GCAP Italy, supported by many Italian citizens and towns and by dozens of organisations, associations, trade unions and movements of civil society, is the Italian expression of a broader global movement that has the objective of countering the mechanisms that generate poverty and inequality in the world, promoting the adoption of sustainable development policies respecting human rights, the dignity of every person, gender equality, social justice and the environment. Since its inception in 2005, on the eve of the Gleneagles G8 Summit, the Coalition has organised several mobilisation activities and international campaigns to push political leaders to keep their commitments and eradicate poverty, respect international conventions, the environment and human rights. Since then GCAP Italy has gradually acted as key interlocutor of Italian civil society for Italian institutions , in the context of international G7 and G20 processes and in the national debate on the definition of the new Sustainable Development Agenda which gave rise to the Sustainable Development Goals (Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs). The experience of the Coalition has shown that working together allows all civil society to strengthen its institutional dialogue, but also to make and promote culture in a political and social context that at all levels (national, European and international) is in full transformation and, in some respects, alarming. The members of the Coalition firmly believe that in the future - also because of the growing competition for scarce resources - we will have to continue to join forces to influence policies that can not adequately respond to the profound and structural social problems of today's society. Our vision A model of development based on the paradigms of respect for the dignity of the person, equity and sustainability. We want a world in which the economic system creates wealth for everyone and not just for the few; a world where governments, people and the private sector respect and take care of the planet so that it is habitable for us and for future generations. Our mission As a member of the international GCAP network, the GCAP Italy is part of the largest civil society movement in the world. Together with the other national coalitions, GCAP Italy supports all women and men in their battles to achieve greater justice and dignity; brings together the organisations of Italian Civil Society to dialogue with the institutions and intervene in those processes that perpetuate poverty and social and economic uncertainty; defends and promotes fundamental human rights, gender equity, social justice and security necessary to guarantee universal dignity and peace. Thematic focus
  • Poverty
  • Inequality in the world
  • Sustainable development
  • Respect for human rights and human dignity
  • Gender equality
  • Social justice
  • Environmental issues
 

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Deforestation and migration

Download the full document here. As part of the Faces of Migration campaign, the partner organisaiton FOCSIV has produced a fascinating background document connecting and highlighting the relationship between deforestation…
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Advancing the Global Compact on Migration

We present here the background document n.16 of the project Faces of Migration - FOCSIV that summarises the main messages of the recent Report of the UN Secretary-General in view…
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Download the full doc here. Migration is a phenomenon that should be conceived within the framework of sustainable development, from the 2030 Agenda to the Global Compact on Migration. In…
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What happened to the new European pact on migration and asylum?

More than a year has passed since the presentation of the European Commission's proposal for a new Pact on Migration and Asylum. The background document n.14 of Faces of Migration,…
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Youth Camp on Climate and Migration #FacesOfMigration

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Policy Coherence for Migration and Sustainable Development

Download the background document here. Coherence is an increasingly important and internationally recognized attribute of policies. Policy coherence for sustainable development is one of the goals of the 2030 Agenda.…
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Sustainable Development Goals and Migration: the Italian Case

Download the full document in English here or in Italian here. Today FOCSIV with GCAP Italy and Concord Italy releases the report Migration and Sustainable Development, which can be downloaded…
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Earth Day: FOCSIV video on climate and migration on RaiPlay

Climate change is already a reality today and its effects are conducive to displacement and forced migration. Changing our lifestyles and unsustainable production models is essential to protect the lives,…
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The new Migration and Asylum Pact of the European Commission: contents and criticalities

Download the document here. The background document n.9 of FOCSIV in the project Faces of Migration illustrates the main contents of the new Migration and Asylum Pact of the European…
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New Video: Diasporas and new generations for the recovery and sustainable development

Migrants and new generations are people who, despite many difficulties, live and represent real active subjects of our country's development and international cooperation. If they are more recognized and involved,…
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Open letter to International Maritime Organization (IMO) : Deregister the Libyan SAR zone

Italian civil society organizations, FOCSIV of the Faces of Migration project among them, have sent a letter to the International Maritime Organization to deregister the Libyan SAR zone. This is…
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Social inclusion of migrants in the EU #FacesofMigration

Migration flows are constantly changing and highly dynamic. The reasons for migration are as diverse as the migrants themselves, who cannot be classed into one homogenous group of people; migrants…
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