Eighth coordination meeting on international migration

Morning session

I. Opening of the meeting

• Hania Zlotnik, Director, Population Division, DESA

II. Special presentation: Human Development Report 2009

• Jeni Klugman, Director, Human Development Report Office, UNDP. Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development
   

III. The impact of the economic and financial crisis on international migration: One year later

• Ibrahim Awad, Director, International Migration Programme, ILO. The global economic crisis and migrant workers: Impact and response 
• Jean-Christophe Dumont, Principal Administrator, DELSA, OECD. International Migration and the Economic Crisis: Understanding the links and shaping policy responses 
• Batool Shakoori, Chief, Population and Social Policy Section, ESCWA. The financial crisis and international migration in the Arab region: Challenges and opportunities

Afternoon session

IV. Coordination of activities in the area of international migration and development

• Presentations by participating organizations (tour-de-table)

Morning session

V. Strengthening the evidence base on international migration and development

• Keiko Osaki-Tomita, Chief, Demographic and Social Statistics Branch, Statistics Division, DESA. The 2010 round of world population and housing censuses as sources of international migration statistics 
• Elizabeth M. Grieco, Chief, Immigration Statistics Staff, U.S. Census Bureau. The Suitland Working Group: Task Force on improving migration and migrant data using household surveys and other sources 
• Costanza Giovannelli, Population Affairs Officer, Population Division, DESA. Trends in international migrant stock: The 2008 Revision 
• Caglar Ozden, Senior Economist, DECRG, the World Bank. The evolution of global bilateral migration 1960-2000

Afternoon session

VI. The global forum on migration and development

• H.E. Ambassador Anastasis Mitsialis, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations. GFMD III, Athens, Greece, 2-5 November 2009 
• Mr. Noel González Segura, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations. GFMD IV, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 8-12 November 2010

VII. Closing of the meeting

• Bela Hovy, Chief, Migration Section, Population Division, DESA. Closing remarks

• United Nations Population Fund. Input to Eighth Coordination Meeting on International Migration (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/01)

• NGO Committee on Migration. Statement on behalf of people on the move (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/02)

• International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). Activities on international migration and development (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/03)

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO’s activities in the field of migration in 2009-2011 (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/04)

• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Impact of the global financial crisis on international migration - one year later (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/05)

• League of Arab States. International migration in the Arab Region (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/06)

• International Organization for Migration. Input to the Eighth Coordination Meeting on International Migration (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/07)

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Migration, agriculture and rural development: an FAO perspective (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/08)

• ​​​​​​United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. The economic crisis and international migration in the Arab Region: challenges and opportunities (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/09)

• International Labour Organization. The global economic crisis and migrant workers: impact and response (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/10)

• United Nations Environment Programme. UNEP's current and planned activities (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/11)

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. OHCHR background paper - Eighth UN Coordination Meeting on Migration (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/12)

• U.S. Census Bureau. Update on activities of the U.S. Census Bureau on immigration and the foreign born (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/13)

• International Fund for Agricultural Development. Report on migration, remittances and rural development (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/14)

• Inter-American Development Bank. Report on activities and programmes on migration, development and remittances (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/15)

• United Nations World Food Programme. Contribution of World Food Programme to the Eighth Coordination Meeting on International Migration (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/16)

• United Nations Development Fund for Women. The impact of the economic and financial crisis on women migrant workers in Asia and Arab States (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/17)

• United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Activities carried out by ECLAC in the area of international migration, human rights and development (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/18)

• Queens College, City University of New York. Integrating a family perspective in international migration policy  (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/19)

• United Nations Institute for Training and Research. Fostering knowledge, dialogue, and coordination on international migration (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/20)

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Refugee protection and durable solutions in the context of international migration and development (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/21)

• United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Input to the Eighth Coordination Meeting on International Migration (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/22)

• Organization of American States. Current and planned activities 2009-2010 (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/23)

• European Commission. European Commission policies and practices on migration and development (UN/POP/MIG-8CM/2009/24)