• GFMD Co-Chairmanship 2017-2018 final concept paper   [ES]  [FR]
• GFMD 2017 Calendar of Activities

Report of proceedings

• Report on the First Year of GFMD 2017-2018 Co-Chairmanship
• Co-Chairs Conclusions

Overall GFMD Summit Programme

• Programme of the Tenth GFMD Summit Meeting
• GFMD Summit Brochure
• Participants' List
• The Global Compact on Migration (GCM) at the 10th GFMD Summit

Opening Plenary Session

Statements

• Statement by Moroccan GFMD Co-Chair El Habib Nadir
• Statement by UN SRSG Louise Arbour
• Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
• Statement by ILO Director General Guy Ryder
• Statement by UNU Chair Dr. David Malone
• Statement by Chair of GFMD CSD Wies Maas
• Statement by GFMD Business Advisory Group Chair Austin Fragomen Jr.
• Statement by Luxembourg Minister Jean Asselborn
• Statement by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel

GFMD 2017 Roundtable Discussions

Statements

• RT Session 1.1 Summary Report

Presentations

• RT Session 1.1 - Presentation by David Khoudour, Head, Migration and Skills Unit, OECD
• RT Session 1.2 - Presentation by Ms. Lígia Campos Figueiredo, Senior Advisor, Camoes Institute for Cooperation And Language, Portugal

Special Session on the Future of the Forum, 29 June

• Agenda of the Special Session on the Future of the Forum
• Statement by UN SRSG Ms. Louise Arbour
• Keynote Address by Ms. Kathleen Newland
• Report on the Special Session on the Future of the Forum

Statements during the Open Discussion

• Statement by the International Organization of Employers (IOE)

Session on the Platform for Partnerships, 29 June

• Agenda of the Session on the Platform for Partnerships

Presentations

• Presentation by Cécile Riallant, Programme Manager, JMDI
• Presentation by Gloria Moreno-Fontes Chammartin, Senior Specialist on Migration Policy, ILO
• Presentation by Jacqueline Weekers, Senior Migration Health Policy Advisor, IOM

Business Mechanism Meeting, 29 June

• Programme of the GFMD 2017 Business Meeting
• Final Report of GFMD Business Mechanism Meeting

Statements

• Statement by UN SRSG Ms. Louise Arbour
• Statement by Ms. Linda Kromjong, Secretary General of IOE

Common Space, 30 June

• Programme of the GFMD 2017 Common Space

Statements

• Statement by the UN SRSG Ms. Louise Arbour
• Report by Ms. Wies Maas, Chair of Civil Society Days 2017
• Statement by Mr. Armand Béouindé, Mayor of Ouagadougou, Bukina Faso
• Closing Statement by Ambassador Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN

Global Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration & Development, 26-27 June

• Mayors' Declaration[FR][ES]

General Contributions

GFMD Summit Side Events Side Events, 29 June

• 1.1 German-Moroccan Side Event
• 1.2 IOM-OECD-UNDESA Side Event
• 2.1 ICMPD-UNDP-UNHCR Side Event
  • ICMPD Development Solutions Flyer
• 2.2 World Bank-KNOMAD Side event
• 3.1 OECD-ILO Side Event
• 3.2 UNAOC Side Event
  • UNAOC Side Event Poster
  • UNAOC with CSO Speakers Flyer
  • Remarks by H.E. Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
• Germany-Slovakia-UNESCO Side Event

Background Paper

• GFMD 2017 Roundtable 1.1 Background Paper - Tools and Safeguards for Policy Coherence – Finding the right policy mix to balance different interests and objectives  EN | FR | ES
• GFMD 2017 Rountdable 1.2 Background Paper - From Global Agreement to Implementation – National action plans for migration-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) EN | FR | ES
• GFMD 2017 Roundtable 2.1 Background Paper - Moving beyond emergencies – Creating development solutions to the mutual benefit of host and origin communities and displaced persons EN | FR | ES
• GFMD 2017 Roundtable 2.2 Background Paper - Fostering the development impact of returning migrants EN | FR | ES
• GFMD 2017 Roundtable 3.1 Background Paper - Raising the Global Talent Pool – Harnessing the Potential of the Private Sector for Global Skills Partnerships EN | FR | ES
• GFMD 2017 Roundtable 3.2 Background Paper - Strengthening cooperation – Enabling Civil Society Contributions in Migrant Integration EN | FR | ES

Statements

References for GFMD 2017 Rountdables

• Terms of Reference, GFMD 2017 Government RT Teams
• Roundtables Overview (as of 24 April 2017)

Fourth GFMD Preparatory Meetings - 22 November 2017

4th Meeting of the GFMD Steering Group
Salle XXI, 1st Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations

