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The full name of IGC is Inter-Governmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugee and Migration Policies in Europe, North America and Australia.
IGC is an informal, no decision-making, collaboration in the area of asylum and migration. The states stipulate the agenda of the IGC and the IGC facilitates through its secretariat. The member states are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden and Switzerland. Further, the UNHCR, the IOM and the European Commission participate in the IGC.
The IGC is organised through diverse workgroups on subjects as return, asylum, data, country of origin information, and smuggling. On top of that a Steering Group with senior officers meets twice a year where they discuss the general progress of these groups. Further, IGC organises on (Policy) Directors level every year the Full Round of Consultations.
If you like to know more about IGC, check this site:
http://www.igc.ch
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