Population Division - 2013

Informal interactive hearings with NGOs, civil society and the private sector for the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:38:00 +0000

Monday, 15 July 2013 - 10:00am

Office of the President of the General Assembly
Preparatory event for the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

Overview

The Informal Interactive Hearings
As part of the preparatory activities for the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development to be held 3 and 4 October 2013, the President of the General Assembly held a one-day informal interactive hearings with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations and the private sector at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 15 July 2013.
The objective of the informal interactive hearings is to provide an opportunity for NGOs, civil society organizations and the private sector to interact with Member States and to provide inputs for the High-level Dialogue.

Provisional programme

(as of 10 July 2013)

Wednesday, 15 July 2013

10:00 - 10:15

Opening remarks

Mr. H.E. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly
Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General
Rapporteur: Ms. Cathi Tactaquin, Executive Director of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Moderators: Ms. Susan Martin, Georgetown University and Mr. Dennis Sinyolo, Education International

10:15 - 10.50

Opening panel – looking back and beyond the HLD 2013

Mr. William Gois, HLD Civil Society Steering Committee, Regional Coordinator Migrant Forum in Asia. Civil Society’s 5-Year-Action Agenda for collaboration and change.

Mr. Gibril Faal, HLD Civil Society Steering Committee, Director GK Partners & Chairman African Foundation for Development (AFFORD). Migrants and diaspora; partners in development.

Mr. Ambet Yuson, Chairperson of the Council of Global Unions, General Secretary Building and Wood Workers International (BWI). Migration and decent work.

Mr. Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General or International Migration – by video conference. Looking back and moving forward: key achievements and expectations for the 2013 HLD and beyond.

10:50 - 11:55

Action theme 1 – Migrant labour and mobility

Ms. Erin Klett, Projects Manager, Verité. A private sector perspective on regulating the migrant labour recruitment industry.
Ms. Ana Avendaño, Director of Immigration and Community Action, AFL-CIO. A workers’ perspective on migrant labour mobility and the labour rights of migrants.
Mr. Randel K. Johnson, Senior Vice President, US Chamber of Commerce. An employers’ perspective on labour mobility, skills and rights.

Ms. Ellene Sana, Executive Director, Center for Migrant Advocacy. Recommendations from the regional consultations on labour mobility, rights and recruitment.

Responses by Member States

Interactive debate

11:55 - 13:00

Action theme 2: Migrant rights and protection

Mr. Ignacio Packer, Secretary General Terre des Hommes. Protecting and empowering children in the context of mobility.
Ms. Milka Isinta, Chair of Pan African Network in Defense of Migrants Rights. Protecting and empowering women in the context of mobility.
Ms. Eva Sandis, Chair of the NGO Committee on Migration (CoNGO). Migrants in Crisis and Transit Situations.

Mr. Philippe Nanaga, Un Monde Avenir. Recommendations from the regional consultations on women, children and migrants in distress.

Responses by Member States

Interactive debate

15:00 - 15:35

Youth perspectives; voices of change

Mr. Rishi Singh, Desis Rising up and Moving (DRUM), New York. The story of a migrant youth organizer.
Ms. Clariste Soh-Moube, Centre Amadou Hampâté Bâ (CAHBA), Mali, researcher, social activist and author of “The Trap”. The story of a migration journey.
Ms. Ola Orekunrin, Flying Doctors Nigeria. The story of a young migrant entrepreneur

15:35 - 16:40

Action theme 3: Human development, diaspora action

Mr. Oscar Chacon, Executive Director, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC). Recommendations from the regional consultations on human development and diaspora action.

Responses by Member States

Interactive debate

16:40 - 17:45

Action theme 4: Migration governance and partnerships

Mr. John K. Bingham, Head of Policy, International Catholic Migration Commission. Towards better international collaboration on migration in the next 5 years.
Ms. Isabel de Sola, Senior Knowledge Manager, World Economic Forum. A business case for multi-stakeholder partnerships and migration governance.
Ms. Claire Courteille, Equality Director, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Global Unions. Rights-based governance of migration.

Mr. Gastón Chillier, Executive Director, Center for Social and Legal Studies (CELS Argentina). Recommendations from the regional consultations on international mechanisms and national implementation, including enforcement policies and social protection.

Responses by Member States

Interactive debate

17:45 – 18:00

Concluding session

Ms. Cathi Tactaquin, Rapporteur
Office of the President of the General Assembly

Statements

Opening remarks

Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General

Opening panel: Looking back and beyond the HLD 2013

Action theme 1: Migrant labour and mobility

Youth perspectives: Voices of change

Action theme 3: Human development, diaspora action

Action theme 4: Migration governance and partnerships

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Second High-level Dialogue on international migration and development

BOUEDRAO — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:31:00 +0000

Thursday, 03 October 2013 - 8:30am to Friday, 04 October 2013 - 6:00pm

Overview

In 2013, the number of international migrants worldwide reached 232 million. Migration can bring substantial benefits, but can also have negative consequences. Both developing and developed economies need migrants to meet the demand for workers with different levels of skills.