• Summary Report of the 4th Meeting of the GFMD Steering Group
• Agenda of the SG Meeting

4th Meeting of the GFMD Friends of the Forum
Salle XXI, 1st Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations

• Summary Report of the 4th Meeting of the GFMD Friends of the Forum
• Agenda of the FOF Meeting
• Statement by Prof. Dr. Parvati Nair, GMG Chair
• Statement by Mr. John Bingham, ICMC Head of Policy
  • GFMD Civil Society's 10 Acts for the Global Compact [EN] [FR] [ES]

Third GFMD Preparatory Meetings - 9 October 2017

3rd Meeting of the GFMD Steering Group
Salle XXIV, 1st Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations

• Summary Report of the 3rd Steering Group Meeting
• Provisional Agenda

3rd Meeting of the GFMD Friends of the Forum
Salle XVII, 1st Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations

• Summary Report of the 3rd Friends of the Forum Meeting
• Provisional Agenda
• Third Friends of the Forum Meeting PPT Presentation
• Statement by Mr. John Bingham, ICMC Head of Policy
• Statement by Ms. Wies Maas, Chair of the GFMD Civil Society Days
  • GFMD Civil Society's 10 Acts for the Global Compact

Second GFMD Preparatory Meetings - 5 April 2017

2nd Meeting of the GFMD Steering Group
Room XXIV, 1st Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations

Summary Report

• Summary Report of the 2nd Steering Group meeting

Conference Documents

• Provisional Agenda of the 2nd Steering Group meeting
• Summary Report of the First SG Meeting held on 1 February 2017
• Draft Contribution to the GFMD High Level Political Forum
• Terms of Reference, Global Compact on Migration Rapporteurs
• Terms of Reference, ad hoc Working Group on GFMD Communications

2nd Meeting of the GFMD Friends of the Forum
Room XVIII, 1st Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations

Summary Report

• Summary Report of the 2nd Friends of the Forum meeting

Conference Documents

• Provisional Agenda of the 2nd Friends of the Forum meeting
• Summary Report of the First FOF Meeting held on 1 February 2017
• Concept Note and Provisional Agenda of the 6 April Dialogue on the Global Compact on Migration
• Draft Programme of the Tenth GFMD Summit (28 to 30 June, Berlin)
• Draft Programme, GFMD 2017 Common Space
• Draft Programme, GFMD Thematic Workhop on Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rabat, 24 May 2017)
• Letter Request of the People’s Global Action (PGA) to become a GFMD Observer)

Statements and Presentations

• Statement by Prof. Dr. Parvati Nair, United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM), on behalf of the GMG Chair
• PPT Presentation Background Information GFMD Mobile App
• Second Friends of the Forum Meeting PPT Presentation

Second Government Roundtable Team Preparatory Meetings on Tenth GFMD Summit Roundtables - 7 April 2017
Palais des Nations, Geneva

• Schedule of RT Second Preparatory Meetings on April 7
• RT Overview as of 12 April
• How to Upload Policies and Practices on the GFMD Platform for Partnerships Database
• Terms of Reference, RT Session Rapporteur

First GFMD Preparatory Meetings - 1 February 2017

1st Meeting of the GFMD Steering Group
Room XXIII, 1st Floor, Building E Palais des Nations, Geneva

• Summary Report of the First SG Meeting held on 1 February 2017
• Remarks by Ambassador Jorge Lomónaco, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Switzerland

1st Meeting of the GFMD Friends of the Forum
Room XVII, 1st Floor, Building E Palais des Nations, Geneva

• Summary Report of the First FOF Meeting held on 1 February 2017

Conference Documents

• Provisional Agenda 1st GFMD 2017-2018 Meeting of Friends of the Forum
• GFMD 2017-2018 Co-Chairmanship Draft Concept Paper
• Provisional Budget first year GFMD 2017-2018
• Palais des Nations Map

Statements and presentations

• Synopsis of Report of GFMD 2016 Chairmanship, by Ambassador M. Shameem Ahsan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh
• Statement by Prof. Dr. Parvati Nair, United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM), on behalf of the GMG Chair
• Report from Civil Society - ICMC
• GFMD Business Mechanism report for 2016 and budget for 2017

First Government Roundtable Team Preparatory Meetings on Tenth GFMD Summit Roundtables - 2 February 2017
Palais des Nations, Geneva

• Schedule of 1st RT Preparatory Meetings
• Terms of Reference, GFMD 2017 Government RT Teams

Thematic Workshop on the GFMD contribution to the GCM (6 September 2017)

Vienna, Austria

Summary Reports

• Cluster 1: Human rights of all migrants
• Cluster 2: Addressing drivers of migration
• Cluster 3: International cooperation and governance of migration
• Cluster 4: Contributions of migrants and diasporas
• Cluster 5: Smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons and contemporary forms of slavery 
• Cluster 6: Irregular migration and regular pathway

