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, fueled by changing economic, demographic, political and social realities. Changing migration patterns affect the size and composition of migrant populations as well as host and origin economies and societies. The rise in global mobility, the growing complexity of migratory patterns and the impact of population movements have contributed to international migration becoming a priority for the international community.
The purpose of the meeting will be to contribute to the preparation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration by (a) taking stock of existing data and research on relevant topics, (b) highlighting gaps in the current evidence base and (c) assessing priorities for the further development of data, research and training to support the implementation of the Global Compact. In addition, the meeting will allow participants to share information about progress in monitoring the implementation of the migration-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. The meeting will also allow participants to present and coordinate their recent activities and initiatives on migration.
Objectives of the meeting
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the fifteenth annual Coordination Meeting on International Migration. The meeting is being held in response to General Assembly resolution 56/203, which calls upon the United Nations, in collaboration with other relevant organizations and agencies, to provide support for dialogue involving Governments and other relevant stakeholders on international migration and development issues as well as resolution 58/208 which requests the Secretary-General to continue convening meetings to coordinate international migration activities.
The fifteenth coordination meeting on international migration has the following objectives. First, the meeting will take stock of progress made in implementing the migration-related commitments of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/70/1). Second, the meeting will contribute to the implementation of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (A/RES/71/1) by reviewing the substantive preparations for the 2018 intergovernmental conference on international migration, with a particular focus on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (A/RES/71/1, Annex II).
By bringing together representatives of Member States, entities of the United Nations system, other relevant intergovernmental organizations, civil society and the private sector, as well as academia, the coordination meeting provides a unique opportunity to strengthen collaboration and coordination on international migration, emphasising its linkages with development.
The fifteenth annual coordination meeting on international migration will contribute to the work plan of the Secretary-General, as called for in the first draft of the resolution on the modalities for the intergovernmental negotiations of the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, as well as to the mapping of events that are relevant to the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration.1
Agenda
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| I. | Opening of the meeting |
| II. | Implementing the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants |
| III. | International cooperation and governance of migration |
| IV. | The global compact on migration: Regional and human rights dimensions |
| V. | Towards 2018: Next steps |
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| VI. | Contributing to the workplan for Member States |
| VII. | Implementing the migration-related commitments of the 2030 Agenda |
| VIII. | Tour-de-table |
| IX. | Closing of the meeting |
Organization of work
| Thursday, 15 February 2018 |
Morning session (10:00-13:00)
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Opening of the meeting
Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs |
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| I. | The global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration: An overview |
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Towards the global compact: From taking stock to the zero-draft
Juerg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations |
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Supporting the global compact: A perspective from the Global Migration Group (GMG)
Kostas Stamoulis, Food and Agricultural Organization |
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Lessons from the Global Forum on Migration and Development
El Habib Nadir, SG for Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs, Morocco |
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A civil society vision for the global compact
Monami Maulik, Global Coalition on Migration |
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| Moderator: Laura Thompson, International Organization for Migration (IOM) | |
| II. | The global migration compact: Review and follow-up |
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Intergovernmental mechanisms to track and monitor progress in implementation
Navid Hanif, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination/UN DESA |
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The global compact: What options for review and follow-up?