There is mounting evidence that, leveraged by the right policies, migrant and diaspora communities can significantly contribute to development in both origin and destination countries, through remittances, trade, investment, creation of enterprises, and transfer of technology, skills and knowledge. At the same time, there is concern that the emigration of skilled professionals may hinder the attainment of development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals, especially in small developing countries.

Many migrants are able to move, live and work in safety and dignity. Yet others are compelled to move as a result of poverty, a lack of decent work, human rights violations, armed conflict, persecution and environmental degradation. In the absence of regular migration opportunities, migrants resort to irregular migration channels. In their new homes, many migrants face exploitation, discrimination and xenophobia, while their contributions to the host society go largely unrecognized.

In brief, migration in the context of globalization brings opportunities and challenges, which need to be addressed in a comprehensive fashion. This is why the UN convened the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development from 3-4 October 2013 with an eight-point agenda for action on making migration work.

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Panel discussion on migration and sustainable development

BOUEDRAO — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:17:00 +0000

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 - 10:00am

Overview

The Panel Discussion on Migration and Sustainable Development-Opportunities and Challenges will be co-organized by the Division for Sustainable Development and the Population Division, DESA in the margin of the forty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development, to be held in New York on 22-26 April 2013.

A growing interest in the migration-development nexus has led to an increase in research on the subject. Expanded efforts to collect and analyze data have resulted in significant progress in the understanding of migration aspirations (economic, risk diversification and environmental factors etc.). The consequences of movement on receiving and sending countries (remittances, social effects, and transnational networks) and the role of development in fueling migration are also better grasped. But an understanding of the highly complex system of demographic, economic, social and environmental factors remains incomplete.

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Organization of work

Wednesday, 24 April 2013
1:15pm - 1:25pm	Opening remarks by Mr. John R. Wilmoth, Director of Population Division, UNDESA “Follow-up to the outcome of Rio+20 and positioning of migration in the post-2015 development agenda”
1:25pm - 1:55pm	Presentations by panelists Moderator: Ms. Marion Barthelemy, Chief of Branch, Division for Sustainable Development, UNDESA Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN. “Strengthening national policies and regional cooperation on migration and sustainable development” Mr. Willian Lacy Swing, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration “International cooperation on migration and sustainable development” Mr. Udo Janz, Director, UNHCR Liaison Office in New York “Protection of people displaced by natural disasters”
1:55pm - 2:25pm	Interactive discussion
2:25pm – 2:30 pm	Conclusion

Expert group meeting on mortality: Priorities for improved survival: ICPD beyond 2014

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 02 May 2019 19:00:00 +0000

Monday, 21 October 2013 - 10:00am to Tuesday, 22 October 2013 - 5:00pm

Overview

The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) organized an expert group meeting on priorities for improved survival. The meeting took place at the United Nations in New York from 21 to 22 October 2013.

The Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), adopted in Cairo in 1994, was a landmark document that affirmed the inextricable linkages between population, development and human rights. A Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly would be held in September 2014 to assess the status of implementation of the Programme of Action and to renew consensus and global commitment towards its goals and objectives. This expert group meeting brought together experts to reflect on progress and challenges toward achieving the survival goals that were set out in the ICPD Programme of Action. The meeting discussed the opportunities and challenges in further reducing mortality beyond 2014 as well as in the post-2015 development agenda.

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Organization of work

Monday, 21 October 2013
9:00-10:15	Joint with Expert Group Meeting on Fertility, Changing Population Trends and Development: Implications for the Future
	Opening session
	John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division. Opening remarks
	Overview of trends in mortality and fertility since ICPD
	Cheryl Sawyer, Mortality Section, Population Division. Overview of world mortality trends since ICPD Vladimira Kantorova, Fertility and Family Planning Section, Population Division. Overview of world fertility trends since ICPD
10:30-12:00	Session 1: a. Priorities for the reduction of child mortality and infectious disease mortality beyond 2014
	Barney Cohen, Population Division. Moderator
	Sara Hertog, Population Division. Decomposing global disparities in life expectancy, with an emphasis on infectious causes of death Kenneth Hill, Harvard University. Challenges and opportunities for further reductions in infant and child mortality Rene Ekpini, UNICEF. Discussant
12:00-1:00	b. Priorities in women's health
	Barney Cohen, Population Division. Moderator
	Suzanne Petroni, International Center for Research on Women. Improving the health of women and adolescents: An unfinished agenda Adrienne Germain, President Emerita, International Women’s Health Coalition. Discussant
2:30-4:00	c. Priorities for reducing non-communicable disease mortality and mortality at older ages
	Jorge Bravo, Population Division. Moderator
	Sanjay Basu, Stanford University. The changing landscape of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Longevity in the twenty-first century: How long is the tug of the past? Karen Sealey, World Health Organization. Discussant
4:15-5:45	d. Effective policy and programme approach to improve health
	Victor Gaigbe-Togbe, Population Division. Moderator
	William Dow, University of California, Berkeley. Incentivizing use of health care Rachel Nugent, University of Washington. Effective policy and programme approaches to promoting health lifestyles Jean Christophe Fotso, Concern Worldwide, U.S. Discussant
5:45-6:00	Closing session of day one
	Barney Cohen, Population Division. Moderator
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
9:00-11:00	Joint with Expert Group Meeting on fertility, changing population trends andd development: Implications for the future
	Summaries and interactive discussions
	Experts: Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; and Monica Das Gupta, University of Maryland. Key challenges and opportunities for further progress in improving life Expectancy and responding to implications of fertility trends for the Global development agenda John Wilmoth, Population Division. Moderator
11:15 – 1:00	Interactive discussion
	Experts: Kirsty Newman, DFID, by videolink; and Hans Rosling, Gapminder Foundation. Perspectives on how to improve accessibility and utilization of data and evidence by policymakers Francesca Perucci, Population Division. Moderator
1:00 – 1:30	John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division. Conclusions and future directions

