GCM Family Unity Initiative Launches at IMRF2026 to Support Migrant Families

"Family unity is not just a principle — it is what determines whether young people are supported and protected, or left alone to survive systems not built for them."

At #IMRF2026, the Migration Youth & Children Platform was proud to launch the GCM Family Unity Initiative, a multistakeholder partnership advancing rights-based, family-centered migration pathways, that we co-lead together with United Nations Human Rights, UNICEF, IOM - UN Migration, and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).

Nour Hassan, MYCP Director of Advocacy & Campaigns, joined a panel including Amb. Olivier Maes (Luxembourg), Paula Sanmiguel (Colombia), Rob Hayes (Australia), Gehad Madi, and Wendy Young (KIND), moderated by Tasha Gill (UNICEF), to discuss best practices and the necessity of safe and legal family unity and family reunification pathways within #GCM implementation and broader migration governance.

In the months and years ahead, the GCM Family Unity Initiative will mobilize States, UN agencies, civil society organizations, young people, trade unions, the private sector, and other stakeholders to protect the right to family life, advance family unity, and support concrete pledges that facilitate family reunification for migrants and their families.

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