About the Conference
The Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration takes place in Marrakech on the 10th and 11th of December, 2018, and is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco.
The purpose of the Conference is to formally adopt the Global Compact for Migration, as agreed by the Member States of the United Nations on the 13th of July, 2018.
Programme of work
— A plenary debate on the 10th and 11th of December (9am - 8pm) during which Member States will confirm their political commitment to the Global Compact for Migration.
— Two dialogues on the 10th and 11th of December (10am – 1pm & 3pm – 6pm) which serve to pave the way for concrete avenues for implementation and partnerships at all levels and with all relevant stakeholders. Both panels will be interactive, and will have one keynote speaker, and three panelists. Note Verbale OSRSG – 13 November 2018 
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Dialogue #1 - Provisional Agenda
- Monday, 10 December
10am – 1pm & 3pm – 6pm
Promoting action on the commitments of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
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The panel provides an opportunity for Member States to announce and kick-start practical efforts to implement the Compact at the global, regional, national and sub-national levels, in line with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other policy frameworks.
Co-Chairs:- Amb. Mehmet Samsar, Ambassador/Director General of Consular Affairs, MFA, Turkey
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- H.E. M. Negash Kebret Botora, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the UN in Geneva
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Keynote remarks at 3pm:
Panelists:- Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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- Amb. Mehmet Samsar, Ambassador/Director General of Consular Affairs, MFA, Turkey
Dialogue #2 - Provisional Agenda
- Tuesday, 11 December
10am – 1pm & 3pm – 6pm
Partnerships and innovative initiatives for the way forward
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This panel discusses how local authorities, the private sector, trade unions, civil society, academia, parliamentarians, national human rights institutions, the media and other stakeholders – including migrants and diaspora groups – can work together to support the implementation of the Global Compact and make migration work for all.
Co-Chairs:- Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh
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Keynote remarks:- Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, chair of the High-Level Panel on International Migration in Africa
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Panelists: - Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh
— High-level Event on the 10th of December (6pm - 7:30pm) to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Secretary-General of the Conference
Ms. Louise Arbour, UN Special Representative for International Migration, Secretariat of the United Nations, New York.
Level of participation
The Conference is held at the highest political level including Heads of State or Government.
Outcome
The adoption of an inter-governmentally negotiated and agreed outcome, entitled "Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration," for which the negotiations shall be concluded by July 2018, in accordance with resolution 72/244.