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Eleventh Coordination Meeting on International Migration
New York, 21-22 February 2013

International migration is a global phenomenonis 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 immigration 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 immigrant 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 2013 Coordination Meeting on International Migration focus on recent migration trends and their relevance for development in countries of origin, destination and transit. The meeting addressed the importance of international migration on the United Nation development agenda, especially in light of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development held by the General Assembly in 3-4 October 2013.

Contributed papers

Global Forum on Migration and Development: Past, Present, and Future

  • The 2012 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Assessment and follow-up
    Ali Mansoor, Chair of the 2012 GFMD, Mauritius
  • The 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Objectives and preparations
    Eva Åkerman Börje, GFMD Chair-in-Office, Sweden
  • The Global Forum on Migration and Development and the High-level Dialogue
    John Slocum, MacArthur Foundation

Preparing for the 2013 High-lvel Dialogue

  • The Global Migration Group: Review and Outlook
    Srinivas Tata, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Migration and Development: Recent contributions to the evidence base

  • International migration: Recent levels, trends, prospects
    Clare Menozzi, Population Division
  • IPUMS-International: A global collaboratory to archive, integrate, and disseminate census microdata to researchers world-wide free of cost
    Robert McCaa and Matt Sobek, Minnesota Population Center
  • Migration between Africa and Europe: Results from the MAFE survey project
    Cris Beauchemin, Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED), Paris
  • International Migration in OECD countries: labour market outcomes and development impacts
    Jean-Christophe Dumont, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Objectives of the meeting

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The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the eleventh annual Coordination Meeting on International Migration to take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on 21 and 22 February 2013. The meeting is being held in response to General Assembly resolution 58/208 of 13 February 2004, which requests the Secretary-General to continue convening meetings to coordinate international migration activities.

The eleventh coordination meeting has the four main objectives. First, in response to recent General Assembly resolutions, the meeting will review preparations for the second High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, which will be organized by the General Assembly on 3 and 4 October 2013. Second, the meeting will discuss how the Global Forum on Migration and Development, which was created as a result of the first High-level Dialogue held in 2006, has advanced the global dialogue on international migration and development. Third, the meeting will be briefed on recent contributions to the migration evidence base. Fourth, the meeting will allow international organizations to exchange information on current migration activities and to present new initiatives.

By bringing together entities of the United Nations system, other relevant intergovernmental organizations and civil society, the coordination meeting provides a unique opportunity to enhance interagency coherence and cooperation on migration in maximizing the benefits and addressing the negative impacts of migration for development.

The outcomes of the meeting will contribute to the report of the Secretary-General on international migration and development to be prepared for the 2013 High-level Dialogue.

Background documents

General Assembly Documents

  • Report by the Secretary-General on International migration and development (A/67/254)
    [Arabic]   [Chinese]   [English]   [French]   [Russian]   [Spanish]  

General Assembly Resolutions

  • International migration and development (A/RES/67/219)
    [Arabic]   [Chinese]   [English]   [French]   [Russian]   [Spanish]  
  • International migration and development (A/RES/65/170)
    [Arabic]   [Chinese]   [English]   [French]   [Russian]   [Spanish]  
  • International migration and development (A/RES/63/225)
    [Arabic]   [Chinese]   [English]   [French]   [Russian]   [Spanish]  

Other Documents

  • Concept note - Global Migration Policy Associates
    Global Migration Policy Associates
  • Data Collection on International Migration Update as of 1 February 2013
    United Nations Statistics Division
  • Fact Sheet - Where the Rain Falls: Climate Change, Food and Livelihood Security, and Migration
    (United Nations University and Care)
  • Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • GFMD Civil Society Programme 2012: Recommendations and Benchmarks
    Global Forum on Migration and Development, Civil Society
  • Global Hearing on Refugees and Migration
    The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration
  • Global Unions' statement on 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
    Global Unions
  • Info sheet - Human Trafficking Case Law Database
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • Info-Sheet - Voluntary Reporting System on Migrant Smuggling and Related Conduct (VRS-MSRC)
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • The Crisis Migration Project: Humanitarian Crisis and Human Movement - Summary Report, Year One
    Institute for the Study of International Migration - Georgetown University
  • Where the Rain Falls: Climate Change, Food and Livelihood Security, and Migration
    United Nations University and Care

Other Relevant Information

  • Indicative List of conference and meetings leading up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue
    Migration Section, Population Division
    Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Relevant websites

  • High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, 2013
  • International migration
  • 10th Coordination meeting
  • Global Migration Group
  • Global Forum on Migration and Development

Agenda

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Thursday, 21 February 2013
I. Opening of the meeting
II. The Global Forum on Migration and Development: Past, Present, Future
III. The 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development: Preparations by the United Nations system and civil society
Friday, 22 February 2013
IV. Improving the evidence base on migration: Recent developments and findings
V. New initiatives on international migration and development
VI. Closing of the meeting

