The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the Seventh 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 Seventh Coordination Meeting on International Migration has the following three objectives: (a) to discuss the follow-up to the 2006 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, (b) to exchange information on current and planned activities in the area of international migration and development, and (c) to identify emerging issues on international migration and development.
Presentations
- Global Migration Governance Project - Alexander Betts
- Protecting and Empowering Migrants for Development - Esteban B. Conejos Jr.
- Report of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development - Philip Guest
- Remittances: Outlook for 2008-2010 - Dilip Ratha (with Sanket Mohapatra and Zhimei Xu)
- The Global Migration Barometer - Barbara Span
- Responding to policy challenges: Estimating migration flows - Georges Lemaitre
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Keeping migration in the spotlight: training and knowledge sharing at the United Nations -
Colleen Thouez -
Five actions on migration data to make urgent research possible - Douglas S. Massey and
Michael Clemens
Objectives of the meeting
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the Seventh 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 Seventh Coordination Meeting on International Migration has the following three objectives: (a) to discuss the follow-up to the 2006 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, (b) to exchange information on current and planned activities in the area of international migration and development, and (c) to identify emerging issues on international migration and development.
Background documents
General Assembly Documents
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Report
of the first meeting of GFMD, distributed by the President of the
General Assembly (A/C.2/62/2)
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Summary of the
High-level Dialogue by the President of the General Assembly (A/61/515)
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
General Assembly Resolutions
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Report of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development (
A/63/265)
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General Assembly Resolution: Global Forum on Migration and Development (A/RES/62/270)
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General Assembly
Resolution: International Migration and Development (A/RES/61/208)
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Other Documents
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Final Declaration of the Eighth Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Migration Affairs
[English] [French] - Asia-Pacific High-level Meeting on International Migration and Development - Chairman's Summary, 22-23 September 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
- Global Migration Barometer: Methodology, results and findings - Economist Intelligence Unit
- The Comparability of International Migration Statistics: Problems and Prospects - Georges Lemaitre
- Standardised statistics on immigrant inflows results, sources and methods - OECD
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Towards a ‘soft law’ framework for the protection of vulnerable migrants - Alexander Betts
Agenda
| Thursday, 9 February 2012 |
| I. | Opening of the meeting |
| II. | The Global Forum on Migration and Development |
| III. | The 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development |
| IV. | International migration and development: regional dimensions and interagency coordination |
| V. | Migration and development: Recent contributions to the evidence base |
| Friday, 10 February 2012 |
| VI. | Migration and development: Recent contributions to the evidence base (continued) |
| VII. | New initiatives on international migration and development |
| 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
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Activities of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on International Migration: Follow-up to the 2006 High-level Dialogue on International
Migration and Development
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa -
Activities carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean in the area of international migration, human rights and development
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean -
Follow-up activities relating to the 2006 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific -
Follow-up activities of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia related to the 2006 High-level Dialogue on International
Migration and Development
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia -
Policy and programme work on international migration and development by the United Nations Children’s Fund
United Nations Children's Fund -
Policy and program work on international migration by the United Nations
Development Fund for Women
United Nations Development Fund for Women -
Overview of work conducted by the United Nations Institute for Training and
Research in the area of migration and development
United Nations Institute for Training and Research -
Development and migration from a gender perspective
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women -
Policy and programme work on international migration of the United Nations Population Fund
United Nations Population Fund -
Report on activities and programmes on migration, development and remittances
The Inter-American Development Bank -
Contribution of the International Organization for Migration to the Seventh Coordination Meeting
International Organization for Migration -
International migration in the Arab region
League of Arab States -
International migration and development: A perspective from the
World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization -
Projects on migration and development and governance of international migration
Institute for the Study of International Migration -
Work on international migration and development
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population -
Initiative on global migration and human mobility
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation -
Activities on international migration and development
Migration Policy Institute -
A call for a human rights-based approach to migration and development
NGO Committee on Migration