Fourth Global Meeting of Chairs and Secretariats of Regional Consultative Processes on Migration (RCPs ) Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms on Migration: Approaches, Recent Activities and Implications for Global Governance of Migration IOM Migration Research Series No. 45 (2013) C HARLES H ARNS Study Author Senior Migration Advisor, IOM (retired) CHARLESHARNS @ GMAIL . COM 1 1
Wh Why y a a Ne New w St Stud udy y on on RCP RCPs s an and d Simil Similar ar Mec Mecha hanisms nisms? They are proliferating in number They are diversifying in their characteristics New terminology is beginning to enter into the migration vernacular to describe them There is no single comprehensive resource A common base for much of their work is now well-developed in the Migration and Development paradigm 2 2
Th The e Pr Proc oces ess s of th of the e St Stud udy Review of documentation Consultation through IOM field offices Input from relevant meetings Review of drafts by key parties 3 3
Th The e Or Orga ganizat nization ion of th of the e Stu Study dy Introduction and Background Approaches to Definitions and Taxonomy Major Activities and Trends of Regional and Interregional Processes and Forums Implications for the Harmonized Governance of Migration Conclusions 4 4
Ap Appr proa oach ch to to Definit Definition ions s and an d Tax Taxon onomy omy RCPs are, in general: “restricted information -sharing and discussion forums for States with an interest in promoting cooperation in the field of migration” 5 5
Ap Appr proa oach ch to to Definit Definition ions s an and d Tax Taxon onomy omy RCPs have been specifically described as: Repeated, dedicated to discussing specific migration issues Informal, not put in position to defend national policies Non-binding, incurring no obligations Purposefully created to deal with migration issues only Regional: Region is “unit of measure”, RCPs are within or among regions (not bilateral, not global); ‘regional characteristic’ can be geographic, economic level, migration characteristic, or combination 6 6
Ap Appr proa oach ch to to Definit Definition ions s an and d Tax Taxon onomy omy 7 7
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Re Region ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Proce Processes sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms 25 Case Studies 18 RCPs + 7 Interregional Forums, or other type of consultation mechanism Background Recent Meetings and Evolution of the Agenda Linkages with Multilateral Agreements Taxonomy Placement 8 8
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Proce Processes sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Africa (intra-African) RCP Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) RCP Migration Dialogue for West Africa (MIDWA) RCP, Pillar COMESA Regional Consultative Process on Migration (Tentative: 2013) RCP, Pillar Inter-governmental Authority on Development, Regional Consultative Process on Migration (IGAD-RCP) 9 9
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Processes Proce sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Africa with Europe RCP Euro-African Intergovernmental Dialogue on Migration and Development (Rabat Process) IRF, Pillar Tripoli Process 10 10
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Processes Proce sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Americas and the Caribbean RCP Regional Conference on Migration (RCM, or Puebla Process) RCP South American Conference on Migration (SACM) IRF, Pillar Ibero-American Forum on Migration and Development (FIBEMYD) 11 11
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Proce Processes sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Asia (Intra-Asian) RCP Almaty Process RCP Ministerial Consultation on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labour for Countries of Origin in Asia (Colombo Process) Other, Pillar ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) 12 12
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Re Region ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Proce Processes sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms The Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, with other Asia RCP Ministerial Consultations on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labour for Countries of Origin and Destination in Asia (Abu Dhabi Dialogue) 13 13
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Re Region ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Proce Processes sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Europe with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States IRF, Pillar ACP-EU Dialogue on Migration 14 14
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Processes Proce sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Asia with Europe IRF, Pillar Asia-Europe Meeting, Conference of the Directors-General of Immigration and Management of Migratory Flows (ASEM CDGIMM) 15 15
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Processes Proce sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Asia with Oceania RCP Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime RCP Inter-governmental Asia-Pacific Consultations on Refugees, Displaced Persons and Migrants (APC) 16 16
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Re Region ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Proce Processes sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Europe with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States RCP Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees (IGC) 17 17
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Processes Proce sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Europe with the Former Soviet Union RCP Budapest Process RCP Prague Process RCP, Pillar Eastern Partnership Panel on Migration and Asylum – EPPMA (formerly, the Cross-Border Cooperation Process, CBCP, or Söderköping Process) 18 18
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Re Region ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Processes Proce sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Europe with Latin America IRF, Pillar European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Structured and Comprehensive Dialogue on Migration (EU-LAC SCDM) 19 19
Major Major Activiti Activities es an and Trend d Trends s of of Region Re ional a l and In Inte terre rregion ional l Proce Processes sses an and d Fo Foru rums ms Mediterranean RCP Mediterranean Transit Migration Dialogue (MTMD) RCP, Pillar Regional Ministerial Conference on Migration in the Western Mediterranean (5+5 Dialogue) IRF, Pillar Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Migration Dialogue (E-MP MD) 20 20
Implication Implications s for th for the Har e Harmon moniz ized ed Go Gove vern rnance of f Migra Migration tion Key Factors Affecting Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms’ Impact on Global Governance of Migration Linkage of migration consultation mechanism with regional economic and trade bodies: More direct influence on regional binding agreements on human mobility Linkage of migration consultation mechanisms with summit-level multilateral agreements 21 21
Implication Implications s for th for the Har e Harmon moniz ized ed Go Gove vern rnance of f Migra Migration tion Key Factors Affecting Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms’ Impact on Global Governance of Migration Strength and inclination of global institutions and mechanisms to push a global policy agenda: IOM, UN Agencies, HLDIM, GFMD The opportunities for regional consultative mechanisms to share ideas and create common practice across regions 22 22
Implication Implications s for th for the Har e Harmon moniz ized ed Go Gove vern rnance of f Migra Migration tion Key Factors Affecting Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms’ Impact on Global Governance of Migration Common Platform: Migration and Development Increasing de facto policy coherence through regional mechanisms 23 23
Con Conclud cluding Rema ing Remark rks Gaps in the study: Content and Process The need for a comprehensive encyclopaedia of regional inter-State consultation mechanisms on migration 24 24
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