Presentations

Cheryl Sawyer, Population Division/DESA, United Nations. Overview of world mortality trends since ICPD

Kenneth Hill (Harvard University). Further Reductions in Infant and Child Mortality: Opportunities and Challenges

Sara Hertog, Population Division/DESA, United Nations. Decomposing global disparities in life expectancy

Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Longevity in the 21st Century: The tug of the past

Sanjay Basu, Stanford University. The changing landscape of NCDs & risk factors

Rachel Nugent, University of Washington. Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: What Works?

William Dow, University of California-Berkeley. Incentivizing Use of Health Care

Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Summary: Key findings and implications of mortality trends for the global development agenda

Expert papers

No. 2013/10 - The changing landscape of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors

No. 2013/11 – Challenges and opportunities for further reductions in infant and child mortality

No. 2013/12 – Improving the health of women and adolescents: An unfinished agenda

No. 2013/13 – Incentivizing use of health care

No. 2013/15 – Longevity in the twenty-first century: How strong is the tug of the past?

*See report

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Expert group meeting on fertility, changing population trends and development: Challenges and opportunities for the future

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 02 May 2019 18:54:00 +0000

Monday, 21 October 2013 - 10:00am to Tuesday, 22 October 2013 - 5:00pm

Overview

This expert group meeting addresses key questions about fertility patterns and trends, implications for age structure changes and other population trends and effective policy responses. The meeting results will inform preparations for the forty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development in 2014, the theme of which is the assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development.

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Eleventh coordination meeting on international migration

MSTOCKTO — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:38:00 +0000

Thursday, 21 February 2013 - 10:00am to Friday, 22 February 2013 - 6:00pm

Overview

International migration is a global phenomenon is growing in scope, complexity and impact. Today, virtually all countries in the world are simultaneously countries of destination, origin and transit for international migrants. Traditional immigration patterns are complemented by new migratory flows, fuelled by changing economic, demographic, political and social conditions. Changing migration patterns affect the size and composition of immigrant populations as well as economies and societies in countries of origin and destination. The rise in global mobility, the growing complexity of migratory patterns and the impact of such movements on development have all contributed to international migration becoming a priority for the international community.

The 2013 Coordination Meeting on International Migration focus on recent migration trends and their relevance for development in countries of origin, destination and transit. The meeting addressed the importance of international migration on the United Nations development agenda, especially in light of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development held by the General Assembly on 3-4 October 2013.

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Commission on Population and Development, forty-sixth session (2013)

MSTOCKTO — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:48:00 +0000

Monday, 22 April 2013 - 10:00am to Friday, 26 April 2013 - 6:00pm

New trends in migration: Demographic aspects

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

H.E. Ambassador Vlad Lupan (Republic of Moldova) - Eastern-European Group (Chair)
Mr. Juan Carlos Alfonso (Cuba) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair
Mr. Matthias Schikorski (Germany) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)
H.E. Mr. Eduardo José De Vega (Philippines) - Asia-Pacific Group (Vice-Chair)
H.E. Ambassador Marianne Odette Bibalou (Gabon) - African Group (Vice-Chair)

Population Division - 2013

Informal interactive hearings with NGOs, civil society and the private sector for the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

Overview

Provisional programme

Statements

Second High-level Dialogue on international migration and development

Overview

Panel discussion on migration and sustainable development

Overview

Documents

Organization of work

Other document

Expert group meeting on mortality: Priorities for improved survival: ICPD beyond 2014

Overview

Documents

Organization of work

Presentations

Expert papers

Expert group meeting on fertility, changing population trends and development: Challenges and opportunities for the future

Overview

Documents

Eleventh coordination meeting on international migration

Overview

Documents

Commission on Population and Development, forty-sixth session (2013)

New trends in migration: Demographic aspects

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

Report of the Commission on its 46th session