Population Division - Global Migration Group

Second retreat on Migration indicators for the post-2015 51�Թ� development agenda

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:05:00 +0000

Friday, 17 October 2014 - 9:30am

Overview

In July 2014, the Open Working Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals proposed a set of goals and targets to serve as the basis for incorporating sustainable development goals into the post-2015 development agenda. The outcome document of the OWG contained several targets which are of direct relevance to international migration, migrants and mobility.

The objective of the one-day technical retreat is to conduct an in-depth analysis of the measurability of the proposed targets and to evaluate potential indicators for their monitoring. One or more indicators will be proposed for each target. A template will be used to collect information about the proposed indicators. The template, to be distributed and completed in advance of the meeting, will address issues such as an operational definition, rationale for use of the indicator, method of computation, data sources and references, periodicity of measurement, gender and disaggregation issues, data limitations, and agencies involved in data collection, compilation or dissemination. At the retreat, agency representatives with expertise in each target area will present and lead discussion on submitted proposals. Indicators will be evaluated based on criteria presented in the report of the 51�Թ� System Task Team, Statistics and indicators for the post-2015 development agenda.

The retreat will take into account the discussions during the first GMG retreat, which was held in January 2014. In particular, “Tier 1” indicators identified at that retreat should be assessed for their applicability to the OWG targets. The retreat also aims to take into account ongoing work on indicators tracking the human rights of migrants.

A summary of the retreat will be circulated shortly after the event. The possibility of a publication including the detailed outcome of the retreat is being considered.

Organized by Global Migration Group - Working Group on Data and Research (Co-chairs: Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the International Organization for Migration) in collaboration with: Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (World Bank) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration.

Documents

Organization of work

17 October 2014

09.30 – 13.00

Morning session

I. Welcome, objectives and agenda

Bela Hovy, DESA; Frank Laczko, IOM

II. Elaborating the post-2015 51�Թ� development agenda: Taking stock and going forward.

Chris Richter, IOM. The Open Working Group on SDGs and Technical Support Team.
Gregory Maniatis. Perspectives from the SRSG on Migration.
Jessica Espey, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Formulating targets and indicators for post-2015: The SDSN experience.
Keiko Osaki Tomita, 51�Թ� Statistics Division, DESA. Towards an indicator framework for post-2015.

III. Developing migration related indicators: Review of progress

Frank Laczko, IOM. Orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people.
Jean-Christophe Dumont, OECD. Training and retention of health workers.
Kristiina Kangaspunta and Katharina Peschke, UNODC. Human trafficking, especially of women and children.

15.00 – 18.00

Afternoon session

III. Developing migration related indicators: Review of progress (continued)

Ryszard Cholewinski, ILO. Protection of migrant workers.
Sonia Plaza, World Bank. Transaction costs of migrant remittances.
Grainne O’hara, UNHCR. Refugees and displaced persons.
Michelle Leighton, ILO. Migration costs, including recruitment.
Kerry Neal, UNICEF. Human rights indicators, data disaggregation and vulnerable groups.

IV. Other issues

Cheryl Sawyer, DESA. Latest request from the Technical Support Team.

V. Next steps

VI. Concluding remarks

Presentations

Frank Laczko, IOM. Retreat on Migration Indicators for the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda
Jessica Espey, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Formulating targets and indicators for post-2015: The SDSN experience
Keiko Osaki Tomita, 51�Թ� Statistics Division, DESA. Towards an indicator framework for post-2015
Kerry Neal, UNICEF. Human rights indicators, data disaggregation and vulnerable groups

Background documents

Background note and template

tags:

2014

Global Migration Group

International migration

Categories:

Migration

Coordination

Retreat on Migration indicators for the Post-2015 51�Թ� development agenda

BOUEDRAO — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:38:00 +0000

Tuesday, 21 January 2014 - 9:00am

Overview

During the 2013 General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, Member States voiced a strong support for including migration into the post-2015 51�Թ� development agenda. The Declaration, adopted at the High-level Dialogue, recognizes that “… human mobility is a key factor for sustainable development which should be adequately considered in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda.” Moreover, the Declaration requests the 51�Թ� system, the Global Migration Group and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development “…to consider migration issues in their contributions to the preparatory process that will establish the post-2015 development agenda.”

