Population Division - 2012

Panel discussion on migration and development: causes and impacts

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Thursday, 15 November 2012 - 3:15am to 6:15am

Overview

General Assembly Second committee special event. Panel discussion on “Migration and development: causes and impacts”, prepared by the Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The objective of this special event is to bring together experts from government, civil society and academia to debate the linkages between migration and development, to identify best practices and lessons learned on how to harness the benefits of international migration, while minimizing its negative consequences. Panel members will discuss public policies that address the causes of unwanted migration, that maximize migration benefits, and that reduce migration challenges. Topics to be addressed will include the contribution of transnational communities to development in countries of origin, programmes for safe, orderly and voluntary migration, migrant integration, and practical steps to improve the governance of migration. Panelists will give their perspectives on public policies that facilitate labour mobility, address irregular migration, and promote migrant integration.

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Programme

Thursday, 15 November 2012

15:00 – 18:00

Opening

Welcome: H.E. Mr. George Wilfred Talbot, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Guyana to the 51�Թ�

Panel I. Country of origin and transit perspectives

Moderator: H.E. Mr. Vlad Lupan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the 51�Թ�

Questions and answers

Panel II. Country of destination perspectives

Moderator H.E. Mr. Vlad Lupan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the 51�Թ�

Questions and answers

Closing remarks

H.E. Mr. George Wilfred Talbot, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Guyana to the 51�Թ�
Ms. Michelle Klein-Solomon, Permanent Observer of the International Organization for Migration to the 51�Թ�

Panelists

Mr. Austin T. Fragomen, Jr., Partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP, New York City
Ms. Chung-Wha Hong, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition, New York
Mr. Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies (CMS), New York
Ms. Susan Martin, Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Mr. Juan José Garcia, Vice Minister for Salvadorans Abroad

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Expert group meeting on new trends in migration: Demographic aspects

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Monday, 03 December 2012 - 10:00am

Overview

The Population Division of the 51�Թ� Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized an expert group meeting on challenges and opportunities of international migration for development in the Arab region. The meeting was held at the 51�Թ� in New York on 3 December 2012.

The meeting brought together experts on the demographic aspects of internal and international migration and their relevance for development. The meeting was held in preparation for the forty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development which would focus on this topic in April 2013.

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Organization of work

Monday, 3 December 2012
09:00 - 09:10	Opening Francesca Perucci, Population Division, DESA. Welcome and opening remarks
09:10 - 09:30	Ronald Skeldon, University of Sussex. Keynote address: Global migration: Demographic aspects and its relevance for development
09:30 - 09:50	Panel I. International migration Chair: Bela Hovy, Population Division, DESA Philippe Fargues, European University Institute, Florence. Demographic change, migration and development: Recent trends in Western Asia and Northern Africa
09:50 - 10:10	Michael White, Brown University. The demographic impact of migration: Evidence from Africa
10:10 - 10:30	Mary Kritz, Cornell University. Globalization of higher education and international student mobility
10:30 - 11:00	Discussion
11:20 -11:40	Panel II. Internal migration Chair: Jorge Bravo, Population Division, DESA Zai Liang, State University of New York, Albany. Recent migration trends in China: Geographic and demographic aspects and development implications
11:40 - 12:00	Mark Montgomery, State University of New York, Stony Brook and Population Council. Girls on the move: Urban mobility of adolescent girls in less developed countries and policy implications
12:00 - 12:30	Discussion
12:30 - 13:00	Closing Barney Cohen, Population Division, DESA: Concluding remarks and closing

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Tenth coordination meeting on international migration

MSTOCKTO — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:36:00 +0000

Thursday, 09 February 2012 - 10:00am to Friday, 10 February 2012 - 6:00pm

Overview

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the 51�Թ� is organizing the Tenth 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 tenth coordination meeting has the following three objectives. First, pursuant to resolution 65/170, the meeting will discuss the contributions of relevant entities of the 51�Թ� system and other organizations to the preparations of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, which will be organized by the General Assembly during its sixty-eighth session in 2013. Second, the meeting will examine the cooperation between international organizations and the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Global Forum on Migration and Development. Third, the meeting will allow international organizations to exchange information on current activities and to present major new initiatives in the area of international migration.

By bringing together entities of the 51�Թ� system, other relevant intergovernmental organizations and civil society, the coordination meeting provides a unique opportunity to enhance interagency coherence, in particular in responding to the growing demand from Member States for activities and support on issues relating to multidimensional aspects of international migration and development.
The outcomes of the meeting will contribute to the report of the Secretary-General on international migration and development for the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly.

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Organization of work

Thursday, 9 February 2012

10.00 – 13.00

Morning session

I. Opening of the meeting

Mr. Bela Hovy, Population Division, DESA

II. The Global Forum on Migration and Development

Amb. Eduard Gnesa, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland. The 2011 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Outcomes and follow-up.
Financial Secretary Ali Mansoor, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Mauritius. The 2012 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Objectives and preparations.

III. The 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

Amb. Eva Åkerman-Börje, Ministry of Justice, Sweden. Reflections on the role and contribution of the Global Forum on Migration and Development to the 2013 High-level Dialogue
Professor François Crépeau, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Preparing for the 2013 High-level Dialogue: A human rights perspective
Mr. John Bingham, International Catholic Migration Commission, Switzerland. Reflections on the role and contribution of civil society to the 2013 High-level Dialogue
Moderator: Amb. Luis Alfonso de Alba, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the 51�Թ�

15.00 – 18.00

Afternoon session
IV. International migration and development: regional dimensions and interagency coordination

Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: Outcomes of a development account project
Moderator: Mr. Paulo Saad, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Regional preparations for the 2013 High-level Dialogue: Towards a common agenda
Moderators: Mr. Andres Vikat, Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and Michele KleinSolomon, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Tour-de-table

V. Migration and development: Recent contributions to the evidence base

Mr. Dilip Ratha, the World Bank. Remittances and their costs: Levels, trends and impacts

Friday, 10 February 2012

10.00 – 13.00

Morning session

V. Migration and development: Recent contributions to the evidence base (continued)

Ms. Sabine Henning, Population Division, DESA. Migration trends: Global assessment and policy implications
Mr. Jean-Christophe Dumont, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Are recent immigrants different? Latest evidence from the OEC
Moderator: Ms. Ann Pawliczko, 51�Թ� Population Fund (UNFPA)
Professor Andrew Geddes, University of Sheffield / European University Institute. Migration and global environmental change
Ms. Pratikshya Bohra-Mishra, Princeton University. Environmental drivers of out-migration: Evidence from Nepal
Moderator: Mr. Shahidul Haque, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

