July to Sept 2008 was marked with international, regional and national interventions for CARAM Asia. The network is now�recognised by the United Nations(UN) as an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.�With this leap forward in its�position,�CARAM Asia�may now designate official representatives to the UN at its headquarters in New York�as well as�its offices in Geneva and Vienna. The network can be officially represented at various meetings including the UN Human Rights Council.

For the first time, CARAM Asia�made strides in the Midde East, when it organised�a roundtable multi-stakeholder meeting on Foreign domestic workers issues in Jordan on 25 August. Meanwhile, CARAM Asia’s influence was very visible at the International AIDS Conference, as Migration and HIV-related travel restrictions�received substantial coverage.�Read about all other CARAM Asia's significant work during the past 3 months here.