In preparation for the GFMD Summit in 2021, UCLG regional sections actively participated across the six regional consultations on protection, labour migration and skills, held between May and July by the UAE Chairmanship of the GFMD. For the first time, the GFMD integrates a regional perspective into the proceedings, in line with the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) process. The multi-stakeholder nature of this state-led discussion on migration has been reinforced with the launching of the Working Groups on COVID-19 and on Migration Narratives, the latter co-chaired by the Mayors' Mechanism and Canada
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