Organization of Work

  • Bios of the panellists


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Thursday, 20 February 2014
Morning session   (10.00 – 13.00)  
I. Opening and introductory remarks
Francesca Perucci, Population Division
II. Migration and the post-2015 United Nations development agenda
Migration and post-2015: Making the case  
Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration
Why migration was not included in the MDGs, and why it should be part of the SDGs  
Professor Michael Doyle, Columbia University
Preparing the Sustainable Development Goals   
Ambassador Csaba Kőrösi, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations and co-chair of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Moderator: Nikhil Seth, Division for Sustainable Development
III. The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD): The way forward
The 2013-2014 GFMD: Objectives, preparations and expected outcomes
Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje, Chair-in-Office, GFMD, Sweden
The GFMD under the incoming Turkish Chair: Some preliminary reflections
Esen Altuğ, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Director General, MFA, representing the incoming GFMD Chair, Turkey
The 2014 GFMD civil society days: Objectives, preparations, expected outcomes   
John Bingham, International Catholic Migration Commission
Advancing cooperation on migration and development: GMG and GFMD moving forward   
Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Office, GMG Chair-in-Office (video message)
Moderator: Michele Klein Solomon, International Organization for Migration
Afternoon session   (15.00 – 18.00)  
IV. Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
Key note: The 2013 HLD Declaration: Expectations and way forward  
Ambassador Yanerit Morgan, Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations
Panel discussion on HLD follow-up  
- 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
Key note: Implementing a common human rights framework in migration policies  
François Crépeau, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
Friday, 21 February 2014
Morning session   (10.00 – 13.00)  
V. Towards better data and indicators on migration
Toward a post-2015 development agenda: The role of the statistical community
Keiko Osaki-Tomita, Statistics Division
Which migration indicators for post-2015? Results from a recent GMG retreat
Frank Laczko, International Organization for Migration
Common set of indicators for Migration Profiles
Bela Hovy, Population Division
Moderator: David Khoudour, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
VI. Reducing costs of migration and leveraging its benefits
Key note:The contribution of international migration to global prosperity
Professor Lant Pritchett, Harvard University
The “five-by-five” initiative and its relevance for post-2015
Massimo Cirasino, World Bank
Recruitment costs: Initiatives on data collection
Dilip Ratha, Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, World Bank
Moderator: Diana Alarcón, Development Policy and Analysis Division
Afternoon session   (15.00 – 18.00)  
VII. Selected presentations on data and indicators on migration
Trafficking in persons and the post 2015 development agenda: Research and data
Warda Henning, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Indicators on the human rights of migrants
David Marshall, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (tbc)
Making migration research work for migrants: The role of the United Nations University
Tendayi Bloom, United Nations University
Some proposals on migration indicators from ICPD beyond 2014
Ann Pawliczko, United Nations Population Fund
Moderator: Clare Menozzi, Population Division
VIII. Closing remarks
John Wilmoth, Population Division

Side events

Thursday, 20 February 2014
Detailed programme    
Strengthening Cooperation and Partnerships between the Global Migration Group (GMG) and the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

I. Opening remarks
II. Cooperation between the Swedish GFMD 2013-2014 and the GMG
III. Areas for further cooperation and partnerships post-2013 HLD
IV. Reflections on future cooperation between the Turkish GFMD 2015 and the GMG
V. Closing remarks

Friday, 21 February 2014
Detailed programme    
Strengthening Cooperation and Partnerships between Civil Society, Social Partners and the Global Migration Group (GMG)

I. Opening remarks
II. Interactive dialogue on GMG work programme
V. Closing remarks

Contributed papers

  • United Nations Population Fund Contributions to the Highlevel Dialogue, ICPD Beyond 2014 and the Post-2015 Development Processes
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/01) - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • Activities of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Related to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/02) - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
  • Input Paper of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations to the Eleventh Coordination Meeting on International Migration
    UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/03) - United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
  • Efforts of the League of Arab States in the Field of Migration and Arab Expatriates Affairs
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/04) - League of Arab States (LAS)
  • Asia-Pacific Preparations for the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, 2013
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/05) - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
  • Preparations for the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development 2013
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/06) - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
  • Leveraging Migration for Sustainable Rural Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/07) - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • Input of the International Organization for Migration to the Eleventh Coordination Meeting on International Migration
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/08) - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  • Contribution from the European Commission Services to the Preparations of the United Nations High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/09) - European Commission
  • Input to the Eleventh Coordination Meeting on Migration by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/10) - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • Measures to Strengthen Coherence and Cooperation on International Migration: Role and Strategies of the Africa Union Commission
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/11) - Africa Union Commission (AUC)
  • The International Labour Organization and the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/12) - International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Contributions to the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development and Beyond
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/13) - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
  • Input to the Eleventh Coordination Meeting on International Migration by the Center for Migration Studies
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/14) - Center for Migration Studies (CMS)
  • Contributions to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/15) - United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Francois Crepeau
  • Summary of Activities Carried Out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Preparation for the Second High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/16) - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
  • The Road to the 2013 United Nations High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development: Provifing Evidence for Adequate Policymaking and Analysis of South-South Migration
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/17) - ACP Observatory on Migration
  • IFRC Perspectives on International Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/18) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
  • A Civil Society Proposal for a Negotiated Outcome in the Form of a Five-Year Action Plan Emerging from the 2013 United Nations High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/19) - Global Civil Society
  • Contributions of the United Nations Development Programme to the 2013 High-level Dialogue, the GFMD Process, and Inter-Agency Collaboration on Migration and Development
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/20) - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Identifying Concrete Measures to Strengthen Coherence and Cooperation at All Levels, With a View to Enhancing the Benefits of International Migration for Migrants and Countries Alike and its Important Links to Development, While Reducing its Negative Implications
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/21) - United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • Data collection on international migration update as of 1 February 2013
    (UN/POP/MIG-11CM/2013/22) -- United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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