Migration Youth and Childrean platform
About Company
We are a self-organized space for children and youth (up to 31 years old) to contribute to and engage in certain intergovernmental and allied policy processes at the United Nations and realize our collective right to meaningful youth engagement as enshrined in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and other UN compacts. Our work so far with our key allies – IOM and UNICEF – has shown the potential of young people’s participation in decision-making. Since 2018 we have taken the lead on consulting with youth stakeholders around the world and engaged them in the key areas where migration issues are discussed – the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) and the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).
Our missionÂ
Build a community of young leaders with the skills and opportunity to co-create solutions and
influence migration policy at all levels
Our visionÂ
Create space for young people’s meaningful engagement in decision-making on migration policy and to empower them to participate effectively, thus building a more inclusive world for migrants.
Our servises
Capacity Building
Enhance participants’ skills in consultations, policy and speech writing, public speaking, and facilitation to prepare youth for the GFMD Summit, as well as strengthen their work in their communities.
Consolidation of youth prioritiies
Provide a space to consult and consolidate youth priorities and create concrete recommendations on migration issues.
Amplifying youth-led proposals
Facilitate meaningful youth participation in the GFMD Summit to influence the discussion with other stakeholders with youth priorites, examples of good practices, and proposals of concrete collaborations.
Migrant protection and their human rights are a key priority for young people.
Our Protection and Human Rights portfolio is aimed at ensuring that the youth perspective on this topic can impact decision making, including through consulting young experts and through focusing on the specific challenges and opportunities encountered by young people and children.
