
The appeal wants to recognize the positive contributions of migrants and to adopt policies that embrace the contribution migration makes to the political, economic, social and cultural fabric of their countries of origin and destination. Furthermore special attention was called to respect and ensure the sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrants.
The 2017 International G7/20 Parliamentarians’ Conference was organised by Italian All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health and Women’s rights in collaboration with the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) and the Italian Association for Women in Development (AIDOS).
The theme of the conference was “The Challenges of a World on the Move: Migration and Gender Equality, Women’s Agency and Sustainable Development.”