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Meeting of the RCGM and XXX Vice-Ministerial Meeting of the RCM

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  • The Working Group Meetings were held virtually on November 12, 13, and 14, 2025.
  • The RCGM meeting was held on December 2 and 3, 2025, in San José, Costa Rica.
  • The XXX Vice-Ministerial Meeting of the RCM was held on December 4 and 5, 2025, also in San José, Costa Rica.
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Fecha Final
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
Hotel D Sabana
Institución Coordinadora
Government of Costa Rica
Persona coordinadora del evento
Eduardo Rojo
Email
crmst@iom.int

VII Regional Congress on Women in Migration Contexts

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Building on the outcomes and recommendations of the VI Regional Congress on Women in Contexts
migratory measures, the VII Congress seeks to:

  • Improve mechanisms for the exchange of information and good practices in protection and assistance, as well as the empowerment and equality of migrant women and women in contexts of human mobility during the stages of the migration cycle.
  • Enhance international cooperation in protection and assistance and in the empowerment and equality of migrant women, in line with regional and global frameworks.
Fecha
Fecha Final
País
Ciudad
San José
Lugar
Virtual
Institución Coordinadora
IOM
Persona coordinadora del evento
Paola Zepeda
Email
crmst@iom.int

Webinar for the presentation of the Online self-learning course on the “Guidelines for the Assistance and Protection of Women in Migration Contexts”

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Objective:

To publicize the course available on E-Campus and encourage participants to enroll.

Fecha
Fecha Final
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
Virtual
Institución Coordinadora
IOM
Persona coordinadora del evento
Paola Zepeda
Email
crmst@iom.int

Webinar on the Socialization of the Social Protection Study and the Effective Implementation of International Social Protection Instruments and Agreements

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General objective
Contribute to the regional dialogue between the RCM countries and the strengthening of labour mobility mechanisms, within the framework of the agenda for the extension of social and labour protection to migrant workers, to promote safe, orderly and regular labour migration.

Fecha
Fecha Final
País
Ciudad
San José
Lugar
Virtual
Institución Coordinadora
Government of Costa Rica / ILO
Persona coordinadora del evento
Eduardo Rojo
Email
crmst@iom.int

Meeting of the Regional Consultation Group on Migration (RCGM)

Costa Rica PPT
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Structural meeting of the RCM, attended by senior officials from immigration and foreign affairs institutions.

 

Fecha
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
San Jose
Institución Coordinadora
Costa Rica PPT
Persona coordinadora del evento
Executive Secretariat
Email
crmst@iom.int

Follow-up Workshop on the Implementation of Regional Recommendations to Promote the Exchange of Information for the search of Missing Persons in the Migration Context

Costa Rica PPT
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General Objective

Review the implementation of the Regional Recommendations to Promote the Exchange of Information for the Search for Missing Persons in the Context of Migration, adopted by the RCM, and in accordance with international human rights standards and the Global Compact on Migration.

 

Specific Objectives

  • Expand information and data from IOM's Missing Migrants Project.
  • To learn about the thematic report on missing migrants at the international level, by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Migrants, as a valid input to support the actions of the workshop and the implementation of the recommendations.
  • To evaluate the degree of implementation of the Regional Recommendations to Promote the Exchange of Information for the Search for Missing Persons in the Context of Migration, adopted within the framework of the RCM, contrasting them with the findings and feedback obtained after the presentation of the Analysis Study of the Mexican Foreign Support Mechanism for Search and Investigation (MAEBI) in the countries where the Foundation has a presence.
  • To learn about the progress made in the area of Missing Migrants in Panama, from the perspective of the Attorney General's Office of that country.
  • To know the positions on the exchange of fingerprint information, an effort led by Honduras, with the recent accession of El Salvador.

 

Fecha
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
Zoom
Institución Coordinadora
OHCHR, ICRC, IOM, and RNCOM
Persona coordinadora del evento
Executive Secretariat
Email
crmst@iom.int

Training for media communication professionals, content and institutional developers

RROCM / RNCOM
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General Objective

To sensitize communicators with the knowledge and tools to inform about Early Childhood, Childhood and Adolescence (PINA) and women in the context of human mobility, in a way that safeguards their rights and promotes a fairer and more equitable social communication.


Specific Objectives

  • Identify the factors that influence social communication that violates the rights of PINA and women in the context of human mobility.
  • To analyze cases of communication that are detrimental to the human rights of PINA and women in the context of human mobility.
  • To propose initiatives for the application of knowledge and tools at the local and regional level.

 

Fecha
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
San Jose
Institución Coordinadora
RNCOM
Persona coordinadora del evento
Secretaría Técnica de la RROCM
Email
crmst@iom.int

Webinar on Protection and Assistance to Migrant Children

CRM / RCM
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This is one of the joint activities organized with the South American Conference on Migration (SACM), following the agreements reached during the meeting between both mechanisms held in October 2024. The event is designed for delegates from the Member Countries of the RCM and SACM dedicated to assist and to the protection of migrant children and adolescents, international organizations, United Nations agencies, and organized civil society.

 

Fecha
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
Zoom
Institución Coordinadora
Executive Secretariat
Persona coordinadora del evento
Executive Secretariat
Email
crmst@iom.int

Regional Workshop on Skills-Based Mobility Partnerships and Circular Labor Migration for the Benefit of All

PPT Costa Rica
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Objectives:

  • To discuss the potential benefits and challenges of skills-based mobility schemes in the Americas, considering the evidence and lessons learned within the continent and in other regions.
  • To bring more alignment among regional, and national priorities on labour and skills mobility.
  • To discuss possible work strands in support of the design and implementation of skills mobility partnerships that benefit all the parties involved in an equal manner.

 

Fecha
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
Zoom
Institución Coordinadora
IOM
Persona coordinadora del evento
Executive Secretariat
Email
crmst@iom.int

Follow-up webinar to the Second Forum of Champion Countries: Presentation of roadmaps

PPT Costa Rica
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Objective:

To present to Member Countries the prioritization of the roadmaps that will guide the work of the RCM in the medium term in order to advance the work of the RCM with the aim of achieving the objectives of the Global Compact on Migration (GCM).

 

Fecha
País
Ciudad
San Jose
Lugar
Zoom
Institución Coordinadora
IOM
Persona coordinadora del evento
Executive Secretariat
Email
crmst@iom.int

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