Third coordination meeting on international migration

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Wednesday, 27 October 2004 - 10:00am to Thursday, 28 October 2004 - 6:00pm

Overview

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 Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the 51�Թ� is organizing the Third Coordination Meeting on International Migration at 51�Թ� Headquarters in New York from 27 to 28 October 2004.

The main objective of the meeting is to discuss substantive issues related to the preparation of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development that the General Assembly will conduct during its sixty-first session in 2006. In particular, the meeting aims to identify key aspects of international migration and development that should be considered in the Dialogue. Participants of the meeting will also share information on the most recent activities of their organizations in the area of international migration and development.

Documents

Organization of work

Wednesday, 27 October 2004

10:00 – 17:00

I. Opening of the meeting
II. The Secretary General’s report on International Migration and Development and its
implications for the High-Level Dialogue of the General Assembly scheduled for 2006
III. A Fair Deal for Migrant Workers in a Global Economy: Results of the ILO’s 2004
International Conference
IV. Update on the work of The Global Commission on International Migration
V. Aspects of international migration and development relevant for consideration of the
High-Level Dialogue of the General Assembly scheduled for 2006

Thursday, 28 October 2004

10:00 – 17:00

VI. Panel Discussion: International Migration and Development
VII. Exchange of information on activities relevant to international migration and development
by participating agencies, programmes, funds, offices and NGOs
VIII. Conclusion of the Meeting

Contributed papers

UN/DESA/Division for the Advancement of Women. Women and international migration.
UN/DESA/Division for Social Policy and Development. Social dimensions of international migration.
UN/DESA/Statistics Division. Activities related to international migration.
Economic Commission for Africa. International migration and development in Africa and related ECA and partnership activities.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE). Report of the Population Division of ECLAC and CELADE on the preparation of a High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development.
51�Թ� Children's Fund. A child-rights approach on international migration and child trafficking: a UNICEF perspective.
51�Թ� Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. International migration and development key aspects for the High-Level Dialogue 2006.
51�Թ� Institute for Training and Research. Report from the International Migration Policy Programme.
51�Թ� Population Fund. International migration and development - Key issues for the high-level dialogue 2006.
International Labour Office. Key issues for the 51�Թ� High-Level Dialogue on international migration and development, 2006.
The World Bank. Migration and development: the role of the World Bank.
Asian Development Bank. Developing the Diaspora.
International Centre for Migration Policy Development. Position paper in preparation of the High-Level Dialogue on international migration and development in 2006.
International Organization for Migration. IOM's contribution towards the High-Level Dialogue on international migration and development.
League of Arab States. International migration in the Arab region and suggestions for key actions.
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). Key issues suggested for the 51�Թ� High-Level Dialogue on international migration and development.
The International Metropolis Project. The 51�Թ� High-Level Dialogue: suggestions for the agenda.
United States Census Bureau. Current activities of the U.S. Census Bureau in the area of international migration statistics.
United States Government Accountability Office. Auditing and evaluating immigrant and immigration policies of the United States

Background documents

General Assembly documents
Report of the Secretary-General: International Migration and Development (A/59/325)

General Assembly Resolutions
General Assembly Resolution: International Migration and Development (A/RES/58/208)

Other documents

ILO International Labour Conference Resolution
Robert E. B. Lucas. International Migration Regimes and Economic Development
Ronald Skeldon. More than Remittances: Other Aspects of the Relationship between Migration and Development

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2004

International migration

Development

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Coordination

Commission on Population and Development, thirty-seventh session (2004)

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Monday, 22 March 2004 - 10:00am to Friday, 26 March 2004 - 6:00pm

Review and appraisal of the progress made in achieving the goals and objectives of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development

Bureau members

Mr. Alfredo Chuquihuara (Peru) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Chair)
Mr. Khondker M. Talha (Bangladesh) - Asia-Pacific Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Gediminas Šerkšnys (Lithuania) - Eastern-European Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Kitty van der Heijden (Netherlands) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Mohamed Elfarnawany (Egypt) - African Group (Vice-Chair)