Terms of reference - approved by the General Assembly on 10 April 2024

  Chair - Christine MONTY (European Observatory for Non Discrimination and Fundamental Rights) 

  Vice-Chair - Daniel GUÉRY ( International Movement of Apostolate in Middle and Upper Classes)

  Christine MONTY- Contact

  Daniel GUÉRY- Contact

 Check the activities of the previous 2021-2024  committee “Rights of persons who are migrants”

Strategic priorities
Communications
Recommendations
Events

Webinar on “Teacher Training for Migrant Children and Students: Challenges and Good Practices” - 28 April 2026 - 17:00 CEST

            Programme and texts of the intervention

            Video recording of the event

Webinar on “Border control & migration: safeguarding fundamental rights in the age of AI” - 13 November 2025 – 17.00–19.00 CET

          Programme and texts of the intervention 

          Video recording of the event

         

Conference-Debate: Learning for all in the face of societal challenges: human rights, integration of migrants and social cohesion in a diverse society -  27 May 2025

Conference organised by Caritas Europa and CMAtlv (World Committee for Lifelong Learning) members of the Migration Issues Committee 

          Programme 

          Video recording of the event : original version (to watch the interpreted versions in English and French use this link and this access code: cQ0ACaB?  . You can then change the language to either English or French versions by clicking on globe sign on the bottom right of the video).

 

Webinar cycle on Education and Migration 2025:

         Programme and texts of the intervention

        Additional documents

          Video  (in French)

        Programme and texts of the interventions

         Video (in French)

Webinar cycle on Education and Migration 2024:

        Concept Note

         Programme and text of the interventions 

         Video (in French)

Other Events:

        Video

DOCUMENTS / CONTRIBUTIONS
NEWSLETTER
COUNTRY VISITS
PRESENTATION OF THE COMMITTEE

The Committee on Migration Issues is a continuation of the Migrant Rights Committee, whose mandate has been extended to cover the period 2021-2024. By focusing on "the housing of migrants" as a "major challenge for the respect of human rights", this new Committee elected at the General Assembly of the Conference of INGOs in April 2024 adopts a more specific angle of approach, enabling migration issues to be tackled via cross-cutting subjects. Indeed, the work carried out over the last three years has shown that issues such as healthcare, physical integrity, mental well-being, access to the labor market or education are highly dependent on the conditions in which refugees and migrants are housed. In its new mandate, the Committee will therefore focus on issues relating to the accommodation of people on the move, with the aim of contributing to reflection, analysis and policymaking within the various Council of Europe bodies for the benefit of member countries.

Access or lack of access to housing for people on the move is even more important to consider when assessing individual situations, as it is an aggravating factor in the vulnerability already present for most of them. The consequences for inclusion in society, access to basic services and fundamental rights are therefore particularly important. The Committee will therefore be working, among other things, on issues of intercultural inclusion, identification and protection of individuals in situations of specific vulnerability, initial reception, and other horizontal aspects.

Drawing on the field expertise of its member (I)NGOs, the Committee will work to organize events, draft reports, statements and recommendations, and support Council of Europe bodies in their work on common themes. In the current socio-political context, particularly with the adoption of the European Union's new Asylum and Migration Pact, it seems more essential to echo the voice of civil society by offering it an effective means of expression. In this respect, the Committee can congratulate itself on having forged, over the past three years, relationships and collaborative links with the Parliamentary Assembly and its Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Migration.

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If you have any questions about the Committee's operations or work, please contact the Committee Chairman, Ms Christine Monty - Contact  or the Vice-Chairman, Mr Daniel Guéry - Contact 

Any individual or (I)NGO wishing to join the Committee's work or contribute their expertise on a particular working theme is likewise invited to contact the Chairman. 

If you have any questions about communication and/or would like to make a presentation, please contact Salomé Brun - Contact or Marc Van den Reeck - Contact