The objective of the one-day retreat is to develop a set of indicators on international migration and development, which could be included into the implementation framework of the post-2015 51�Թ� development agenda. The focus of the retreat will be on formulating a limited set of indicators in migration and development that are technically sound, rather than on producing a comprehensive catalogue of indicators reflecting the priorities of each participating agency.

The main activity of the retreat is to conduct an in-depth analysis of potential indicators submitted by each organization. The group will vet each indicator against the SMART selection criteria:

Specific
Measurable (and also reliable, comparable and contextually appropriate)
Achievable (and also cost effective)
Relevant
Time-bound (and also sensitive).

Each indicator will be assessed based on the purpose and usefulness of the indicator, conceptual underpinnings and methodologies associated with the indicator, including the underlying definitions, goal and targets, rationale, measurement methods, data collection, data availability and possible limitations and alternative definitions.

In assessing each indicator, participants will consider the feasibility of measuring the proposed indicator, its relevance to international migration, and the possibility for the indicator to be added to the proposed development framework as part of other, non-migration themes.

The retreat will build on guidance provided by the 51�Թ� System Task Team on the Post-2015 51�Թ� Development Agenda, the report of the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons issued in May 2013, and the national and regional consultations facilitated by the 51�Թ� Development Group. The results of the retreat seek to inform the on-going work of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.

Organized under the auspices of: Global Migration Group (GMG) working group on data and research (Co-chairs: Population Division/DESA and IOM in collaboration with: Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD)/World Bank and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration

Documents

Organization of work

21 January 2014

9:30 - 17:30

I. Welcome, objectives and agenda
Population Division/DESA; IOM

II. Post-2015 UN development agenda: Status of preparations

Frank Laczko, IOM. The Task Team and the High-level Panel
Justin MacDermott, Sweden. Way forward: A Member State perspective
Gregory Maniatis. Perspectives from the SRSG on Migration

III. Migration indicators

Bela Hovy, Population Division/DESA. Considerations and criteria
Sonia Plaza, World Bank. Outcomes of a KNOMAD retreat, April 2013

IV. Expectations, views and perspectives
Tour-de-table

V. Discussion and prioritization of indicators

Selection of indicators based on “SMART” and related criteria

VII. Discussion and prioritization of indicators

VIII. Summary, gaps, and next steps

Background documents

tags:

2014

Global Migration Group

International migration

Development

Categories:

Migration

Coordination

International Forum on Migration Statistics 2020

BOUEDRAO — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:15:00 +0000

Sunday, 19 January 2020 - 8:30am to Tuesday, 21 January 2020 - 6:00pm

Overview

The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) is a unique global platform devoted to improving data on migration in all its dimensions. The first meeting of the IFMS, organized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in Paris, France, from 15 to 16 January 2018, featured 240 speakers and over 350 participants from 90 countries, representing national statistical offices, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and academia.

Improving data is crucial for the implementation of the migration-related dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). The IFMS offers a unique space for global dialogue, information-sharing and networking for a broad range of actors from national and regional authorities, NGOs, international agencies and the private sector, with the aim of building and strengthening migration data capacities around the world. With the public discourse on migration increasingly being influenced by myths and misperceptions, the IFMS contributes to more informed and evidence-based public discourse and policy making.

The Forum is expected to foster an informal global migration data network, aimed at promoting exchanges of information between a broad range of stakeholders. This could include online mechanisms to facilitate the sharing of innovative data practices.

The second edition of the IFMS will be hosted by the African Union (AU) and the Egyptian Government, which currently chairs the AU, from 20-21 January 2020 in Cairo, Egypt. The Forum will be supported by a Programme Committee of scientific experts, drawn from all major regions in the world, as well as a local organising committee to help with logistics.

Like the IFMS in 2018, IFMS 2020 will provide a place for sharing innovative approaches to filling data gaps in the measurement of migration and migration-related topics, such as local integration and development impacts. Given that migrants often face limited access to healthcare, education, justice, labour protections and other services, the IFMS 2020 will specifically address disaggregation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets by migratory status (SDG 17.16).

