions: the Climate Crisis and its Impact on Women’s Livelihoods
Earlier this year WIMN hosted the virtual webinar, Migration, Displacement & Human Rights in West Asia and Asia Pacific regions: the Climate Crisis and its Impact on Women’s Livelihoods. The webinar complemented a similar WIMN event held last year during the...
Anti-Discrimination and COVID-19 Advocacy Tool
This publication, a collaboration of the Gender and Anti-racism workstreams of the UN Network on Migration, looks at discrimination on grounds related to race and gender and how these shape the impact of COVID-19 on migrants, including their access to relief and...
International Women’s Day Rally 2023
On March 8, 2023 -- International Women's Day -- WIMN co-sponsored a rally outside of the United Nations to raise visibility of women workers, including migrant, rural and displaced women workers. At the event we called for: Safe, rights-based and regular...
Catherine Tactaquin: Better Policy Empowering Women
Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director of the US National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and a member of the Women in Migration Network steering committee is featured in an interview by Open Democracy in preparation for International Women's Day, How can...
Spanish Court On Exclusion of Migrants From Health Services
PRESS RELEASE The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), Amnesty International, Médicos del Mundo, Red Acoge, REDER and semFYC reiterate that the Royal Decree 16/2012 contravenes international human rights norms and standards, and is regressive with...
Women Risk Sexual Violence En Route to U.S.
Investigation by Maria Zamudio | Photos by Jack Jones TENOSIQUE, Mexico — For five agonizing days, they’ve waited, collected in a shelter near the railroad tracks, near their path from a life they no longer can endure. It’s Friday evening just before sunset when...
Initial Outcomes for UNGA on Refugees and Migrants
Initial Elements for the Outcome Document to the United Nations General Assembly Summit for Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants (Sept. 19) The Women in Migration Network (WIMN) welcomes the initiative of the UN Secretary General, the President of the General...
Progress for Domestic Workers, But More Needed
In the five years since the International Labour Organization adopted Convention 189 on Domestic Workers, governments in nearly 50 countries have updated their legislation to provide better employment protection for domestic workers, and 22 countries have already...
PICUM Roundtable: Sexual and Reproductive Health
By Tara Ohl, PICUM Trainee and Alyna Smith, PICUM Advocacy Officer Among the obstacles undocumented migrants face in realising their fundamental rights are the multiple barriers to access health care, including sexual and reproductive health services. Most EU member...