Fourth coordination meeting on international migration

New York

Date: 
26 October 2005 to 27 October 2005

Overview     

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the Fourth Coordination Meeting on International Migration in response to General Assembly Resolution 58/208 of 13 February 2004 on International Migration and Development, which requests the Secretary-General to continue convening meetings to coordinate activities regarding international migration.

The meeting has two main objectives: (a) to discuss the implications of the report of the Global Commission on International Migration and Development and its recommendations for the work on international migration of the United Nations system and for the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration that the General Assembly will conduct during its sixty-first session in 2006; and (b) to share information on recent activities of participant organizations that are most relevant for the High-Level Dialogue or that should be considered in the substantive preparations of the High-Level Dialogue.

Documents 

Agenda
Organization of work
List of participants
Report

Organization of work 

Wednesday, 26 October 2005

 

10:00 – 13:00

 

Morning session

I. Opening of the meeting
II. The Secretary-General’s report on International Migration and Development
III. Report of the Global Commission on International Migration

 

15:00 – 18:00

 

Afternoon session

IV. Aspects of international migration and development most relevant for the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
(a) Labour migration
(b) Migration of the highly-skilled
(c) Remittances

 

Thursday 27 October 2005

 

10:00 – 13:00

 

Morning session

V. General discussion of activities relevant for the preparation of the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
VI. Conclusions
VII. Closing of the meeting

Contributed papers

Background documents

General Assembly documents

 

General Assembly Resolutions

 

Other documents