Conference Documents

• ​Agenda of Thematic Workshop on GFMD's contribution to the GCM
• Logistics Note
• Cluster 1 Excerpt: Human rights of all migrants
• Cluster 2 Excerpt: Addressing drivers of migration
• Cluster 3 Excerpt: International cooperation and governance of migration
• Cluster 4 Excerpt: Contributions of migrants and diasporas
• Cluster 5 Excerpt: Smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons and contemporary forms of slavery 
• Cluster 6 Excerpt: Irregular migration and regular pathways 
• Cluster 1 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 2 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 3 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 4 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 5 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 6 Speakers' Bios
• Closing Plenary Speaker's Bio

Opening Plenary

• Statement by Dr. Götz Schmidt-Bremme, German GFMD Ambassador
• Statement by Ms. Sarah Lou Arriola, DFA Philippines Undersecretary
• Statement by Mr. Ola Henrikson, Director General for Migration and Asylum, Ministry of Justice, Sweden

Working Sessions

• Statement by Zambia on Cluster 1
• Statement by Amb. Evan Garcia, Philippines on Cluster 2
• Statement by UAE on Cluster 3
• Statement by Zambia on Cluster 5

Closing Plenary

• Statement by Mr. El Habib Nadir, Moroccan GFMD Co-Chair

Thematic Workshop on Climate Change and Human Mobility (24 May 2017)

Rabat, Morocco

• Analytical Report of the Workshop [FR]

Conference Documents

• Concept Note [FR]
• Draft Programme [FR]
• Logistics Note for participants

Statements and Presentations

Opening Plenary

• Synthesis Report by Ms. Aurélie Sgro, Project Manager, ICMPD
• Opening remarks by Mr. Md. Toufiq-ur Rahman, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in New York, GFMD Chairmanship for 2016
• Introductory Presentation by Amb. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations in New York (FR)

Session 1: Understanding and Taking Action

• Presentation by Fabienne Randrianarisoa, Ministry of Environment of Madagascar
• Presentation by Ms. Dalila Gharbaoui, Research Fellow at the HUGO Observatory, University of Liège (Belgium)

Session 2: Towards Responsibility Sharing: Collaborating to Strengthen Action

• Presentation by Mr. Alte Solberg, Head of the Coordination Unit, Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD)
• Presentation by Ms. Barbara Bendandi, Policy Officer (Migration), United Nations Convention to Combat Deserti cation (UNCCD)

GFMD Contribution to the GCM 2017

• GFMD Thematic Recollection (2007-2017) [FR] [ES]
• GFMD Thematic Recollection (2007-2017) Executive Summary
• Comparative Overview of the GFMD Thematic Recollection and GCM Zero Draft

GFMD Thematic Workshops

• Cluster 1: Human rights of all migrants
• Cluster 2: Addressing drivers of migration
• Cluster 3: International cooperation and governance of migration
• Cluster 4: Contributions of migrants and diasporas
• Cluster 5: Smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons and contemporary forms of slavery 
• Cluster 6: Irregular migration and regular pathway

Conference Documents

• ​Agenda of Thematic Workshop on GFMD's contribution to the GCM
• Logistics Note
• Cluster 1 Excerpt: Human rights of all migrants
• Cluster 2 Excerpt: Addressing drivers of migration
• Cluster 3 Excerpt: International cooperation and governance of migration
• Cluster 4 Excerpt: Contributions of migrants and diasporas
• Cluster 5 Excerpt: Smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons and contemporary forms of slavery 
• Cluster 6 Excerpt: Irregular migration and regular pathways 
• Cluster 1 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 2 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 3 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 4 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 5 Speakers' Bios
• Cluster 6 Speakers' Bios
• Closing Plenary Speaker's Bio

Opening Plenary

• Statement by Dr. Götz Schmidt-Bremme, German GFMD Ambassador
• Statement by Ms. Sarah Lou Arriola, DFA Philippines Undersecretary
• Statement by Mr. Ola Henrikson, Director General for Migration and Asylum, Ministry of Justice, Sweden

Working Sessions

• Statement by Zambia on Cluster 1
• Statement by Amb. Evan Garcia, Philippines on Cluster 2
• Statement by UAE on Cluster 3
• Statement by Zambia on Cluster 5

Closing Plenary

• Statement by Mr. El Habib Nadir, Moroccan GFMD Co-Chair

Thematic Workshop on Climate Change and Human Mobility (24 May)

Summary Report

• Analytical Report of the Workshop [FR]

