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 thirteenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration will consider progress in integrating migration into the post-2015 United Nations development agenda. This will include ways to leverage migration within the renewed framework on financing for development. The meeting will also 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).
Objectives of the meeting
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the thirteenth 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 thirteenth coordination meeting on international migration has two main objectives. First, it will consider progress in integrating migration into the post-2015 United Nations development agenda, including ways to leverage migration within the renewed framework on financing for development. Second, 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).
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.
Agenda
| Thursday, 12 February 2015 |
| I. | Opening of the meeting |
| II. | Migration and the post-2015 development agenda |
| III. | Introductory remarks |
| IV. | Integrating migration in development: The role of dialogue, cooperation and partnerships |
| V. | Leveraging migration benefits: A renewed framework on financing for development |
| VI. | Measuring migration related targets in the post-2015 development agenda |
| Friday, 13 February 2015 |
| VII. | Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue: Interactive panels |
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a. Protecting the human rights of all migrants b. Reducing the costs of labour migration c. Stranded migrants, migrants in crises and protection at sea |
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| Special presentation: Outcome of the GMG retreat: priorities for 2015 | |
| VIII. | Tour-de-table |
| IX. | Closing remarks |
Organization of Work
| Thursday, 12 February 2015 |
Morning session
(10.00 – 13.00)
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| I. | Opening |
| John Wilmoth, Population Division, UN DESA | |
| II. | Migration and the post-2015 development agenda |
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From the synthesis report to the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda
Amina Mohammed, Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning |
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Migration and the post-2015 development agenda: The unfinished agenda
Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration |
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| III. |
Remarks
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| Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| IV. | Integrating migration in development: The role of dialogue, cooperation and partnerships |
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The Global Forum on Migration and Development: Priorities for 2015
Amb. Mehmet Samsar, Director General for Consular Affairs, 2015 Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), Turkey |
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Integrating migration in national development strategies
William Lacy Swing, International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
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From the 2013 HLD to the post-2015 development agenda: A civil society perspective
Michele LeVoy, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) |
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Outcome of the GMG retreat: priorities for 2015
Sonia Plaza, representing the 2015 Chair of Global Migration Group (GMG) |
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| Moderator: Amb. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary, 2016 Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), Bangladesh |
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Afternoon session
(15.00 – 18.00)
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| V. | Leveraging migration within a renewed framework on financing for development |
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Video: A Penny Saved (Philippines)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
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Harnessing remittances for development
Pedro De Vasconcelos, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
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Remittances and financial inclusion
Mina Mashayekhi, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
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| Moderator: Alexander Trepelkov, Financing for Development Office | |
| VI. | Measuring migration related targets in the post-2015 development agenda |
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What do we mean by safe, orderly and regular migration?
Frank Laczko, International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
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Reducing the costs of transferring remittances: How realistic is the proposed target for P2015?
Massimo Cirasino, World Bank |
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Targets related to the protection of migrant workers: Challenges and opportunities
Ryszard Cholewinski, International Labour Organization (ILO) |
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Measuring human trafficking: current state of affairs and prospects
Tejal Jesrani, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) |
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Measuring migration within the context of P2015: the SDSN perspective
Jessica Espey, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) |
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| Moderator: Bela Hovy, Population Division, UN DESA |
| Friday, 13 February 2015 |
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Morning session
(10.00 – 13.00)
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| VII. | Follow-up to the 2013 High-level Dialogue: Interactive panels |
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a. Protecting the human rights of all migrants
- Carolina Hernandez Paramo, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Sarah Gammage, UN Women - Catherine Tactaquin, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights |
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b. Reducing the costs of labour migration
- Michelle Leighton, International Labour Organization (ILO) - Patricia Pittman, George Washington University |
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c. Stranded migrants, migrants in crises and protection at sea
- VIDEO: Interview with a refugee crossing the Mediterranean Sea
- Sumbul Rizvi, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - Michele Klein Solomon, International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
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| Moderator: François Crépeau, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants |
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Afternoon session
(15.00 – 18.00)
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| VIII. | Tour-de-table |
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- Parvati Nair, United Nations University (UNU)
- Haoyi Chen, United Nations Statistics Division - Russian Federation |
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| Moderator: Clare Menozzi, Population Division, UN DESA | |
| IX. | Closing remarks |
| John Wilmoth, Population Division, UN DESA |
Contributed papers
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Contributions of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/1 -
Contributions of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/2 -
Contributions of the Center for Migration Studies (CMS)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/3 -
Contributions of the United Nations University (UNU)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/4 -
Contributions of the League of Arab States
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/5 -
Contributions of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/6 -
Contributions of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/7 -
Contributions of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/8 -
Contributions of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/9 -
Contributions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/10 -
Contributions of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
UN/POP/MIG-13CM/2015/11
Templates for papers
Please submit the contributed papers in word file to [email protected]
Background documents
General Assembly
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Report by the Secretary-General on International migration and development (A/69/207)
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Draft resolution submitted by the Vice-Chair of the Committee, Aleksandra Stepowska (Poland), on the basis of informal consulations on draft resolution A/C.2/69/L.32 on International migration and development (A/C.2/69/L.61)
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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 -
ESCWA’s Contribution to the Thirteenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN/ESCWA) -
UNCTAD submission: "Trade, remittances and financial inclusion"
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) -
Initiatives by the Global Migration Group to follow up the 2013 HLD
Global Migration Group (GMG) -
Report on Second retreat on Migration Indicators for the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda
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 -
Civil Society “Stockholm Agenda” on migrant and migration-related goals and targets in post-2015 global and national development agendas
Migration and Development Civil Society Network -
Migration and Sustainable Development Goals: A Post-2015 Call to Action
Languages: E F S
Migration and Development Civil Society Network -
Capturing the transformative impact of remittances on development
Leon Isaacs, Developing Markets Associates
Relevant websites
- 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
- Second retreat on Migration Indicators for the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda
- Retreat on Migration Indicators for the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda
- Twelfth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
- Global Forum on Migration and Development