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.
Objectives of the meeting
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the fourteenth 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 fourteenth coordination meeting on international migration has the following three objectives. First, the meeting will consider progress in monitoring and implementing migration-related commitments contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/70/1) and the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (A/RES/68/4). Second, it will discuss the contribution of relevant intergovernmental bodies and forums to the follow-up and review of the migration-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda. Third, the meeting will allow participants to present and coordinate their activities and initiatives on migration, including those being undertaken in preparation for the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, scheduled on 19 September 2016.
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 outcomes of the meeting will contribute to the report of the Secretary-General on international migration and development for the seventy-first session of the General Assembly.
Agenda
| Thursday, 25 February 2016 |
| I. | Opening of the meeting |
| II. | The global migration agenda one year from now: Expectations and priorities |
| III. | Follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Critical milestones |
| IV. | Strengthening the evidence-base on the contributions of migrants and refugees to development |
| V. | Implementing migration-related commitments: Interactive panel discussion |
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a. Protecting the human rights of migrants b. Improving the public perception of migrants |
| Friday, 26 February 2016 |
| VI. | Measuring sustainable development goals and targets related to migration |
| VII. | Special presentation: The Secretary-General’s roadmap to address the large movements of refugees and migrants |
| VIII. | Preparing the 19 September summit of the General Assembly: The Secretary-General’s report |
| IX. | Coordination of work programmes and activities: Priorities for 2016 |
| X. | Tour-de-table |
| XI. | Closing of the meeting |
Organization of Work
| Thursday, 25 February 2016 |
Morning session
(10.00 – 13.00)
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| I. | Opening of the meeting |
| Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General, UN/DESA | |
| II. | The United Nations migration agenda one year from now: Expectations and priorities |
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Challenges and opportunities in 2016
Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration |
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High-level debate on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants
Karen AbuZayd, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General |
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Priorities of the Global Migration Group for 2016
Lakshmi Puri, UN Women |
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| Moderator: Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General, UN/DESA | |
| III. | Follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Critical milestones |
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The Secretary-General’s report on critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level
Juwang Zhu, Division for Sustainable Development |
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Role and contribution of the Commission on Population and Development
Amb. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota, Zambia |
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Role and contribution of the Global Forum on Migration and Development
Amb. Shahidul Haque, Bangladesh |
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Role and contribution of the IOM Council
Laura Thompson, International Organization for Migration |
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Role and contribution of civil society
Bob van Dillen, Migration and Development Civil Society Network |
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| Moderator: John Wilmoth, Population Division |
| IV. | Strengthening the evidence-base on the contributions of migrants and refugees to development |
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Integrating humanitarian migrants in OECD countries: Lessons and policy recommendations
Jean-Christophe Dumont, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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| Moderator: Bela Hovy, Population Division | |
| V. | Implementing migration-related commitments: Interactive panel discussion |
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a. Protecting the human rights of migrants
- Craig Mokhiber, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Fatumo Farah, Himilo Relief and Development Association - Donald Kerwin, Center for Migration Studies |
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b. Migrants in the media: Improving public perceptions
Immigration Perception versus reality, BBC News
- Matthew Hodes, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations - Parvati Nair, United Nations University - Paddy Torsney, Inter-Parliamentary Union - Kavitha Rajagopalan, World Policy Institute |
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| Moderator: François Crépeau, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants |
| Friday, 26 February 2016 |
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Morning session (10.00 – 13.00)
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| VI. | Measuring sustainable development goals and targets related to migration |
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Sustainable Development Goal indicators: Framework and process
Yongyi Min, Statistics Division |
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Monitoring targets related to migrant workers
Michelle Leighton, International Labour Organization |
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Measuring human trafficking
Martin Fowke, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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| Moderator: Bela Hovy, Population Division | |
| VII. | Special presentation: The Secretary-General’s roadmap to address the large movements of refugees and migrants |
| Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General | |
| VIII. | Preparing the 19 September summit of the General Assembly: The Secretary-General’s report |
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An overview of the Secretary-General’s report on large movements of refugees and migrants
Elizabeth Ferris, Georgetown University |
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Addressing large refugee movements: A global compact on responsibility-sharing
Ninette Kelley, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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Addressing large movements of migrants: An agenda for migration
Jill Helke, International Organization for Migration |
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Linkages between refugees and migration: Lessons from the 2015 GFMD Chair
Amb. Mehmet Samsar, Director General for Consular Affairs, Turkey |
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| Moderator: José Riera, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| IX. | Coordination of work programmes and activities: Priorities for 2016 |
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Activities of the 2016 Global Forum on Migration and Development
Amb. Shahidul Haque, Bangladesh |
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The results of the GMG retreat: priorities for 2016
Meg Jones, UN Women |
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Practical approaches by civil society
Colin Rajah, Global Coalition on Migration |
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| Moderator: Jorge Bravo, Population Division | |
| X. | Tour-de-table |
| Moderator: Clare Menozzi, Population Division | |
| XI. | Closing of the meeting |
| John Wilmoth, Population Division |
Contributed papers
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Contributions of the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/1 -
League of Arab States (LAS)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/2 -
Center for Migration Studies (CMS)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/3 -
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/4 -
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/5 -
United Nations University (UNU)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/6 -
Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/7 -
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/8 -
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/9 -
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
UN/POP/MIG-14CM/2016/10
Side events
26 February 2016
1:15 - 2:30pm
UN Secretariat building, Conference Room 11
25 February 2016
1:15 - 2:30pm
UN Secretariat building, Conference Room 7
Meeeting of the GFMD Troika, GMG Troika and SRSG for Migration
Closed meeting
Documents and websites
General Assembly
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Report of the Secretary-General on critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level (A/70/684)
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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015 on Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/70/1)
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish] -
Draft decision submitted by the President of the General Assembly on High-level plenary meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants (A/70/L.34)
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish] -
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)
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
Other documents and websites
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Open Consultation on Grey Indicators: Compilation of Inputs by the Observers of IAEG-SDGs and Other Stakeholders (9-15 December 2015)
Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) -
Results of the list of indicators reviewed at the second IAEG-SDG meeting (2 November 2015)
Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) -
Contribution by Education International
Education International -
Education International and NASUWT work on migration and the Sustainable Development Goals: Key issues for the NASUWT and Education International
Education International and National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) -
Remittance Flows to Post-Conflict States: Perspectives on Human Security and Development
University of Boston -
Making Integration Work
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -
Handbook on migration, human rights and governance
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), International Labour Organization (ILO) and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) -
International Labour Organizationglobal estimates on migrant workers
International Labour Organization (ILO) -
Remarks delivered by Lucas Tavares, FAO Liaison Officer to the UN
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
International Migration and Current Challenges: Transforming the Debate on Human Mobility
United Nations University (UNU) -
The Sustainable Development Goals and Migrants/Migration: Relevant SDGs, Implementation Actions, Realization Measurement Indicators and Rationals for Inclusion
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) -
Achieving Migration and Development Goals
Movement together on global solutions and local action
Recommendations, Benchmarks, Actions
Global Forum on Migration & Development (GFMD) Civil Society 2015 -
The moral and economic imperative for fairer, smarter and more humane migration
Global Migration Policy Associates (GMPA) -
Inputs from the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) -
United Nations Population Fund Contribution to the Implementation of the Migration-Related Targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
United Nations Population Fund Contribution (UNFPA) -
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on International Migration Notes
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) -
The contribution of the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa to the efforts to address migration-related issues
Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)