General Assembly events
22/02/2018
15-16 February 2018
Sixteenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
United Nations Headquarters, New York
18/12/2016
18 December 2016
New York
- Message on the International Migrants' Day: Message of the Secretary-General
- Message on the International Migrants' Day: Message of the Deputy Secretary-General
- Press release: Secretary-General Tells States to Mark International Migrants Day by Rejecting Intolerance, Discrimination, Xenophobic Rhetoric
- Press release: Protect Most Vulnerable by Upholding Their Rights, Deputy Secretary-General Urges at Global Migration Film Festival
16/02/2017
16-17 February 2017
Fifteenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
United Nations Headquarters, New York
- 16 February (10:00 to 13:00), Trusteeship Chamber
- 16 February (15.00 to 18.00), Conference Room 11
- 17 February (10.00 to 18.00), Conference Room 11
31/01/2017
January 2017
30/11/2016
30 November-2 December 2016
Rome, Italy
18/10/2016
18 October 2016
Second Committee: International migration and development
New York, 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00
11/10/2016
11 October 2016
Conference Room 7, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 13:15 to 14:30
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International migration and development
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Report of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development (A/71/296): Overview of Findings and Recommendations (Presentation)
John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division/DESA
23/09/2016
19-23 September 2016
Towards the promotion of the international legal framework on human mobility
New York
19/09/2016
19 September 2016
United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants
New York
- Political declaration for 19 September 2016 High-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants (Outcome document)
- Annex I: Comprehensive refugee response framework (Outcome document)
- Annex II: Towards a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (Outcome document)
13/07/2016
13 July 2016
Technical meeting on Diaspora Contribution to Development: Family Remittances
Conference Room 11, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 13:15-14:45
24/06/2016
24 June 2016
Informal briefing on the two global compacts outlined in the report of the Secretary-General
New York
25/04/2016
25 April 2016
Understanding Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants in preparation for the GA High-level Meeting
Conference Room 7, United Nations Headquarters, New York
- Concept Note
- Opening
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Panel I: Migration, refugees and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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International migration and refugee movements: A global overview
Bela Hovy, Department of Economic and Social Affairs -
Understanding large refugee movements
Ninette Kelley, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -
Migration, displacement and climate change
Susana Adamo, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University -
Towards orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration
Michele Klein-Solomon, International Organization for Migration -
Migration, displacement and the SDGs: A civil society perspective
Lisa Simeone, Global Migration Policy Associates
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International migration and refugee movements: A global overview
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Panel II: Impact of large movements of refugees and migrants
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The impact of large refugee and migratory flows in host countries
Xavier de Victor, World Bank -
Resilience based development solutions for large population movements
Owen Shumba, United Nations Development Programme -
Development dimensions of migrants and refugees in countries of origin
Pedro Tigre De Vasconcelos, International Fund of Agricultural Development -
Protecting and empowering women and girls in situations of mass displacement
Marcy Hersh, Women's Refugee Commission
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The impact of large refugee and migratory flows in host countries
- Summary Note
25/02/2016
25-26 February 2016
Fourteenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
Conference Room 11, United Nations Headquarters, New York
23/11/2015
20 & 23 November 2015
Plenary meeting of the General Assembly on global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin with specific emphasis on Syrian asylum seekers
New York
19/11/2015
19 November 2015
Informal meeting of the General Assembly on ways to advance a comprehensive response to the global humanitarian and refugee crisis
New York
30/09/2015
30 September 2015
New York
08/09/2015
8-11 September 2015
Workshop on strengthening the collection and use of international migration data for development
Dakar, Senegal
16/04/2015
16 April 2015
From Cairo to Addis: Migration, labour mobility and the renewed global partnership for sustainable development
Side event to the 48th session of the Commission on Population and Development
and the 2nd Drafting Session of the Outcome Document for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development organized by GFMD, GMG and the SRSG for International Migration
New York
- Concept note