15.00 – 18.00

Afternoon session

VI. New initiatives on international migration and development

Selected presentations

VII. Closing of the meeting

Mr. Bela Hovy, Population Division, DESA

Contributed papers

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List of papers

NGO Committee on Migration. Activities on Behalf of Migrants and their Families: GFMD 2011, GFMD 2012, UNGA HLD 2013. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/01)
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Observatory on Migration. The African, Caribbean and Pacific Observatory on Migration: Providing the Evidence Base for Policy Development on South-South Migration and Human Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/02)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the 51�Թ� (FAO). Input of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 51�Թ� to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/03)
51�Թ� Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). Input of the 51�Թ� Alliance of Civilizations to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/04)
51�Թ� Economic Commission for Africa (UN/ECA). Input of the 51�Թ� Economic Commission for Africa to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/05)
The Ramphal Institute. The Ramphal Commission on Migration and Development 2009-2011. Managing International Migration in Today’s Commonwealth. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/06)
International Metropolis Project. The International Metropolis Project: Policy-Research Activities in the Field of Migration. UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/07)
51�Թ� Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Promoting a Criminal Justice Response to Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons anchored in the Human Rights Approach. A Contribution to the Security and Safety of Migrants. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/08)
51�Թ� Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP). Input of the 51�Թ� Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/09)
51�Թ� Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/ECLAC). Activities carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Area of International Migration, Human Rights and Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/10)
Laboratory of Populations. Projection of Net Migration Using a Gravity Model. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/11)
The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration. Input of The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/12)
International Centre for Migration Policy Development. Input of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/13)
51�Թ� Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Strengthening Migration Statistics in the Region of the 51�Թ� Economic Commission for Europe. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/14)
51�Թ� Population Fund (UNFPA). 51�Թ� Population Fund Activities in the Area of International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/15)
United Methodist Women. Input of the United Methodist Women to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/16)
51�Թ� Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Input of the 51�Թ� Institute for Training and Research to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/17)
International Organization for Migration (IOM). Input of the International Organization for Migration to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/18)
51�Թ� Development Programme (UNDP). Contributions of the 51�Թ� Development Programme to the Preparations for the 2013 High-Level Dialogue, The GFMD Process, and Inter-Agency Collaboration on Migration and Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/19)
Global Workers Justice Alliance. Input of the Global Workers Justice Alliance to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/20)
International Labour Organization (ILO). Input of the International Labour Organization to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration with a Special Focus on the Preparations for the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/21)
University of Albany, State University of New York. Cooperation on Migration and Global Travel Security Through Public Administration Reforms. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/22)
Migrants Rights International (MRI) and The National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights (NNIRR). Contribution of Migrants Rights International and The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/23)
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). IUSSP Panel on International Migration (2011-2014). (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/24)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Maximizing the Value of Migration to Development in the 21st Century: Promoting Social Inclusion and Integration of Migrants. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/25)
Commonwealth Secretariat. Contribution of the Commonwealth Secretariat to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/26)
Queens College, City University of New York. Evidence–Based International Migration Policies. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/27)
League of Arab States (LAS). International Migration in the Arab Region. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/28)
Office of the 51�Թ� High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Input of the Office of the 51�Թ� High Commissioner for Refugees to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/29)
International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). Input of International Catholic Migration Commission to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration. (UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/30)
Global Unions. Input of the Global Unions to the Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration.
(UN/POP/MIG-10CM/2012/31)

Presentations

Eduard Gnesa, 2011 GFMD Chair-in-Office. Global Forum on Migration and Development: GFMD Switzerland 2011.
Ali Mansoor, 2012 GFMD Chair-in-Office. GFMD Mauritius 2012: GFMD 2012 preparatory activities and second phase assessment.
François Crépeau, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Preparing for the 2013 High-level Dialogue: A Human Rights Perspective.
Andres Vikat, ECE. Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration.
Donovan Storey, ESCAP. International migration in the Asia Pacific Region, with reference to the Development Account Project: Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration.
Frederico Neto, ESCWA. The UN Development Account Project on international migration: Overview of the main findings from the ESCWA region.
Hassan Yousif, ECA. ECA activities on international migration.
Paulo Saad, ECLAC. The 51�Թ� Development Account Project on international migration: An overview.
Dilip Ratha, The World Bank. Outlook for migration and remittances 2012-14.
Sabine Henning, Population Division, DESA. Migration levels and trends: Global assessment and policy implications.
Jean-Christoph Dumont, OECD. Global profile of diasporas.
Andrew Geddes, University of Sheffield/European University Institute. Migration and global environmental change.
Pratikshya Bohra-Mishra, Princeton University. Environmental drivers of out-migration Evidence from Nepal.

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Commission on Population and Development, forty-fifth session (2012)

MSTOCKTO — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:55:00 +0000

Monday, 23 April 2012 - 10:00am to Friday, 27 April 2012 - 6:00pm

Adolescents and youth

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

Ambassador Hasan Kleib (Indonesia) - Asia-Pacific Group (Chair)
Ms. Martina Težak Budišic (Croatia) - Eastern-European Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. William A. Awinador-Kanyirige (Ghana) - African Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Pius Wennubst (Switzerland) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Sérgio Rodrigues dos Santos (Brazil) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair)