Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

• Report of the Proceedings [ FR | ES ]
• Final Conclusions and Recommendations of the Chair

Report of the General Rapporteurs:

• Roundtable 1
• Roundtable 2
• Roundtable 3

• Roundtable Themes Concept Paper [ FR ]

"Migration, Development and Human Rights"

• Session 1.1 [ FR | ES ]
  Protecting the Rights of Migrants – A Shared Responsibility
• Session 1.2 [ FR | ES ]
  Empowering Migrants and Diasporas to Contribute to Development

"Secure, Regular Migration Can Achieve Stronger Development Impacts"

• Session 2.1 [ FR | ES ]
  Fostering More Opportunities for Regular Migration
• Session 2.2 [ FR | ES ]
  Managing Migration and Minimizing the Negative Impacts of Irregular Migration

"Policy and Institutional Coherence and Partnerships"

• Session 3.1 [ FR | ES ]
  Strengthening Data and Research Tools on Migration and Development
• Session 3.2 [ FR | ES ]
  Policy and Institutional Coherence within Government
• Session 3.3 [ FR | ES ]
  Regional Consultative Processes (RCPs), Inter-regional Consultative Fora and Regional Organizations and Economic Integration Processes at the Interface of Migration and Development
• Annex A: Major RCPs, Arranged by Region
• Annex B: Major RCPs, Arranged by Degree of Consideration of Migration and Development Issues
• Annex C: Overview of Liberalized Movement of Persons in Regional Integration Processes

• Future of the Forum: Chair’s Paper [ FR | ES ]

• CSD Report of the Proceedings
• CSD Comprehensive Summary
• The Interface between Civil Society and Government: Highlights from the Closing Session

Voices from the Regions Reports:

• Africa and Europe
• Americas and Caribbean
• Asia and Middle East
• CSD List of Participants

CSD Background Papers:

• Session 1.1
  Protecting the Rights of Migrants – A Shared Responsibility
• Session 1.2
  Empowering Migrants and Diasporas to Contribute to Development
• Session 2.1
  Fostering More Opportunities for Regular Migration
• Session 2.2
  Managing Migration and Minimizing the Negative Impacts of Irregular Migration
• Session 3.1
  Strengthening Data and Research Tools on Migration and Development
• Session 3.2
  Policy and Institutional Coherence within Government
• Session 3.3
  Regional Consultative Processes (RCPs), Inter-regional Consultative Fora and Regional Organizations and Economic Integration Processes at the Interface of Migration and Development

• Workshop on Creating Development Benefits through Circular Migration
• Recommendations on Data Collection and Research on Migration and Development

for Roundtable 1:

• Compendium of Good Practice Policy Elements in Bilateral Temporary Labour Arrangements
• Germany
• International Labour Organization
• Portugal: Portuguese Perspectives and Approaches
• Spain: Analytical Paper for the Expert Seminar on Bilateral Temporary Labour Arrangements

for Roundtable 2:

• France: Favoriser le développement solidaire avec les pays source d’immigration
• Germany

for Roundtable 3:

• Sweden: Working Paper on Policy and Institutional Coherence within Government
• Annex 2: Responding States
• Annex 3: Graphical Representation of Responses to the Questionnaire

• Government Delegates
• Observer Delegates

Speeches:

• H.E. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Adviser for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment, Bangladesh
• H.E. Rudi Veestraeten, Ambassador for Asylum and Immigration, Belgium
• H.E. Athanassios Nakos, Deputy Minister of Interior, Greece
• Republic of Korea - Statement
• Deputy Secretary General, Ministery of Home Affairs Malaysia
• H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines
• H.E. Noli de Castro, Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines
• H.E. Marianito D. Roque, Secretary of Labour, Philippines
• Mr. Nikolay M. Smorodin, Deputy Director ofthe Federal Migration Service, Russian Federation
• H.E. Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Labour, United Arab Emirates
• H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• H.E. Sir John R. Kaputin, Secretary-General of the ACP Group of States
• Mr. Gerhard Sabathil, Director for External Relations Strategy and Coordination, European Commission
• European Declaration
• H.E. William Lacy Swing, Director General, International Organization for Migration