Conference Documents

• Concept Note [FR]
• Draft Programme [FR]
• Logistics Note for participants

Statements and Presentations

Opening Plenary

• Synthesis Report by Ms. Aurélie Sgro, Project Manager, ICMPD
• Opening remarks by Mr. Md. Toufiq-ur Rahman, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in New York, GFMD Chairmanship for 2016
• Introductory Presentation by Amb. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations in New York (FR)

Session 1: Understanding and Taking Action

• Presentation by Fabienne Randrianarisoa, Ministry of Environment of Madagascar
• Presentation by Ms. Dalila Gharbaoui, Research Fellow at the HUGO Observatory, University of Liège (Belgium)

Session 2: Towards Responsibility Sharing: Collaborating to Strengthen Action

• Presentation by Mr. Alte Solberg, Head of the Coordination Unit, Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD)
• Presentation by Ms. Barbara Bendandi, Policy Officer (Migration), United Nations Convention to Combat Deserti cation (UNCCD)

​GFMD Dialogues on the GCM

• Summary Report of Opening and Closing Plenary Sessions
• Summary Report of Working Session I - Human Rights of All Migrants
• Summary Report of Working Session II - Contributions of Migrants and Diasporas
• Summary Report of Working Session III - Irregular Migration and Regular Pathways

Conference Documents

• Concept Note and Provisional Agenda of the 6 April Dialogue on the Global Compact on Migration
• Statement by H. E. Mr. M. Shameem Ahsan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh
• Statement by Ambassador William Lacy Swing, Director General, IOM
• Working session 1 - GCM Cluster 1: Working session 1 Human rights of all migrants, social inclusion, cohesion, and all forms of discrimination, including racism, xenophobia and intolerance
  • Opening Remarks by Amb. Mehmet Samsar, Republic of Turkey
  • Statement by Input Speaker Amb. Rosemary McCarney, Canada
  • Presentation by Mr. William Gois, Migrants’ Forum in Asia
  • Mexico Statement on Human Rights of Migrants
• Working Session II - GCM Cluster 4: Contributions of migrants and diasporas to all dimensions of sustainable development, including remittances and portability of earned benefits
  • Presentation by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  • Presentation by Dr. David Khoudour, OECD Development Center
  • Mexico Statement on Migrants’ Contribution
  • Contribution by Mr. Dilip Ratha, World Bank
• Working Session III - GCM Cluster 6: Irregular migration and regular pathways, including decent work, labour mobility, recognition of skills and qualifications, and other relevant measures
  • Opening Statement by Session Chair Amb. Aryasinha, Sri Lanka
  • Mexico Statement on Irregular Migration and regular pathways
  • Statement by Mr. Jaap Buis, Randstad Holding nv
• Closing Remarks by GFMD 2017-2018 Co-Chair Morocco
• Biographies of Chairs, Speakers, and Rapporteurs of Working Sessions

1st Dialogue on the GCM (2 February)

• Summary report of the 1st GFMD Dialogue on the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

Conference Documents

• GFMD Dialogue on the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration - Invitation and Agenda
• Final draft of the modalities resolution

Speeches and Presentations

• Speaking Points by Mr. Pietro Mona, Deputy Head, Global Programme Migration and Development, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
• Presentation by Amb. Raúl Heredia, Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UNOG
• Remarks by Mr. Francois Fouinat, Senior Adviser of the SRSG

Ad hoc Working Group on 2030 Agenda and Global Compact on Migration

• TOR - GFMD Ad hoc Working Group on the 2030 Agenda and the Global Compact on Migration
• Draft Work Plan 2017-2018 of the GFMD Ad Hoc Working Group on the 2030 Agenda and the Global Compact on Migration

GFMD Side Event at the High-Level Political Forum in New York, 12 July

• Side Event Brief and Programme
• Germany & Morocco Co-Chairmanship Flyer
• GFMD Recommendations to the 2017 HLPF
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Teodoro Locsin Jr., Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the UN

Ad hoc Working Group on GFMD Communications

• TOR - Ad Hoc Working Group on Communications

Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Migration (Peter Sutherland)

• Report of the SRSG on Migration [Arabic] [Chinese] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]

4 April 2017 - Business Mechanism Thematic Meeting

JTI Headquarters, Geneva

• Agenda GFMD Business Mechanism Thematic meeting
• Concept Note - GFMD Business Thematic Meeting
• Concept Note - Entrepreneurship and Circular Migration
• Concept Note - Global Skills Mobility
• Concept Note - Innovations for Migrant and Refugee Access to Labour Markets
• Concept Note - Recruitment

16-17 February 2017 - 15^th Coordination Meeting on International Migration

UNHQs, New York

• Presentation by Amb. Bin Momen in panel 'Towards the 2018 Migration Conference: Next Steps'

24 January 2017 - The Fourth Ministerial Consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue

Colombo

• The Colombo Declaration