Bangladesh GFMD 2016 Summit
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
H.E. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
Mr. Francois Fouinat, Senior Adviser, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for International Migration
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women, representing the Chair of the Global Migration Group (GMG)
Opening Ceremony
H.E. Guy Ryder, Director General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
H. E. Ambassador William Lacy Swing, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
H. E. Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, representing the Secretary General of the United Nations
With H.E. Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
9th GFMD Summit Meeting - Opening Session
Opening of Common Space
Opening of Common Space
Mr. Justin MacDermott, Adviser to the Special Representative of UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for International Migration
Openning of Common Space
Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque, GFMD 2016 Chair
Opening of Common Space
With H.E. Mr. M.J. Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs, Ms. Karen AbuZayd, Former Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, Ms. Linda Kromjong, Secretary General, International Organization for Employers (IOE), Coordinator of GFMD Business Mechanism
Opening of Common Space
Ms. Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, United States of America
Opening of Common Space
H.E. Mr. M.J. Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs, India
Side Event - Towards a gender-responsive Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
H-E. Amb. Jose S. Brillantes, Chair of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Common Space - Break-out session 1: Cooperation in Global governance
With H.E. Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon Head of the EU Delegation to Bangladesh and Ms. Kathleen Newland, Senior Fellow and Co-Founder, Migration Policy Institute
Common Space - Break-out-session 3: Cooperation in Labour market governance
With Mr. William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Aisa and MADE civil society network - Asia Region, Mr. Götz Schmidt-Bremme, Ambassador for the 2017-2018 GFMD Co-Chairmanship, Germany and Ms. Samidha Garg, Internation Relations Officer, National Union of Teachers, UK
Common Space - Break-out session
Common Space - Break-out session
Common Space - Break-out session
Common Space - Break-out session
Common Space - Break-out session 2: Cooperation in Social Governance
Mrs. Anu Madgavkar, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute
Common Space - Break-out session 2- With Mr. Jose Antunes Fernandes, Portugal
Common Space - Break-out session 1 -With Mr. Gibril Faal, Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT)
Common Space - Break-out session 1 -Ms. Cecile Riallant, JMDI
Common Space
Common Space - Brazil
Roundtable 1.1 - Intervention from Ms. Daniela Morari, Republic of Moldova
Roundtable 1.1
Roundtable 1.2 - With Amb. Antoine Joly, France and Ms. Daniela Morari, Republic of Moldova
Roundtable 1.2
Roundtable 1.2
Roundtable 1.2
Roundtable 1.2 - With Mr. Markus Kressler, Kiron
Roundtable 2.1
Roundtable 2.1
Roundtable 2.1
Roundtable 1.2 - With Ms. Cecille Riallant, JMDI
Roundtable 2.2 - With Amb. Jose Brillantes, Chair of the Committee on Migrant Workers
Roundtable 2.2
Roundtable 2.2
Roundtable 3.2
GFMD Business Mechanism
GFMD Business Mechanism
H.E. Foreign Secretary Haque
Malin Frankenhaueser
With Mr. El Habib Nadir, Secretary General, Ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad and migration affairs - GFMD 2017-2018 Co-Chair
With Mr. David Khoudour, OECD
With H.E. William Lacy Swing, IOM Director-General
With Mr. Götz Schmidt-Bremme, GFMD 2017-2018 Co-Chair and H.E. William Lacy Swing, IOM Director-General
With Mr. Gabriele Bentoglio, Holy See
With Mr. Maurizio Busatti, IOM
With Amb. Hanna Simon, Eritrea
With Mr. Poem Mudyawabikwa, Zimbabwe
Common Space - Break-out session
Conclusion of Common Space
Opening Ceremony
With Mr. Colin Rajah, Chair of 9th GFMD Civil Society Days
Civil Society Days
Mr. Colin Rajah, Chair of 9th GFMD Civil Society Days
Civil Society Days
Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque, GFMD 2016 Chair
21 January - SRSG Peter Sutherland delivers keynote presentation at Seminar on Migration and Development: Challenges and Perspectives
20 January - GFMD 2016 Chair, Amb. Shahidul Haque during Consultation Meeting with the SRSG on the 9th GFMD Chairmanship Concept Paper and Work Plan
20 January - Consultation Meeting with the SRSG on the 9th GFMD Chairmanship Concept Paper and Work Plan
21 January - Seminar on Migration and Development: Challenges and Perspectives organised by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)
21 January - Designated discussant John Bingham, GFMD Civil Society Coordinator during Seminar on Migration and Development: Challenges and Perspectives
20 January - Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali with SRSG Peter Sutherland
Family photo: Consultation Meeting with the SRSG on the 9th GFMD Chairmanship Concept Paper and Work Plan
Consultation Meeting with the SRSG on the 9th GFMD Chairmanship Concept Paper and Work Plan
Consultation Meeting with the SRSG on the 9th GFMD Chairmanship Concept Paper and Work Plan
4 February - First GFMD 2016 Preparatory Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
GFMD 2016 Chair, Amb. Shahidul Haque welcomes participants to the 1st preparatory meeting of the Steering Group
