Population Division - General Assembly

International Migrants Day, 18 December 2022

BOUEDRAO — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:59:00 +0000

Sunday, 18 December 2022 - 9:00am

On 4 December 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93). On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (A/RES/45/158).

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Thursday, 19 November 2015
15.00 - 15.15	Opening Remarks
	H.E. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly
	H.E. Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General
	Interactive Panel discussion
15.15-15.25	Introductory remarks by the Moderator
	Mr. Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Video by UNHCR on the Global Refugee Crisis
	Mr. Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
15.25-16.15	Providing protection including through third-country resettlement and other legal avenues
	Mr. David Miliband, President and CEO of International Rescue Committee
	Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Presentation by panellists followed by interactive discussions with Member States and other stakeholders.
16.15-17.10	Ensuring adequate and predictable financing for humanitarian action
	H.E. Ms. Kristalina Georgieva Co-Chair of the High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing
	Mr Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Presentation by panellists followed by interactive discussions with Member States and other stakeholders.
17.10-17.55	Increasing support to receiving countries that are bearing the greatest burden
	Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of the 51�Թ� Development Programme
	Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Corporate Secretary and Special Envoy of the President of the World Bank Group Presentation by panellists followed by interactive discussions with Member States and other stakeholders

17.55	Closing Remarks

Thursday, 19 May 2011
10:00 - 10:20	Opening remarks
	H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss President of the General Assembly
	H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General (TBC)
10:20 - 13:00	Panel one: The Contribution of migrants to development
	Chair: Mr. William Swing Director-General, International Organization for Migration
	Panelists:
	H.E. Ms. Lorena Escudero National Secretary for Migrants, Ecuador Mr. Driss El Yazami President, National Human Rights Council, Morocco Mr. Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie Co-Founder, Africa n Foundation for Development [AFFORD] and Consultant, Sierra Leone Mr. Goran Hultin Chief Executive Officer, Caden Corporation and Contributor to the Talent Mobility Project, World Economic Forum Professor John Connell Professor of Human Geography, University of Sydney

15:00 - 17:40	Panel two: Improving international cooperation on migration and development
	Chair: Dr. Khalid Koser, Academic Dean and Head of the New Issues in Security Course, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
	Panelists:
	Ambassador Eduard Gnesa Special Ambassador for International Cooperation on Migration Issues, Switzerland, in his capacity as Head of Switzerland's Presidency of the Global Forum on Migration and Development H.E. Mr. Saqr Ghobash Minister of Labour United Arab Emirates (TBC) Mr. Anthony Lake UNICEF Executive Director, in his capacity as Chair of the Global Migration Group Ms. Thetis Mangahas Senior Migration Specialist and Deputy Regional Director, Policy and Programmes, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (TBC) Dr. Rafael Fernandez de Castro Founder and Chair, Department of International Studies, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico

17:40 - 18:00	Summary by Sir Peter Sutherland, Secretary-General's Special Representative on International Migration and Development Closing remarks by the President of the General Assembly Summary

Population Division - General Assembly

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