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Commission on Population and Development fifty-first session

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Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration

9-13 April 2018

Bureau Members

Chairperson:

Dr. Ion Jinga (Romania) - Eastern-European Group

Vice-Chairpersons:

Ms. Zandile Bhengu (South Africa) - African Group
Mr. Jawad Ali (Pakistan) - Asia-Pacific Group
Ms. Nicola Barker-Murphy (Jamaica) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Mr. René Lauer (Luxembourg) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

 
 
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Member States of the Commission
 
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Travel annex
Member States of the Commission
 
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Information annex regarding travel entitlements - We encourage delegations that qualify to please submit their completed travel requests to the Population Division as soon as possible (one person per qualifying delegation)
 
 

List of delegations

E/CN.9/2018/INF/1
List of delegations

 
 
 
 
 
 

Keynote Speakers

Gora Mboup
Urbanization and Migration - Two Global Mega Trends
Keynote statement and interactive discussion

Monday, 9 April 2018 (noon–1 p.m.)
 
Marie Price
Urban Settlements as Global Immigrant Gateways
Keynote statement and interactive discussion

Tuesday, 10 April 2018 (noon–1 p.m.)
 
 
 
 

Expert panel and interactive discussion

 
Wed, 11 April 2018
(3:00-4:30 p.m.)
Cities at the forefront of receiving migrants: experiences and lessons learned
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John Wilmoth
Panelist
Marcela Cerrutti
Panelist
Alice Charles
Panelist
Hazem Galal
Panelist
Doug Saunders
 
 
 
 

Introductory Statements and Official Documentation

 
Video
Remarks by Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General (on behalf of the Secretary-General)
 
Statement
Ms. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director United Nations Population Fund
 
Statement
Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs as delivered by Mr. Elliott Harris, ASG
 
Statement
Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division / DESA
 
 
 
 

Agenda Items

1. Election of officers1

1 In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2005/213 of 31 March 2005, the Commission, immediately following the closure of the fiftieth session, held the first meeting of its fiftieth-first session for the sole purpose of electing a new Chair and other members of the Bureau, in accordance with rule 15 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Council.

2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters

 
E/CN.9/2018/1
Provisional agenda for the fifty-first session of the Commission
 
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E/CN.9/2018/L.1
Organization of work of the session
 
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3. General Debate
(a): Actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development at the global, regional and national levels
(b): Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration

Presentation
Mr. Jorge Bravo, Branch Chief, Population Division / DESA
 
Presentation
Mr. Benoit Kalasa, Director, Technical Division, UNFPA
 
Presentation
Ms. Rachel Snow, Chief, Population and Development Branch, UNFPA
 
E/CN.9/2018/2
Report of the Secretary-General on sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration
 
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E/CN.9/2018/3
Report of the Secretary-General on actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development: Monitoring population programmes, focusing on sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration
 
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E/CN.9/2018/4
Report of the Secretary-General on flow of financial resources for assisting in the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
 
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Country Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 3
 
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
 
Canada (on belhalf of Australia and New Zealand)
China
Costa Rica
 
Cote d'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
 
Egypt
Egypt (on belhalf of G77 and China)
El Salvador
 
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
 
Holy See
Honduras
India
 
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Japan
 
Jordan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
 
Liberia
Luxemburg
Madagascar
 
Malaysia
Mexico
Moldova (Republic of)
 
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
 
Nepal
Netherlands
Niger
 
Nigeria
Nigeria (on behalf of African Group)
Norway
 
Peru
Philippines
Poland
 
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
 
Samoa
Senegal
Sierra Leone
 
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
 
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
 
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
 
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
 
United States of America
Zambia
 
UN Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 3
 
ECLAC
ESCAP
FAO
 
ILO
IOM (on behalf of the Global Migration Group (GMG))
UNECE
 
NGO Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 3
 
ARROW
C-Fam
FEMM
 
IFFD
IUSSP
New Zealand Family Planning Association
 
Rutgers
World Youth Alliance
 
E/CN.9/2018/NGO
Written statements by non-governmental organizations

4. Programme implementation and future programme of work of the Secretariat in the field of population

Statement
Mr. Frank Swiaczny, Branch Chief, Population Division / DESA
 
Statement
Ms. Cheryl Sawyer, Senior Population Affairs Officer, Population Division / DESA
 
E/CN.9/2018/5
Report of the Secretary-General on world demographic trends
 
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E/CN.9/2018/6
Report of the Secretary-General on programme implementation and progress of work in the field of population in 2017
 
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Country Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 4
 
China
Cuba
Germany
 
Norway
United States of America
 

5. Provisional agenda for the fifty-second session of the Commission

E/CN.9/2018/L.2
Provisional agenda for the fifty-second session of the Commission
 
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6. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fifty-first session.


 

Decisions

 
 
Report on the flow of financial resources for assisting in the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
 
 
Special theme for the fifty-third session of the Commission on Population and Development in 2020
 
 
 
 

Report on the fifty-first session

CN.9/2018/7
Report of the Commission on Population and Development on its 51st session
 
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Statements delivered during closing session

Country Statements
Delivered in closing session
 
Australia
Brazil
Cabo Verde
 
Holy See
Philippines
South Africa
 
Tunisia (on behalf of Australia, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Cambodia, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Philippines, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom and Uruguay)
United States of America

 
 

Follow-up

ECOSOC Integration Segment (2 May 2018)
  • Contribution from the Commission on Population and Development to the Integration Segment of the Economic and Social Council
  • Participation by the Chair of the 51st session as discussant in the panel on Balancing infrastructure development and sustainability
  • Coverage by DPI
ECOSOC Coordination and Management Meeting (12 June 2018)
  • Statement by the Chair of the 51st session
  • Coverage by DPI
High-level Political Forum (9-18 July 2018)
  • Contribution from the Commission on Population and Development to the High-level Political Forum
 

In the News

  • 10 Key Findings
  • Media advisory
  • Coverage from 9 April 2018
  • Coverage from 10 April 2018
  • Coverage from 11 April 2018
  • Coverage from 12 April 2018
  • Coverage from 13 April 2018

On Demand Videos

  • Monday 9 April (AM)
  • Monday 9 April (PM)
  • Tuesday 10 April (AM)
  • Wednesday 11 April (AM)
  • Wednesday 11 April (PM)
  • Thursday 12 April (AM)
  • Friday 13 April (PM)

NGO Registration

  • Information for NGOs

Events

  • Briefing on substantive reports
    New York, 28 February 2018
    Presentation Jorge Bravo Presentation Benoit Kalasa Presentation Rachel Snow
  • Briefing on organizational matters, logistics and NGO participation
    New York, 27 February 2018
    Substantive Briefing Video
  • Expert Group Meeting on "Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration"
    New York, 7-8 September 2017

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