Twelfth coordination meeting on international migration

New York

Date:

20 February 2014 to 21 February 2014

Overview

International migration is a global phenomenon that is growing in scope,complexity and impact. Today, virtually all countries in the world are simultaneously countries of destination, origin and transit for international migrants. Traditional migration patterns are complemented by new migratory flows, fuelled by changing economic, demographic, political and social conditions. Changing migration patterns affect the size and composition of migrant populations as well as economies and societies in countries of origin and destination.

The rise in global mobility, the growing complexity of migratory patterns and the impact of such movements on development have all contributed to international migration becoming a priority for the international community.

The twelfth Coordination Meeting on International Migration focused on the follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development as well as integrating international migration into the post-2015 United Nations development agenda. The twelfth Coordination Meeting on International Migration took place in New York from 20 to 21 February 2014.

Documents

Organization of work

Thursday, 20 February 2014
10.00 – 13.00	Morning session (Watch video recording)
	I. Opening and introductory remarks
	Francesca Perucci, Population Division
	II. Migration and the post-2015 United Nations development agenda
	Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration. Migration and post-2015: Making the case (watch video) Professor Michael Doyle, Columbia University. Why migration was not included in the MDGs, and why it should be part of the SDGs (watch video) Ambassador Csaba Kőrösi, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations and co-chair of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. Preparing the Sustainable Development Goals (watch video) Moderator: Nikhil Seth, Division for Sustainable Development
	III. The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD): The way forward
	Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje, Chair-in-Office, GFMD, Sweden. The 2013-2014 GFMD: Objectives, preparations and expected outcomes Esen Altuğ, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Director-General, MFA, representing the incoming GFMD Chair, Turkey. The GFMD under the incoming Turkish Chair: Some preliminary reflections John Bingham, International Catholic Migration Commission. The 2014 GFMD civil society days: Objectives, preparations, expected outcomes (watch video) Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Office, GMG Chair-in-Office. Advancing cooperation on migration and development: GMG and GFMD moving forward (watch video) Moderator: Michele Klein Solomon, International Organization for Migration
15.00 – 18.00	Afternoon session (Watch video recording)
	IV. Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
	Ambassador Yanerit Morgan, Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations. Keynote: The 2013 HLD Declaration: Expectations and way forward (watch video) Panel discussion on HLD follow-up (watch video) Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje, Chair-in-Office, GFMD, Sweden Ambassador Vladimir Lupan, Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations Michelle Leighton, Chief of the Labour Migration Branch, ILO, representing the Chair of the Global Migration Group Eva Sandis, Chair, NGO Committee on Migration Moderator: Francesca Perucci, Population Division. Interactive tour-de-table François Crépeau, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants. Keynote: Implementing a common human rights framework in migration policies (watch video)
Thursday, 20 February 2014
10.00 – 13.00	Morning session (Watch video recording)
	V. Towards better data and indicators on migration
	Keiko Osaki-Tomita, Statistics Division DESA/UN. Toward a post-2015 development agenda: The role of the statistical community Frank Laczko, International Organization for Migration. Which migration indicators for post-2015? Results from a recent GMG retreat Bela Hovy, Population Division DESA/UN. Common set of indicators for Migration Profiles Moderator: David Khoudour, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
	VI. Reducing costs of migration and leveraging its benefits
	Professor Lant Pritchett, Harvard University. Keynote: The contribution of international migration to global prosperity Massimo Cirasino, World Bank. The “five-by-five” initiative and its relevance for post-2015 Dilip Ratha, Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, World Bank. Recruitment costs: Initiatives on data collection Moderator: Diana Alarcón, Development Policy and Analysis Division
15.00 – 18.00	Afternoon session (Watch video recording)
	VII. Selected presentations on data and indicators on migration
	Warda Henning, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Trafficking in persons and the post-2015 development agenda: Research and data David Marshall, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Indicators on the human rights of migrants Tendayi Bloom, United Nations University. Making migration research work for migrants: The role of the United Nations University Ann Pawliczko, United Nations Population Fund. Some proposals on migration indicators from ICPD beyond 2014 Moderator: Clare Menozzi, Population Division
	VIII. Closing session
	John Wilmoth, Population Division. Closing remarks

Contributed documents

International Metropolis Project, Carleton University. Contributions of the International Metropolis Project to the global discussions on the relations between migration and development (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/01)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Activities related to the outcome of the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/02)

United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM). Making migration research work for migrants: the role of the United Nations University (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/03)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/04)

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN/ESCWA). Follow-up to the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in the Arab region (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/05)

League of Arab States (LAS). League of Arab States (LAS): Contributions in the field of migration and development (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/06)

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). UNODC’s contributions to the follow-up to, and implementation of, the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, and proposed ways and means to integrate migration into the implementation framework of the post-2015 United Nations development agenda (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/07)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Migration, food security and rural poverty reduction (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/08)

The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Observatory on Migration. The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Observatory on Migration: new evidence on South-South migration for the follow-up to the united nations high-level dialogue on migration and development (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/09

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Francois Crepeau. Contributions to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/10)

United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). UNAOC's Contributions to the Follo-up tp, and Implementation of, the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, and Proposed Ways and Means to Integrate Migration into the Implementation Framework of the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/11)

Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN). The SIMN Commitment on the International Migration and Development: The Challenges and Perspective from the High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development and the Post-2015 Development Agenda (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/12)

Center for Migration Studies. Report to the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/13)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Input of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to the Twelfth Coordination Meeting on International Migration (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/14)

International Organization for Migration (IOM). Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development; and Migration and the Post 2015 United Nations Development Agenda (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/15)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). After the Second United Nations High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/16)

Background documents

General Assembly

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 3 October 2013 on Declaration of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (A/RES/68/4)

Summary of the informal interactive hearings of the General Assembly with representatives of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector held pursuant to resolution 67/219 - Note by the President of the General Assembly (A/68/370)

Summary of the Panel discussion on international migration and development