The 2020 Forum will focus on six themes:

Strengthening data for policy
Capacity development and financing
Data collection and innovation
Measuring progress on the SDGs and other global commitments
Cooperation and data governance
Improving availability of data on migrants in vulnerable situations

Organization of work

Sunday, 19 January 2020
09.00 - 10.30	Opening plenary session Welcoming remarks Chair: H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, represented by H.E Ambassador Hamdi Saned Loza, Deputy Minister for African Affairs, Egypt Speakers: H.E. General Khairat Barakat, President of Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt H.E. Amira El Fadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Mr. António Vitorino, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division of UN DESA Mr. Stefano Scarpetta, Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD H.E. Pietro Mona, Ambassador for Development, Forced Displacement and Migration, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Ms. Britta Behrendt, Head of Division M1 - Migration Policy, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Germany
11.00 - 12.00	Keynote speech Why do we need better migration data? What are the main knowledge gaps on migration and how can data help address those gaps? Speaker: Mr. Ronald Skeldon, Emeritus Professor, University of Sussex and Professor of Human Geography, Maastricht University Introduced by Mr. Frank Laczko, Director, IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre
15.00 - 16.30	Plenary session 1 Best practices on the production and use of migration data: regional and country perspectives Chair: Michele Klein Solomon, Director of Policy Hub, IOM Speakers: Ms. Siham Mourabit, Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs Division, African Union Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Morocco Mr. Diego Iturralde, Chief Director, Statistics South Africa Ms. Angela Me, Chair of the Committee of Chief Statisticians of the UN System and Chief of Research and Analysis Branch, UNODC Ms. Olga Chudinovskikh, Acting Head, Laboratory of Economics of Population and Demography, Moscow State University
Monday, 20 January 2020
09.00-10.30	Plenary session 2 Measuring progress on migration-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other global commitments Chair: Ms. Francesca Grum, Chief, Social and Gender Statistics, UN DESA Speakers: Mr. David Donoghue, Former Permanent Representative of Ireland to the 51�Թ� Ms. Marcela Cerrutti, Professor of Sociology, Buenos Aires University, Argentina Mr. William Muhwava, Chief, Demographic and Social Section, African Centre for Statistics, UNECA Ms. Bouchra Bouziani, Head of Social Statistics Unit, High Commission for Planning, Morocco Mr. Stefan Andersson, Head of Unit, International Cooperation Office Sweden
14.30-16.00	Plenary session 3 Communicating Migration Data for Policy Chair: Ms. Dessislava Choumelova, Head of Unit, Demography, Migration and Governance, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Speakers: Ms. Jay Lindop, Director, Centre for international migration, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom Mr. Mark Lopez, Director of Global Migration and Demography Research, Pew Research Center Ms. Catherine Gicheru, Code for Africa, ICFJ Knight Fellow Mr. Gervais Appave, Independent Consultant
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
09.00-10.30	Plenary session 4 Harnessing data innovation for migration research and policymaking Panel presentation followed by Q & A Chair: Mr. Jean-Christophe Dumont, Head of International Migration Division in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD Speakers: Mr. Gogita Todradze, Executive Director, National Statistics Office of Georgia Mr. Emilio Zagheni, Director, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Mr. Linus Bengtsson, Executive Director, Flowminder Ms. Claudia Juech, CEO, Cloudera Mr. Richard Benjamins, Data & AI Ambassador, Telefónica
15.30-17.00	Closing plenary session Chair: Mr. Frank Laczko, Director, International Organization for Migration's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre Speakers: Mr. Markus Schwyn, Vice Director and Head of Division for Population and Education Statistics, Swiss Federal Statistical Office Mr. Sabelo Mbokazi, Head of Labour, Employment and Migration Division in the Department of Social Affairs, African Union (TBC) Ms. Dessislava Choumelova, Head of Unit, Demography, Migration and Governance, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Mr. Jean-Christophe Dumont, Head of International Migration Division in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division of UN DESA Mr. Abdel Hameed Sharaf El Dien, Head of Population Statistics and Population Census, Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS)