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Opening of the meeting

• Executive Secretary, UN/ESCWA. Opening statement
• John Wilmoth,  Director, Population Division, UN/DESA. Opening statement

I. International migration trends and policies in the Arab region

• 51³Ô¹Ï Population Division. International migration in the Arab region ()

I. International migration trends and policies in the Arab region (cont'd)

• Issam Al Zaim, Centre for Arab Studies. Migration in the Arab region: A policy perspective

• Philippe Fargues, Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration. International migration in the Arab region: Trends and policies(paper)

14.00 – 15.30

II. International migration and socio-economic development

• Heba Nassar, American University, Cairo. Demographic transition, employment and labour migration in the Mashreq countries (paper)

• Andrea Gallina, Roskilde University. The impact of international migration on the economic development of countries in the Mediterranean basin (paper)

III. Temporary labour migration in the Arab region

• Nasra Shah, Kuwait University. Migration policies and their effectiveness in GCC countries (paper)

• Mohamed Dito, Economic Development Board, Bahrain. Governing labour migration in GCC countries (paper)

• Maitha Al Shaimsi, UAE University. Labour policies in GCC countries: Lessons for the future (paper) 

IV. Highly-skilled migration: Challenges and opportunities

• Jean Christophe Dumont, OECD. Education levels and skills of Arab  emigrants in OECD  countries (paper)

• Mohammad Mghari, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Démographiques, Morocco. Skilled labour migration and development:The Maghreb experience

• Caglar Ozden, World Bank. Brain drain in the Arab countries (paper)

V. Transnational communities and return migration

• Boutros Labaki, Institute for Economic and Social Development. The role of transnational communities in fostering development in countries of origin: The case of Lebanon (paper)

• Abdel Kader Latreche, Qatar Planning Council. Arab entrepreneurs and labour market demand in the European Union

• Mohammed Charef, Obervatoire Regional des Migrations Espaces et Societies.  The role of circular and return migration in local development  

VI. Remittances: development impact and policy responses

• Richard Adams, World Bank. Migration, remittances and development in the Arab region (paper)

• Mahmed Lamine Fares, ESCWA. The macro-economic impact of remittances in Egypt, Jordan and Syria (paper)

VI. Remittances: development impact and policy responses (continued)

• Mohamed Khachani, Faculty of Law, Mohammed V University. Remittances and socio-economic development: The Maghreb experience (paper)

VII. International migration in the Arab region: prospects for governance and management

• His Excellency Ambassador Reda Ahmed Shehata, former Commissioner of the Global Commission on International Migration

VIII. International migration in the Arab region: the role of international organizations

• Ibrahim Awad, ILO. The role of the International Labour Office

• Mr. Luigi Carta, IOM. The role of the International Organization for Migration

• Khaled Louhichi, LAS. The role of the League of Arab States

• Abdel Mawla El Solh, ICMPD. The Mediterranean Transit Migration Informal Dialogue 

Closing of the meeting

• UN/ESCWA. Summary and conclusions

• John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division/DESA. Closing remarks