4 February - First GFMD 2016 Preparatory Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
4 February - First GFMD 2016 Preparatory Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
4 February - First GFMD 2016 Preparatory Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
From left to right: GFMD 2016 Troika (Morocco, Germany, Bangladesh and Turkey) and François Fouinat, Special Adviser to the SRSG for Migration and Development the Steering Group, Geneva
GFMD 2016 Overarching Theme: "Migration that Works for Sustainable Development of All: Towards a Transformative Migration Agenda"
4 February - First GFMD 2016 Preparatory Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
Amb. Shahidul Haque presents GFMD 2016 calendar of activities
From left to right: GFMD 2016 Troika (Morocco, Germany, Bangladesh and Turkey) and François Fouinat, Special Adviser to the SRSG for Migration and Development the Steering Group, Geneva
GFMD 2016 first preparatory meeting of the Steering Group - interventions from the floor
GFMD 2016 first preparatory meeting of the Steering Group - interventions from the floor
GFMD 2016 first preparatory meeting of the Steering Group - interventions from the floor
GFMD 2016 first preparatory meeting of the Steering Group - interventions from the floor
GFMD 2016 first preparatory meeting of the Steering Group
5 February - GFMD 2016 First Preparatory Meeting of the Friends of the Forum - SRSG Peter Sutherland delivers message during the adoption of the GFMD 2016 Agenda
5 February - GFMD 2016 First Preparatory Meeting of the Friends of the Forum
SRSG Peter Sutherland delivers message during the adoption of the GFMD 2016 Agenda
5 February - GFMD 2016 First Preparatory Meeting of the Friends of the Forum
5 February - GFMD 2016 First Preparatory Meeting of the Friends of the Forum
5 February - GFMD 2016 First Preparatory Meeting of the Friends of the Forum - Ms. Esen Altug delivers report on the GFMD 2014-2015 Chairmanship
29 March - First Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business", Bangkok.
Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women delivers presentation "Perspectives of Global Migration Group (GMG)" at GFMD 2016 First Thematic Workshop
GFMD-GMG Working Breakfast Meeting during the first thematic workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business"
From left to right: Nahida Sobhan, Shahidul Haque, Lakshmi Puri, Roberta Clarke, Deepa Bharathi and Sadia Faizunessa at the GFMD-GMG Working Breakfast Meeting
Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women delivers presentation "Perspectives of Global Migration Group (GMG)" at GFMD 2016 First Thematic Workshop
Amb. Shahidul Haque at the GFMD-GMG Working Breakfast Meeting
GFMD-GMG Working Breakfast Meeting during the first thematic workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business"
GFMD-GMG Working Breakfast Meeting during the first thematic workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business"
GFMD 2016 First Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business"
GFMD 2016 First Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business"
GFMD 2016 First Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business"
From left to right: AKP Mochtan Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, ASEAN; Virasakdi Futrakul, Vice Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand; Amb. Shahidul Haque, GFMD 2016 Chair and Begum Shamsun Nahar, Secretary-in-Charge, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, Bangladesh
Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, GMG Chair
Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, GMG Chair
GFMD 2016 Chair, Amb. Shahidul Haque at the First Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business"
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva. Amb. Md. Shahidul Haque, GFMD 2016 delivers opening remarks.
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Friends of Forum, Geneva. GFMD 2016 Troika.
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva. Interventions from the floor
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Steering Group, Geneva. Delegates attend the 2nd meeting of the Steering Group
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Friends of Forum, Geneva. SRSG Mr. Peter Sutherland delivers message from New York.
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Friends of Forum, Geneva
17 May - 2nd Meeting of the Friends of Forum, Geneva. Amb. Md. Shahidul Haque joined at the panel by members of the GFMD 2016 Troika.
18 May - 2nd Thematic Workshop, Geneva. 146 representatives from governments, international organisations and civil society attend the 2nd Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Harmonious Societies".
GFMD Chair Amb. Md. Shahidul Haque with Amb. Shameem Ahsan
18 May - 2nd Thematic Workshop, Geneva
18 May - 2nd Thematic Workshop, Geneva. Panel at the 2nd Thematic Workshop on "Migration and Harmonious Societies", from left to right: Ryszard Cholewinski (ILO), Begum Shamsun Nahar (GFMD Taskforce), Amb. William Lacy Swing (Director General of IOM), Amb. Shameem Ahsan (GFMD Taskforce), Gervais Appave (GFMD Taskforce), Amb. Md. Shahidul Haque (GFMD Chair), Jyoti Sanghera (OHCHR), and Nahida Sobhan (GFMD Taskforce).
19 May - GFMD-CMW Side Event, Geneva
19 May - GFMD-CMW Side Event, Geneva. Panel welcomes attendees to the first-ever GFMD-CMW Side Events on Migrants.
19 May - GFMD-CMW Side Event, Geneva
19 May - GFMD-CMW Side Event, Geneva
19 May - GFMD-CMW Side Event, Geneva
19 May - GFMD-CMW Side Event, Geneva. Panel closes the first-ever GFMD-CMW Side Event on Migrants.