Our Origin
The NGO Committee on Migration (CoM) was formed in New York in 2006 at the urging of various non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC, in light of the United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 59/241 and 60/227, the Secretary General’s report of 18 May 2006, the Civil Society Hearings held on 12-13 July 2006, and the United Nations General Assembly high level segment devoted to global migration issues, 13-14 September 2006.
Our Mission
The Committee is a member of the Conference of Non Governmental Organizations (CoNGO) in consultative relationship with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council. We are a committee of over 50 NGOs who seek to realize justice for migrants, refugees, stateless persons, internally displaced persons, and trafficked persons. We meet monthly in New York City to collaborate on our shared mission: to encourage the promotion and protection of migrants and their human rights, in accordance with the United Nations Charter.
If you are new to the NGO Committee on Migration (CoM), or are simply curious to learn more about the CoM, we encourage you to read the chapter, “Doing What Matters: The NGO Committee on Migration,” (published and copyrighted by Elsevier, Inc.). This background piece, written by Eva Sandis, Chair Emerita of the CoM, and John K Bingham, provides a succinct history of our committee, an overview of our advocacy priorities, and examples of our engagement with the negotiation of migration policy, such as the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.