The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations is organizing the Fifth Coordination Meeting on International Migration in response to General Assembly Resolution 58/208 of 13 February 2004 on International Migration and Development, which requests the Secretary-General to continue convening meetings to coordinate activities regarding international migration
The Meeting has two main objectives: (a) to discuss the implications of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, which was conducted by the General Assembly on 14 and 15 September 2006; and (b) to exchange information on activities in the area of international migration and development of participating organizations.
Background papers
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
General Assembly Resolutions
- General Assembly Resolution: International Migration and Development (A/RES/59/241)
- General Assembly Resolution: International Migration and Development (A/RES/58/208)
Other Documents
- Report of the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM)
- Report of the Fourth Coordination Meeting on International Migration, New York, 26-27 October 2005
- Summary of the High-level Dialogue by the President of the General Assembly (A/61/515) Languages: A C E F R S
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Global
Migration Group - Policy research, data collection and publications
Background papers
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United
Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed
Countries,
Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/01) - UN-OHRLLS -
Gender,
Migration, Remittances and Development
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/02) - UN-INSTRAW -
UNESCO's
Contribution to the work of the United Nations on International Migration
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/03) - Paul de Guchteneire and Antoine Pécoud (UNESCO) -
Migration,
remittances and rural development
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/04) - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) -
UNFPA
contribution to the Fifth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/05) - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) -
Initiatives
in international labour migration: the follow-up to the 'High-level
Dialogue'
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/06) - Internation Labour Office - High-level Dialogue follow-up and activities relating to international migration and development (UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/07) - International Organization for Migration
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Submission
from the International Metropolis Project Fifth Coordination Meeting
on International Migration
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/08) - Howard Duncan, Metropolis Project, Citizenship and Immigration Canada -
Statement
prepared by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
(IUSSP) for the Fifth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/09) - IUSSP -
Activities
considered in light of the outcome of the high-level dialogue on international
migration and development
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/10) - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) -
UNITAR's
migration related activities
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/11) - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) -
UN-HABITAT's
contribution to the work of the United Nations on International Migration
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/12) - UN-Habitat -
Global
Migration Group: policy research, data-collection and publications
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/13) - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) -
UNICEF
Report following the HLD on International Migration and Development:
promoting the rights of children affected by migration, with UN partners
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/14) - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -
Definitions
of remittances: United Nations Technical Subgroup on Movement of Persons
- Mode 4
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/15) - United Nations Statistics Division/DESA -
Report
on the activities of the Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean (ECLAC),
conducted through the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE)-Population
Division of ECLAC in follow-up to the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
(UN/POP/MIG-5CM/2006/17) - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean