Migration Youth & Children Platform

Just 1️⃣ more day left before applications close! No time to wait, no time to hesitate. If you want to empower youth, shape migration and build futures - then send in your application to join our GCM Youth Consultations Project Team now! What we're looking for: 5x Regional Project Leads 1x Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist 1x Administrative Officer What you gain? ➡ Skills and experience working with grassroots communities, young leaders, UN agencies and more! (A great CV builder!) ➡ The opportunity to join a diverse, global, and experienced team of young people working to impact the highest levels of international migration policy ➡ The chance to shape and influence regional migration policy, and contribute to regional and international decision-making ➡ A fair compensation, and access to a global network All applications from youth (18-30) are welcome, and are particularly encouraged from migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and forcibly displaced people. As well as those from underrepresented and marginalised communities, and LGBTQIA+ people. We're looking for passion, creativity, leadership & potential. Something every young person has, no matter where you come from. Unlock it at MYCP. Apply now at: https://lnkd.in/eavpv2uJ

✨ New Report on Diaspora Engagement Released! ✨   🔹Across April to June, we heard diasporas insights towards #PowerfulTransnationalPartnerships in the annual #GlobalDiaporaVirtualExchange. The core discussions from our guest speakers are captured in a detailed report.   🔹Dive into the full report to explore these insights and more: https://rb.gy/o96mwk 🔹 In the next couple days, we will walk you through the key highlights of this virtual exchange. Stay tuned! 🙌Partner organizations are: IOM - UN Migration | Migration Youth & Children Platform | Global Diaspora Confederation | GRFDT Forum #GDVE2024 #DiasporaEngagement #GlobalCollaboration #PublicSector #PrivateSector #DiasporaCollaboration #PositiveChange

Do you want to empower and share the voices of regional youth? Do you have a passion for policymaking? Do you want to shape the future of migration? If yes, then apply to be one of our Regional Project Leads today! We're looking for someone from each of Africa, Europe & North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the MENA region to join our GCM Youth Consultations Project Team. What will you be doing? - Conducting surveys with regional grassroots youth and migrant communities - Creating a regional Youth Policy Brief for decision-makers and stakeholders on regional migration challenges - Creating capacity building programmes and partnerships at the regional and international level to support migrant communities and youth-led action If that sounds appealing to you - apply by August 3rd: https://lnkd.in/eU3iY6Fm We particularly encourage applications from those with a migrant, refugee or forcibly displaced background. As well as people from underrepresented and marginalised communities, and the LGBTQIA+ community. Be part of the difference today. #Youth #Opportunities #Migration

💪 If you haven't heard - we at the Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP) are hiring! Do you have a passion for finding out what works? Project management? Skills development? Data analysis? Administrative support? We have recently launched a call for applications for our MYCP Global Compact for Migration Project, and we are looking for one Administrative Officer and one Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist to join our team. At MYCP we empower youth, shape migration & build futures. Be part of that journey today! A full description of the roles are available here: bit.ly/joinmycpteam ⬇️TAG someone you know in the comments to let them know about this opportunity. All applications from current, former, and non-members of MYCP (18-30) that meet the selection criteria are welcome. We strongly encourage individuals with a migrant, refugee, or diaspora background to apply. As well as individuals with a disability, from marginalized and underrepresented communities, and LGBTQIA+ people. #YouthLead #HiringNow

🔔 Opportunity Alert! 🔔 ⏳ Missed the deadline during our last call for applications to join the Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP) Coordination Team? No problem, we've got another opportunity for you! This is your chance to join us by working on our newly launched MYCP GCM Youth Project. In a nutshell, we're empowering youth, shaping migration & building futures. Don't miss the chance to be part of this journey, and an impact-driven community of young leaders from across the world! What to expect? 1️⃣ Ensure and assess the participation of youth during the regional youth consultations on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) and in preparation for the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) in 2026. Be involved in the policy forumulation process, and regional decision-making, from start to finish. 2️⃣ Further advocacy and build capacity among young people on one of MYCP’s key priority, GCM Objective 13: Alternatives to Detention (ATD). Making migration fair, just and a positive experience for all - especially children & youth. 3️⃣ Encourage MYCP engagement and mobilize youth involvement in migration issues. Empowering young migrants to have their voice heard, and give them the necessary skills and resources to take action for their future. What we're looking for? 🌎 5x Regional Project Leads (across Europe & North America, Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Asia-Pacific + Latin America & the Caribbean) 🔎 1x Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist 📄 1x Administrative Officer Role descriptions & application links can be found here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eavpv2uJ. And for the first time ever - all positions are compensated! Applications are due to close on 3 August 2024, but may close sooner - so apply today! All applications from current, former, and non-MYCP members (18-30) that meet the selection criteria are welcome. We strongly encourage individuals with a migrant, refugee, or diaspora background to apply. As well as individuals with a disability, from marginalized and underrepresented communities, and LGBTQIA+ people. Unfamiliar with MYCP? Learn more about our global youth constituency here: https://lnkd.in/ebUp_CCN

The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) contributes to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development for the review of the 2️⃣0️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ Agenda and #SDGs 🇺🇳 🌐 3️⃣ key 🔑 messages brought by the #GFMD to the HLPF in 2024! ✅ #migration and #humanrights are at the core of development 📈 ✅ multi-stakeholder #engagement matters for migration and development 🤝 ✅ the HLPF is key 🔑 to bring migration to the development community #migration #development #GFMD #HLPF GFMD Mayors Mechanism OIM - ONU Migration, UNDP, UNICEF, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, International Organisation of Employers (IOE), GFMD Mayors Mechanism, Mayors Migration Council, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), UN Women, Migration Youth & Children Platform, International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)

Last June, MYCP participated in the Expert Group Meeting on the Asia Pacific Migration Report 2024, organised by United Nations ESCAP at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok. ▶ Salsabila Rashid (MYCP Project Officer) represented the organisation in Session 4: Summary discussion– synergies, overlap, and recommendations. In her intervention, she emphasised the critical need for detailed migration data collection and the importance of focusing on gender, age, region, and vulnerable groups to develop effective policies that guarantee all young migrants access to legal identity and documentation, regardless of their migration status. She also underscored the importance of using an intersectional lens in crafting migration policies, recognizing that the impact of the climate crisis is gendered and affects migrant communities differently. Among other priorities raised include the need for digital services for climate-displaced persons to facilitate access to essential information and streamline processes, the promotion of ethical recruitment practices, and the creation of structured pathways from educational institutions to the labor market, including dismantling barriers faced by international students. Finally, recognizing the diversity of the APAC region, she stressed the importance of removing barriers that hinder the aspirations of young migrants. ▶ Aidan Luchs (MYCP Asia-Pacific Regional Lead) contributed to the stakeholder discussions held at the end of each session, as well as through written comment. He emphasised the importance of intergovernmental agencies, civil society organisations, and government centering intergenerational equity and the creation of sustainable policy with a  long-term focus during discussions on migration policy reform, given the rapidly changing migration landscape and the acceleration of the climate crisis. He also highlighted the importance of centring intersectionality in all its forms to create inclusive and impactful change in the migration landscape, noting the importance of considering the unique needs of Indigenous, disability, and LGBTQIA+ communities and on the further collection of, not only gender-disaggregated data, but also data disaggregated by minority status amongst other factors. The importance of amplifying Pacific youth perspectives in these discussions, given that the Pacific is often overlooked, despite being at the forefront of climate-induced migration, was also raised during the intervention. Finally, he addressed the importance of recognition for the significant contributions of international students to host countries, advocating for the recognition of their skills and economic impact, as well as creating clear pathways to long-term residency and integration. A full copy of their intervention will be published soon on our website: https://lnkd.in/esmDiqn8

🚨Registration is now open for the First “Gender Justice Beyond Borders” International Youth Day Conference 📢 🎉 We are excited to invite you to our upcoming conference in collaboration with Politics4Her - Europe and Migration Youth & Children Platform! 🗓 August 12, 2024 ⏰ 15-17.30 CEST / 9-11.30 AM EDT 📍Registration: https://lnkd.in/ehKZy-iT ℹ️ The “Gender Justice Beyond Borders” International Youth Day Conference brings together migrant youth leaders from across the world to discuss latest trends in migration and gender politics. This year’s conference focuses on gender-responsiveness in the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration with both a global and a regional focus (Europe) in policy areas such as labor, education, health, trafficking, and gender-based violence. ➡️ The conference centers migrant youth perspectives on these important topics and is organized as an iterative space to identify prevailing challenges and develop targeted recommendations with our partner organizations and participants. Migrant Women Malta Nosotras IBF-Intervention Center for Trafficked Women Cazalla Intercultural Association REVIBRA - Rede Européia de apoio de vítimas brasileiras de violência doméstica/gênero ✨ Share, like, comment if you believe in amplifying migrant youth voices! #migration #gender #justice #youth #conference

🔔 Live from #Cairo 🇪🇬 🔔 Our Middle East & North Africa Regional Focal Point Khadija Amahal is currently at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Regional Review of the Global Compact for Migration, representing MYCP (Youth) & is the Stakeholder Rapporteur. In Cairo, Khadija has been calling for the realisation of the whole-of-society approach to the #GCM, the protection of vulnerable migrant groups, empowering migrant workers, shifting the narrative on migration from one of demonization to productivity and cultural enrichment, and the formal recognition of #Youth as a stakeholder in global, regional, national and local migration policy processes. Giving you(th) is a voice is MYCP's singular mission and global priority. Every young migrant deserves to have their voice heard at all levels of governance. That's why in Cairo, Khadija has been championing our MENA Youth Policy Brief created by, with, and for youth. Read it now at bit.ly/menayouthgcm. The Regional Review process is not just an echo chamber, it should and must yield positive action and results for migrants across the Middle East & North Africa. In the lead up to the next International Migration Review Forum (#IMRF), MYCP stands ready to work with Member States, civil society, private sector, UN agencies, and all stakholders to make the vision a reality. 23 objectives. 1 world. 1 chance. #ForMigration, #ForAll.

“When it comes to intersectionality for migration and disability, there is still a big gap to tackle. There is a need to amplify the mobility of people with disabilities beyond borders amidst our unwelcoming system that is exclusionary, leaving out migrants and refugees with disabilities“ 👉 Read more about peer-to-peer support in transforming disability inclusion in migration and beyond published by our 4th Migration Youth Forum Youth Delegate Mulenzi Tonny in the latest MYCP blog post 🙌🏼 https://lnkd.in/eHEW8SMY