Expert symposium on international migration and development

New York

Date:

26 February 2019

Overview

International migration is a global phenomenon that is growing in scope, complexity and impact. Today, virtually all countries in the world are simultaneously countries of destination, origin and transit for international migrants. Traditional migration patterns are complemented by new migratory flows, fueled by changing economic, demographic, political and social realities. Changing migration patterns affect the size and composition of migrant populations as well as host and origin economies and societies. The rise in global mobility, the growing complexity of migratory patterns and the impact of population movements have contributed to international migration becoming a priority for the international community.

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs is organizing a one-day expert symposium on international migration and development, to be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, 26 February 2019. The symposium is being convened in lieu of the annual coordination meeting on international migration, which has been organized by the Population Division since 2001.

The purpose of the expert symposium is to: (a) highlight opportunities for addressing issues related to migration and development in the high-level political forum on sustainable development to be held in July and September 2019, (b) discuss ways and means of improving the collection and use of migration data in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and (c) present and share information on recent initiatives on international migration and development.

Documents

Organization of work

Tuesday, 26 February 2019
10:00-13:00
	(on behalf of Mar铆a Fernanda Espinosa Garc茅s President of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly) I. Interactive panel on migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Chair: Alicia B谩rcena Ibarra, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Panel: Ant贸nio Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Santiago Javier Chavez Pareja, Vice Minister for Human Mobility of Ecuador, designated Chair of the GFMD 2019 Felipe Gonz谩lez Morales, 缅北禁地Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Richard Blewitt, Head of Delegation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
	II. Interactive panel on migration-related issues and the 2019 High-level Political Forum Chair: Fran莽ois H茅ran, Coll猫ge de France Panel: Marion Barthelemy, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, 缅北禁地DESA Owen Shumba, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Michelle Leighton, International Labour Organization (ILO) Michele LeVoy, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
15.00 鈥� 18.00
	III. Improving the evidence base on migration in the context of the 2030 Agenda Chair: Ann Singleton, University of Bristol, School for Policy Studies Yongyi Min, Statistics Division, 缅北禁地DESA. Overview of the evidence for monitoring the migration-related SDGs targets Ellen Kraly, Colgate University. Research and data for informed migration policies Karima Belhaj, Demographic Studies and Research Centre, High Commission for Planning, Morocco. Disaggregated data by migratory status: Challenges and opportunities Jean-Christophe Dumont, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Availability and use of data on the effects and benefits of migration, including contributions of migrants and diaspora Rachel Snow, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). New approaches and the priorities for capacity building
	IV. Tour-de-table Chair: Jonathan Prentice, 缅北禁地Network on Migration Brief presentations on recent or upcoming activities on migration and development John Wilmoth, Population Division, 缅北禁地DESA. Closing of the meeting

Contributed papers

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/2

United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/3

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/4

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/5

Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/6

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/8

United Nations University (UNU). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/9

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/10

International Labour Organization (ILO). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/11

World Health Organization (WHO). UN/POP/MIG-1ES/2019/12

Other relevant information

Background documents

tags:

2019

Development

International migration

Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

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