Press Briefing on Trends in International Migration
12 January, New York
UN Launches New Dataset on International Migration
What: Press briefing to present “Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2015 Revision”
Who:
- Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
- Bela Hovy, Chief, Migration Section, Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Moderator: Ms. Margaret Novicki, Chief, Communications Campaigns Service, UN Department of Public Information
When: Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 11:00 a.m. EST
Where: S-237, UN Headquarters, New York or live through http://webtv.un.org
About the dataset “Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2015 Revision”:
The Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs estimates the global number of international migrants at regular intervals, monitors levels, trends and policies of international migration, and collects and analyses information on the relationship between international migration and development. The dataset represents the most recent data available.
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