- Opening Remarks by Ambassador Mehmet Samsar, Director General for Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Unlocking the potential of labour mobility in the post-2015 agenda by Michael Clemens, Senior Fellow, Centre for Global Development
- Summary note
13/04/2015
13 April 2015
Displacement Solutions and the Post-2015 Agenda
Side event to the 48th session of the
Commission on Population and Development organized by UNHCR, OCHA, DESA, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations
New York
4/03/2015
4 March 2015
Migration and the post-2015 Development Agenda: Illustrative Indicators and Means of Implementation
Side event to the 46th session of the
United Nations Statistical Commission organized by DESA and IOM
New York
- Illustrative list of migration indicators by Frank Laczko, Migration Research Division, International Organization for Migration
- Building capacities for the production and use of migration data by Bela Hovy, Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Migration indicators for post-2015 by Mary Jo Toll, NGO Committee on Migration
24/02/2015
24-25 February 2015
Perspectives on Global Development 2016: Expert meeting on international migration and development
Paris, France
21/08/2008
20-21 September 2008
Expert Group Meeting on International Migration and Development in Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok
03/12/2012
3 December 2012
Expert Group Meeting on New Trends in Migration: Demographic Aspects
New York
15/05/2006
15-17 May 2006
New York
15/07/2013
15 July 2013
Informal Interactive Hearings with NGO's, Civil Society and the Private Sector
New York
14/09/2006
14-15 September 2006
High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
New York
22/04/2013
22-26 April 2013
Forty-sixth Session of the Commission on Population and Development
New York
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E/2013/25
Report on the forty-sixth session Commission on Population and Development, 22-26 April 2013
(see also A/68/360 under 'General Assembly', including Resolution 2013/1)
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E/CN.9/2013/3 Report of the Secretary-General on New trends in migration: demographic aspects
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3/04/2006
3-7 April 2006
Thirty-ninth Session of the Commission on Population and Development
New York
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E/CN.9/2006/4 Monitoring of population programmes, focusing on international migration and development
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E/CN.9/2006/3 World population monitoring, focusing on international migration and development
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E/CN.9/2006/9 International migration and development (Resolution 2006/2)
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18/12/2015
18 December 2015
New York
- Message on the International Migrants' Day: Message of the Secretary-General
- Message on the International Migrants' Day: Message of the Deputy Secretary-General
- Message on the International Migrants' Day: Statement attributable to the President of the General Assembly
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Integrating migration into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Population Facts No. 2015/5, December 2015 -
Trends in international migration, 2015
Population Facts No. 2015/4, December 2015 - International migration wallchart 2015
18/12/2013
18 December 2013
New York
- Message on the International Migrants' Day: Message of the Secretary-General
- Message on the International Migrants' Day: Statement attributable to the President of the General Assembly
- Press Release - Reject Xenophobia, Embrace Migration as Key Development Enabler: Secretary-General says on International Migrants Day
- International Migrants Day: Classroom Conversations on Migration and development, New York, 18 December 2013
7/10/2014
7 October 2014
Briefing on the Secretary-General’s report entitled “International migration and development” (A/69/207)
New York
18/11/2014
18-21 November 2014
Workshop on strengthening the collection and use of international migration data for development
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
17/10/2014
17 October 2014
Second retreat on Migration Indicators for the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda
New York
21/01/2014
21 January 2014
Informal, open-ended retreat on Migration Indicators for the Post-2015 United Nations Development
New York
26/02/2013
26 February 2013
High-level Expert Policy Dialogue on Migration in the Post 2015 Development Agenda
Stockholm, Sweden
6/03/2013
6 March 2013
"Youth Migration and Development: Towards Sustainable Solutions" Hangout
Online meeting
3/10/2013
3 October 2013
World Migration in Figures Strengthening Evidence - Improving Policy
Side event to the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development organized by DESA, UNICEF and OECD
New York
14/09/2012
14 September 2012
New York
16/12/2011
16 December 2011
Briefing on the work programme of the Population Division: International Migration and Development
New York
28/06/2011
28-30 June 2011
Beirut, Lebanon
10/12/2008
10 December 2008
Data collection on migration and development: towards a global consensus
New York
17/04/2007
17-19 April 2007
Regional symposium on workers in the GCC: Towards a common strategy
Doha, Qatar
30/06/2009
30 June - 3 July 2009
Regional Workshop on International Migration Statistics
Cairo, Egypt
28/06/2006
28-30 June 2006
International Symposium on International Migration and Development
Turin, Italy
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