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 Nation development agenda. The twelfth Coordination Meeting on International Migration took place in New York from 20 to 21 February 2014.
Templates for papers
Please submit the contributed papers in word file to migrationp@un.org
Objectives of the meeting
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the twelfth annual Coordination Meeting on International Migration. 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 twelfth coordination meeting on international migration has two main objectives. First, the meeting will focus on activities to follow-up on and, where relevant, implement the Declaration of the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (A/RES/68/4) as well as the eight-point agenda for action of the Secretary-General presented in his report to the 2013 High-level Dialogue (A/68/190). Second, the meeting will consider how migration can be integrated into the implementation framework of the post-2015 United Nations development agenda.
By bringing together entities of the United Nations system, other relevant intergovernmental organizations and civil society as well as interested Member States, the coordination meeting provides a unique opportunity to strengthen collaboration and coordination within the United Nations system as well as with other relevant intergovernmental organizations to fully address the issue of international migration and development.
The deliberations and outcomes of the meeting will contribute to the report of the Secretary-General on international migration and development, which will be prepared for the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly.
Background documents
General Assembly
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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)
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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)
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish] - Summary of the Panel discussion on international migration and development
Other Documents
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Why & How International Migration Should Be Included in the Global Partnership of the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda
United Nations Special Representative for International Migration and an informal working group of states, agencies, experts, and civil society -
Statistics and indicators for the post-2015 development agenda (Report of the UN System Task Team on the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda)
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Development Policy and Analysis Division -
Initiatives by the Global Migration Group to follow up the 2013 HLD
Global Migration Group (GMG) -
Summary note on Retreat on Migration Indicators for the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda
Global Migration Group (GMG) -
A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development
Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Agenda
| Thursday, 20 February 2014 |
| I. | Opening of the meeting |
| II. | Migration and the post-2015 United Nations development agenda |
| III. | The Global Forum on Migration and Development: The way forward |
| IV. | Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development |
| Friday, 21 February 2014 |
| V. | Towards better data and indicators on migration |
| VI. | Reducing the cost of migration and leveraging its benefits |
| VII. | Selected presentations on data and indicators on migration |
| VIII. | Closing of the meeting |
| Thursday, 20 February 2014 |
Morning session
(10.00 – 13.00)
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| I. | Opening and introductory remarks |
| Francesca Perucci, Population Division | |
| II. | Migration and the post-2015 United Nations development agenda |
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Migration and post-2015: Making the case
Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration |
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Why migration was not included in the MDGs, and why it should be part of the SDGs
Professor Michael Doyle, Columbia University |
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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 |
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| Moderator: Nikhil Seth, Division for Sustainable Development | |
| III. | The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD): The way forward |
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The 2013-2014 GFMD: Objectives, preparations and expected outcomes
Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje, Chair-in-Office, GFMD, Sweden |
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The GFMD under the incoming Turkish Chair: Some preliminary reflections
Esen Altuğ, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Director General, MFA, representing the incoming GFMD Chair, Turkey |
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The 2014 GFMD civil society days: Objectives, preparations, expected outcomes
John Bingham, International Catholic Migration Commission |
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Advancing cooperation on migration and development: GMG and GFMD moving forward
Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Office, GMG Chair-in-Office (video message) |
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| Moderator: Michele Klein Solomon, International Organization for Migration | |
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Afternoon session
(15.00 – 18.00)
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| IV. | Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development |
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Key note: The 2013 HLD Declaration: Expectations and way forward
Ambassador Yanerit Morgan, Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations |
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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 |
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| Moderator: Francesca Perucci, Population Division | |
| Interactive tour-de-table | |
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Key note: Implementing a common human rights framework in migration policies
François Crépeau, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants |
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| Friday, 21 February 2014 |
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Morning session
(10.00 – 13.00)
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| V. | Towards better data and indicators on migration |
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Toward a post-2015 development agenda: The role of the statistical community
Keiko Osaki-Tomita, Statistics Division |
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Which migration indicators for post-2015? Results from a recent GMG retreat
Frank Laczko, International Organization for Migration |
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Common set of indicators for Migration Profiles
Bela Hovy, Population Division |
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| Moderator: David Khoudour, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
| VI. | Reducing costs of migration and leveraging its benefits |
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Key note:The contribution of international migration to global prosperity Professor Lant Pritchett, Harvard University |
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The “five-by-five” initiative and its relevance for post-2015
Massimo Cirasino, World Bank |
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Recruitment costs: Initiatives on data collection
Dilip Ratha, Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, World Bank |
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| Moderator: Diana Alarcón, Development Policy and Analysis Division | |
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Afternoon session
(15.00 – 18.00)
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| VII. | Selected presentations on data and indicators on migration |
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Trafficking in persons and the post 2015 development agenda: Research and data
Warda Henning, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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Indicators on the human rights of migrants
David Marshall, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (tbc) |
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Making migration research work for migrants: The role of the United Nations University
Tendayi Bloom, United Nations University |
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Some proposals on migration indicators from ICPD beyond 2014
Ann Pawliczko, United Nations Population Fund |
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| Moderator: Clare Menozzi, Population Division | |
| VIII. | Closing remarks |
| John Wilmoth, Population Division | |
Side events
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
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Strengthening Cooperation and Partnerships between
the Global Migration Group (GMG) and the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
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| 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 |
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Friday, 21 February 2014
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Strengthening Cooperation and Partnerships between Civil Society, Social Partners and
the Global Migration Group (GMG)
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| I. | Opening remarks |
| II. | Interactive dialogue on GMG work programme |
| V. | Closing remarks |
Contributed papers
Please submit the contributed papers in word file to migrationp@un.org
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Contributions of the International Metropolis Project to the global discussions on the relations between migration and development
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/01) - International Metropolis Project, Carleton University -
Activities related to the outcome of the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/02) - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) -
Making migration research work for migrants: the role of the United Nations University
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/03) - United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM) -
Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/04) - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) -
Follow-up to the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in the Arab region
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/05) - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN/ESCWA) -
League of Arab States (LAS): Contributions in the field of migration and development
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/06) - League of Arab States (LAS) -
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) - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) -
Migration, food security and rural poverty reduction
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/08) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
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) - The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Observatory on Migration -
Contributions to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/10) - United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Francois Crepeau -
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) - United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) -
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) - Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) -
Report to the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/13) - Center for Migration Studies -
Input of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to the Twelfth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/14) - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) -
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) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) -
After the Second United Nations High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
(UN/POP/MIG-12CM/2014/16) - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)