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2013-2014 GFMD Thematic Meetings

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Thematic Meeting 4 (12 March 2014, Geneva)
The Role of Business in International Migration Engaging the private sector as partners for positive development outcomes

  • Final Report
  • Preliminary Outcomes for Discussion
  • Engagement with the Private Sector on International Migration - Mapping Study Report
  • Agenda

Presentations / Speeches:

  • Private-Sector Mapping Research
    Preliminary Outcomes for Discussion
  • Opening Remarks by Ola Henriksson, Director General, Swedish Department of Migration and Asylum
  • The Role of International Migration in Business

Thematic Meeting 3 (20 November 2013, Geneva)
Migration as an Enabler for Inclusive Social Development – Enhancing migrant empowerment and voluntary social and economic assets transfers

  • Summary Report
  • Executive Summary

Rapporteurs Report:

  • Emerging Needs Roundtable
  • Ensuring Ethical Recruitment Practice in the Supply Chain Roundtable
  • Extractives Roundtable
  • Financial Services
     
  • Agenda
  • Draft Background Paper RT 3.1 (as of 13 November 2013)
    • IOM Input - "Empowerment of migrants by ensuring their health and wellbeing"
  • Draft Background Paper RT 3.2 (as of 13 November 2013)
  • Flyer - The Health of Migrants: The Way Forward
  • GMG Issues Brief No. 3: Migration as an enabler for inclusive social development
  • GMG Issues Brief No. 3: Full UNICEF Input to Section III

Presentations / Speeches:

  • AFFORD - Mr. Gibril Faal
    Chairman of AFFORD / Founder of RemitAid
  • El Salvador - Ms. Ada Ábrego
    Director General for M & D, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Greece - Mr. Evangelos Syrigos [ Presentation | Statement ]
    Secretary General of Population and Social Cohesion, Directorate General for Migration Policy and Social Integration, Ministry of Interior
  • IOM - Mr. Davide Mosca
    Director, Director, Migration Health Department
  • Kenya - Ms. Mary Kezzah
    Assistant Commissioner for Labour, Ministry of Labour
  • MPI - Ms. Kathleen Newland
    Director, Migration Policy Institute
  • Pakistan - Mr. Muhammad Ayub Chaudhry [ Presentation | Statement ]
    Joint Secretary (Emigration & Overseas Pakistanis), Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development
  • UNICEF - Ms. Alexandra Yuster
    Associate Director, Division of Strategy and Planning
  • World Bank - Ms. Sonia Plaza
    Senior Economist, Migration and Remittances Unit

Thematic Meeting 2 (11 September 2013, Geneva)
Labour Migration and Diaspora: Improving Labour Market Complementarities and Economic Development Outcomes

  • Summary Report
  • Agenda
  • Background Paper

Presentations / Speeches:

  • Albania - Ms. Etleva Dyrmyshi
    First Expert, Migration Sector, Ministry of Equal Chances
  • Canada - Ms. Jennifer Irish
    Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN in Geneva
  • Statement by the Eritrean Delegation
    Ethiopia - Mr. Legesse Diro
    Expert on Diaspora Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Guatemala -Ms. Angela Honeyda Morales Meléndrez
    Jefa de Migraciones Laborales, Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social
  • Mali - Mr. Seydou Keïta
    Technical counsellor, Ministère Maliens de l’Extérieur et de l’Intégration Africaine
  • Morocco - H.E. Abdelouahed Souhail
    Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle
  • Netherlands - H.E. Amb. Roderick van Schreven
    Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the UN in Geneva
  • Nigeria’s Experience: Labour Migration and Diaspora
  • Sweden - H.E. Amb. Jan Knutsson
    Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN in Geneva
  • United Arab Emirates - Mr. Alex Zalami
    Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Labour
  • ILO - Ms. Manuela Tomei
    Officer-in-Charge, Directorate for Social Protection / International Migration Programme
  • OECD - Mr. Stefano Scarpetta
    Director, Employment Labour and Social Affairs

Thematic Meeting 1 (22 May 2013, Geneva)
Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda

  • Summary Report
  • Agenda

Presentations / Speeches:

  • GFMD Chair’s Opening Speech - Amb. Eva Åkerman Börje
  • Bangladesh -Amb. Md. Abdul Hannan
    Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in Geneva
  • Ghana - Ms. Mary Mpereh
    Deputy Director, Development Policy, National Development Planning Commission
  • Philippines - Mr. Jesus Yabes
    Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs, Department of Foriegn Affairs
  • Thailand - Dr. Chanvit Tharathep
    Deputy Permanent Secretary, MoPH
  • Draft Discussion Paper prepared by UNDP and IOM
  • ICMPD - Ms. Malin Frankenhaeuser
    Programme Manager, International Centre for Migration Policy Development
  • ILO - Background Note - Contribution of Labour Migration to the Development Agenda
  • IOM - Ms. Jill Helke
    Director, International Cooperation and Partnerships Department
  • OHCHR - Background Note on Migrants, migration, human rights and the post-2015 UN development agenda
  • UNICEF - Input - Migration, Mainstreaming, Education and Health
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