Published 5 February 2026 · Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP) · Author: Juan Carlos Ocampo, M&E Lead · Editor: Aryan Sanghrajka, GCM Taskforce Lead
MYCP's GCM Youth Consultations reached 812 young people on the move between October 2024 and June 2025, nearly three times the target of 300, through 23 consultation sessions in five world regions with 65 partner organisations. This monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) report shows what worked, where representation fell short, and what the next consultation cycle should change. Young women made up 36% of participants, and youth with disabilities reached less than half of their target.
Key findings
MYCP consulted 812 young people on the move against a target of 300 (271%), in 23 sessions across Africa, South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Participation was uneven across regions: SWANA reached 409 participants (682% of its target, half of all participants), while Asia and the Pacific reached 43 (72% of its target).
Young women were 294 of the 812 participants (36%). That is nearly double the target of 150, but well short of gender parity.
The LGBTQ+ target of 75 participants was met, but 56 of them came from SWANA. Only 35 youth with disabilities took part (47% of the target of 75), and none in Latin America and the Caribbean.
MYCP approached 232 organisations and mobilised 65 partners. Asia and the Pacific had the most partners (21), while Europe and North America ran the most consultations per partner.
Recommendations
Youth consultations should set region-specific participation targets based on each region's capacity and past engagement, rather than one figure for every region.
Reaching LGBTQ+ youth and young people with disabilities requires dedicated outreach protocols, accessible consultation formats, trained facilitators and partners who already work with these groups.
Weekly progress tracking, with alerts for regions falling below target, lets teams close participation gaps during a consultation cycle instead of after it.
Partnerships should be assessed on what they contribute to policy outcomes and mutual learning, not only on partner satisfaction.
Youth testimonies deserve deeper qualitative analysis that tracks power dynamics and shifts in young people's perspectives over time.
What these consultations fed into
The consultations supplied the data for MYCP's Global Youth Report on the State of Migration 2025 and its IMRF 2026 advocacy brief. At the 2026 International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), MYCP and UNICEF introduced language adopted in the Progress Declaration, including the first IMRF commitment on migrants' mental health (paragraph 54) and the first actionable language on ending child immigration detention (paragraph 53).
Who this report is for
Member States and UN agencies reviewing implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM); youth-led and youth-serving organisations planning consultations; funders of youth participation; and the young migrants who took part and want to see how their input was used.
Coverage: Africa; South West Asia and North Africa; Asia and the Pacific; Europe and North America; Latin America and the Caribbean. Fieldwork from October 2024 to June 2025. Funded by Porticus.
How to cite
Ocampo, J. C. (2026). GCM Youth Consultations Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Report 2024–25 (A. Sanghrajka, Ed.). Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP). https://mycpglobal.org/repository/gcm-youth-consultations-report-2024-25
