14 February 2012

GFMD Steering Group and Friends of the Forum Praise Mauritian Chair for GFMD 2012 Proposed Work Plan.

13 February 2012 - Geneva, Switzerland. The current GFMD Chair-in-Office Mauritius convened the back-to-back meetings of the GFMD Steering Group and the Friends of the Forum on 6 and 7 February 2012 to solicit final comments and endorsement of the draft concept paper and proposed work program for 2012. 33 state members of the GFMD Steering Group and about 140 Friends of the Forum representing around 90 governments and 20 GFMD Observers strongly endorsed the draft paper and congratulated the Mauritian Chair for its ambitious work program, while offering further comments and inputs.

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06 December 2011

05 December 2011, Geneva — Switzerland welcomed over 700 representatives from 162 UN Member States, 37 GFMD Observers, and varied civil society groups when the GFMD 2011 Concluding Debate opened on 1 December 2011 in Geneva.

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25 November 2011

24 November 2011, Geneva— Heeding Switzerland’s call to “take action on migration and development”, over 160 UN Member States and 30 GFMD Observers have registered for the fifth meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), dubbed as “GFMD 2011 Concluding Debate” which will be held on 1-2 December 2011 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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19 September 2011

19 September 2011, Geneva— More than 120 representatives of 100 States and 20 Observers of the Global Forum on Migration and Development gathered on 7 September to finalize the preparations for the 2011 GFMD Concluding Debate which will take place on 1-2 December 2011, also in Geneva.

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30 June 2011

Swiss Chair Holds 2nd Meeting of the Friends of the Forum in Geneva

Geneva— Around 100 delegates from 88 governments and 14 international organizations attended the second meeting of the Friends of the Forum held in Geneva on 28 June 2011 which was presided by Amb. Eduard Gnesa, Swiss Special Ambassador for International Cooperation on Migration and GFMD 2011 Chair.

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26 March 2011

Convenes first meetings of the GFMD Steering Group and the Friends of the Forum

26 March 2011 - Geneva, Switzerland. On 08 February and 15 March 2011, the current GFMD Chair-in-Office Switzerland convened the first round of consultations with members of the GFMD Steering Group and the Friends of the Forum in Geneva to lay the groundwork for the 2011 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).

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13 December 2010

Berne, Switzerland – On 03 December 2010, Ambassador Juan José Gomez Camacho, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UN Office in Geneva, handed over the Chairmanship of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to Ambassador Eduard Gnesa, Special Ambassador of Switzerland for International Migration, during an official ceremony in Berne.

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18 November 2010

The 2010 GFMD Organizing Committee extends its gratitude to all representatives of the governments, international organizations and civil society who made the 4th meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on 8-11 November 2010 a success.

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18 October 2010

The 2010 GFMD Organizing Committee received multiple requests for the extension of deadline for registration. In this regard, we are pleased to announce that the Chair has decided to allow for late registrations to the Puerto Vallarta meeting.

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01 October 2010

Furthermore, we are delighted to inform you that – given the generosity of some donors and the efforts of the Mexican Chair-in-office to follow an austere budget- we would like to extend the offer of financial assistance to countries listed under the four columns of the OECD DAC list. Each of these countries will be eligible to receive financial assistance for the participation of ONE delegate. Applications must be submitted on or before 8 October to us at registration@gfmd.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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