Regional consultations [1]
A series of four United Nations Regional Commissions will take place between August and November 2017.
Regional preparatory meeting, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) [2]
Santiago, 30-31 August 2017
- Agenda [3] [English [3]] [Spanish [4]]
- Statement by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) [5]
- Statement by Laura Thompson, Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [6]
- Statement by Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration [7]
[English [7]] [Spanish [8]]
- Background documents
Regional preparatory meeting, organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia [12](ESCWA)
Beirut, 26-27 September 2017
- Agenda [13]
- Statement by Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) [14]
- Statement of Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration [15]
- Presentation by Bela Hovy, Chief, Migration Section, Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs [16]
- Summary of key messages (EN [17]) (AR [18])
Regional preparatory meeting, organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) [19]
Addis Ababa, 26-27 October 2017
- Agenda [20]
- Statement by Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) [21]
- Statement by Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration [22]
- Statement by H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyahu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa [23]
- Presentation by Bela Hovy, Chief, Migration Section, Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs [24]
- Recommendations (EN [25]) (FR [26])
Regional preparatory meeting, organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [27](ESCAP)
Bangkok, 6-8 November 2017
- Agenda [28]
- Report of the meeting [31]
- Chair's summary [32]
Regional discussion, organized by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Geneva, 6 November 2017
- Agenda