The GFMD Chair’s Task Force

The Chair-in-Office is assisted by a Taskforce. Its main responsibility is to help the Chair with the overall organization of the GFMD process. The Taskforce is comprised of experts and advisers who assist the Chair with the substantive preparations, such as:

  • Provide ongoing advice to the Chair-in-Office in all policy, thematic, conceptual and process-related issues related to the GFMD
  • Contribute to the substantive development of the theme(s) and agenda of the Forum
  • Undertake preparatory work to assist the GFMD Chair-in-Office in the development of thematic background papers, including documents and coordination activities required for GFMD meetings
  • Assist in the preparation and review of documents required for the meetings of the GFMD Steering Group, the Friends of the Forum and GFMD meetings
  • Provide advice on the implementation and effectiveness of the GFMD Operating Modalities endorsed at the first GFMD meeting in Brussels and discussed in Manila, Athens and Puerto Vallarta during the sessions on the 'Future of the Forum'
  • Inform and advise the Chair-in-Office on follow-up activities regarding previous GFMD meetings
  • Provide any other advice and support as requested by the Chair-in-Office

The Taskforce generally comprises government officials of the current Chair-in-Office Government as well as some international experts in the migration and development fields.

Secretariat for the Swedish Chairmanship of GFMD 2013-2014

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Contact info Responsibilities
Eva Åkerman Börje

Eva Åkerman Börje
Ambassador
GFMD Chair

Office: +46 8 405 39 31
Mobile: +46 70 525 14 88
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  • Head of the Swedish Secretariat for the Chairmanship of the
    GFMD
Justin MacDermott
Justin MacDermott
Senior Policy Adviser

Office: +46 8 405 44 79
Mobile: +46 72 235 88 92
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  • Development issues; RT 1
  • Mainstreaming migration into development planning, incl. the post-2015 development agenda,
  • Follow-up of the GFMD Assessment Report
Marielle Sander-Lindström
Marielle Sander-Lindström
Senior Policy Adviser

Office: +46 8 405 38 81
Mobile: +46 72 560 86 19
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  • Issues related to integration, diaspora, migrants rights and
    gender; RT 3
  • GFMD’s relations to civil society and the private sector
  • Coordination of the national programme in Sweden
Kristof Tamas
Kristof Tamas
Senior Policy Adviser

Office: +46 8 405 12 13
Mobile: +46 72 560 84 63
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  • Labour migration, circular mobility, labour matching and remittances; RT 2
  • Concept Paper and Multiannual Work Plan
  • The GFMD expert network and the Platform for Partnerships
Kerstin Åberg
Kerstin Åberg Project
Administrator

Office: +46 8 405 32 99
Mobile: +46 70 561 02 41
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  • Accountant, responsible for administration, procurement etc.
  • Practical preparations for the GFMD Summit in Stockholm
    2014
Sofia Östmark
Sofia Östmark
Senior Policy Adviser

Office: +46 8 405 22 20
Mobile: +46 70 262 53 03
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  • Migration management, international protection; RT 3
  • Management of budget, work programme, communication and the GFMD meeting in Stockholm 2014

GFMD Support Unit

Eva Åkerman Börje

Ms. Estrella Lajom
Head, GFMD Support Unit

Tel: +4122 788 49 46 / +4122 788 49 47
Fax: +4122 788 49 48
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