Tenth coordination meeting on international migration

10.00 – 13.00

Morning session

I. Opening of the meeting

•  Mr. Bela Hovy, Population Division, DESA

II. The Global Forum on Migration and Development

• Amb. Eduard Gnesa, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland. The 2011 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Outcomes and follow-up.

• Financial Secretary Ali Mansoor, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Mauritius. The 2012 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Objectives and preparations.

III. The 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

• Amb. Eva Åkerman-Börje, Ministry of Justice, Sweden. Reflections on the role and contribution of the Global Forum on Migration and Development to the 2013 High-level Dialogue

• Professor François Crépeau, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Preparing for the 2013 High-level Dialogue: A human rights perspective

• Mr. John Bingham, International Catholic Migration Commission, Switzerland. Reflections on the role and contribution of civil society to the 2013 High-level Dialogue

• Moderator: Amb. Luis Alfonso de Alba, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations 

15.00 – 18.00

Afternoon session 
IV. International migration and development: regional dimensions and interagency coordination

• Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: Outcomes of a development account project

• Moderator: Mr. Paulo Saad, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

• Regional preparations for the 2013 High-level Dialogue: Towards a common agenda

• Moderators: Mr. Andres Vikat, Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and Michele KleinSolomon, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Tour-de-table

V. Migration and development: Recent contributions to the evidence base

• Mr. Dilip Ratha, the World Bank. Remittances and their costs: Levels, trends and impacts

10.00 – 13.00

Morning session

V. Migration and development: Recent contributions to the evidence base (continued)

• Ms. Sabine Henning, Population Division, DESA. Migration trends: Global assessment and policy implications

• Mr. Jean-Christophe Dumont, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Are recent immigrants different? Latest evidence from the OEC

• Moderator: Ms. Ann Pawliczko, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• Professor Andrew Geddes, University of Sheffield / European University Institute. Migration and global environmental change

• Ms. Pratikshya Bohra-Mishra, Princeton University. Environmental drivers of out-migration: Evidence from Nepal

• Moderator: Mr. Shahidul Haque, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

15.00 – 18.00

Afternoon session

VI. New initiatives on international migration and development

• Selected presentations

VII. Closing of the meeting

•  Mr. Bela Hovy, Population Division, DESA

• NGO Committee on Migration. Activities on Behalf of Migrants and their Families: GFMD 2011, GFMD 2012, UNGA HLD 2013.  (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/01) 

• The African, Caribbean and Pacific Observatory on Migration. The African, Caribbean and Pacific Observatory on Migration: Providing the Evidence Base for Policy Development on South-South Migration and Human Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/02) 

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Input of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/03) 

• United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). Input of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/04) 

• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN/ECA). Input of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/05) 

• The Ramphal Institute. The Ramphal Commission on Migration and Development 2009-2011. Managing International Migration in Today’s Commonwealth. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/06)

• International Metropolis Project. The International Metropolis Project: Policy-Research Activities in the Field of Migration. UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/07)

• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Promoting a Criminal Justice Response to Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons anchored in the Human Rights Approach. A Contribution to the Security and Safety of Migrants. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/08) 

• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP). Input of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/09) 

• United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/ECLAC). Activities carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Area of International Migration, Human Rights and Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/10) 

• Laboratory of Populations. Projection of Net Migration Using a Gravity Model. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/11) 

• The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration. Input of The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/12)

• International Centre for Migration Policy Development. Input of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/13) 

• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Strengthening Migration Statistics in the Region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/14)

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). United Nations Population Fund Activities in the Area of International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/15) 

• United Methodist Women. Input of the United Methodist Women to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/16) 

• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Input of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/17)

• International Organization for Migration (IOM). Input of the International Organization for Migration to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/18)

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Contributions of the United Nations Development Programme to the Preparations for the 2013 High-Level Dialogue, The GFMD Process, and Inter-Agency Collaboration on Migration and Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/19)

• Global Workers Justice Alliance. Input of the Global Workers Justice Alliance to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/20) 

• International Labour Organization (ILO). Input of the International Labour Organization to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration with a Special Focus on the Preparations for the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/21)

• University of Albany, State University of New York. Cooperation on Migration and Global Travel Security Through Public Administration Reforms. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/22)

• Migrants Rights International (MRI) and The National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights (NNIRR). Contribution of Migrants Rights International and The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/23)

• International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). IUSSP Panel on International Migration (2011-2014). (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/24)

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Maximizing the Value of Migration to Development in the 21st Century: Promoting Social Inclusion and Integration of Migrants. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/25)

• Commonwealth Secretariat. Contribution of the Commonwealth Secretariat to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/26) 

• Queens College, City University of New York. Evidence–Based International Migration Policies. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/27)

• League of Arab States (LAS). International Migration in the Arab Region. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/28)

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Input of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/29)

• International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). Input of International Catholic Migration Commission to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/30)

• Global Unions. Input of the Global Unions to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. 
  (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/31)