On 14-15 December 2020, the Council of Europe’s Drafting Committee on Migrant Women (GEC-MIG) held its second meeting via videoconference. The Drafting Committee, a subordinate body to the Gender Equality Commission (GEC), is tasked by the Committee of Ministers to draft a Recommendation on migrant and refugee women and girls. During its meeting, GEC-MIG started its concrete drafting work on the preambular and operational paragraphs as well as on the structure of the appendix to the future recommendation.
The Committee also heard contributions from experts on topics relevant to its work, including Ambassador Drahoslav Štefánek, Council of Europe Secretary General´s Special Representative on Migration and Refugees; Andreas Wissner, Representative of UNHCR to the European Institutions in Strasbourg; Petya Nestorova, Executive Secretary of the anti-trafficking convention and Sandra Johansson, Senior Gender Advisor, Save the Children. GEC-MIG will hold its third meeting on the 2nd and 3rd of March 2021.