Colleen Thouez, Columbia University |
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Harmonizing methodologies and improving data: The role of the Statistical Commission
Stefan Schweinfest, Statistics Division/UN DESA |
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| Moderator: Sarah Lou Arriola, Undersecretary for Migrant Worker Affairs, Philippines |
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Special presentation: Migration facts and figures
John Wilmoth, Population Division/UN DESA |
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| III. | International migration: A tool for global development? |
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Migration as a form of development
Michael Clemens, Center for Global Development |
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Innovative solutions on cheaper, faster and safer transfer of remittances
Leon Isaacs, Development Markets Associates |
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Global skills mobility: An employer’s perspective
Ronnie Goldberg, United States Council for International Business |
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Portability of skills, qualifications and competences: A Global Unions’ perspective
Gemma Adaba, Global Unions representative to the UN global migration compact process |
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| Moderator: Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh | |
| IV. | Implementing the New York Declaration: Strengthening data, research and training |
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Outcomes from thematic sessions, regional consultations and civil society hearings
Ellen Percy Kraly, Colgate University |
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Recommendations from the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
Philippe Fargues, European University Institute |
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Strengthening data, research and training in the context of the refugee compact
Kim Roberson, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
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Supporting training and research: Lessons learnt from the ICPD Programme of Action
United Nations Population Fund |
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| Moderator: Jean-Christophe Dumont, OECD | |
| 6.30 - 8.30 Reception hosted by the Government of Morocco on the occasion of the 16th Coordination Meeting on International Migration (by invitation only) | |
| Friday, 16 February 2018 |
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Morning session (10.00 – 13.00)
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| V. | Migration-related SDG targets: Brief updates on indicators |
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Health worker density and distribution (3.c.1, tier I)
World Health Organization (WHO) |
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Development assistance flows for scholarships (4.b.1, tier I)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
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Labour rights and safe work environments (8.8.1, tier II & 8.8.2, tier III)
International Labour Organization (ILO) |
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Recruitment costs (10.7.1, tier III)
ILO and World Bank |
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Well-managed migration policies (10.7.2, tier III)
Population Division/UN DESA and IOM |
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Remittances: transaction costs and volumes (10.c.1, tier II & 17.3.2, tier I)
World Bank |
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Human trafficking (16.2.2, tier II)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) |
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| Moderator: Bela Hovy, Population Division / UN DESA [Presentation] | |
| VI. | Disaggregation by migratory status (17.18.1, tier III): Interactive discussion |
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Disaggregating SDGs by migratory status: A critical role for the population census
Kristen Jeffers, IPUMS Center for Data Integration, University of Minnesota |
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| Moderator: Haoyi Chen, Statistics Division / UN DESA [Presentation] | |
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Special presentation: The migrants’ rights database: A baseline for migration governance
Justin Gest, George Mason University |
| VII. | Tour-de-table |
| Brief presentations on recent and upcoming activities | |
| Moderator: Jonathan Prentice, Office of the SRSG for International Migration | |
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Closing of the meeting
Jorge Bravo, Population Division |
Contributed papers
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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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League of Arab States (LAS)
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International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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International Labour Organisation (ILO)
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International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
UN/POP/MIG-16CM/2018/9 -
Center for Migration Studies (CMS)
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IPUMS-International
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OAS SICREMI
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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United Nations University (UNU)
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United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
UN/POP/MIG-16CM/2018/17
Side events
15 February 2018
1:15 - 2:30pm
Meet-the-author Ellen Percy Kray. Demography of Refugee and Forced Migration (Springer)
Organizer: United Nations Bookshop
Location: United Nations Bookshop, GA Building, Visitors’ Concourse
16 February 2018
8:00 - 9:30am
Launch of Call to Action: Protecting children on the move starts with better data
Organizer: UNICEF/ Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
Location: Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Note: Breakfast will be served. Please RSVP here by Thursday, February 15th, 2018 (mandatory for participation)
16 February 2018
1:15 - 2:30pm
Organizer: UN DESA/UNITAR
Location: UNCA 310
Background documents
- New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (A/RES/71/1)
- Making migration work for development. Report of the Secretary-General (A72/643)
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- Global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. Zero draft. 5 February 2018
- Thematic Recollection 2007 – 2017. GFMD contribution to the GCM EN | FR | ES
- Ten acts for the global compact. A civil society vision for a transformative agenda for human mobility, migration and development
Session I. The global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration: An overview
- Lessons for the GCM Based on Existing International Mechanisms for Follow-up and Review. Columbia Global Policy Initiative & the University of Ottawa’s Refugee Hub
- Global Compact on Safe, Orderly & Regular Migration. Draft Discussion Paper on Compact Goals and Priorities. Columbia Global Policy Initiative & the University of Ottawa’s Refugee Hub
Session II. The global migration compact: Review and follow-up
- Migration as a form of development. UN DESA/Population Division. Technical Paper No. 2017/8
Session III. International migration: A tool for global development?
- Recommendations from the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
- Improving data for safe, orderly and regular migration. UN DESA/IOM/OECD
Session IV. Implementing the NY Declaration: Strengthening data, research and training
- Tier Classification for Global SDG Indicators, 15 December 2017
- United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Improving Migration Data in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. United Nations, New York, 20 to 22 June 2017
- Hand-out
- Contribution on remittances from the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)