UN
The world is coming together through a series of events, all to discuss how to best handle large movements of refugees and migrants.
April
| Date | Event |
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21-22 April New York GA Hall |
High Level Political Debate on achieving the SDGs and signing of the Paris Agreement |
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25 April 10.00-1.00pm UNHQ CR-7 |
Understanding Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants in preparation for the GA High-level Meeting (UNDESA,IOM, and UNHCR) |
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27 April 1.15pm Permanent Mission of Mexico, NY |
Migration Talks series- The Human Security Dimension of Migration |
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27-28 April Vienna |
CEB Spring Session (UNODC) (SG/ UN principals meeting) |
MAY
| Date | Event |
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2-4 May New York |
ECOSOC Integration Segment |
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9 May 12.00pm New York |
Official Release Report (EOSG/PGA/DPI) |
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17 May Geneva |
Second Preparatory Meeting of Bangladesh GFMD Chairmanship |
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18 -19 May Geneva |
Second GFMD 2016 Thematic Workshop on Migration for Harmonious Societies and Prep. Meeting of the GFMD 2016 Government-led Roundtable Teams |
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18-19 May Ghent |
Intergovernmental consultation on migration, asylum and refugees (IGC) |
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23-24 May Istanbul |
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23-28 May (TBC) New York |
GMG Expert Series: Challenges faced by refugees and migrants (OHCHR and UNODC) |
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30 May- 11 June Geneva |
105th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILO) |
JUNE
| Date | Event |
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2 June 10.00-1.00pm CR-3 UNHQ New York |
Combatting Xenophobia and Promoting Migration Integration: Panel discussion (IOM) |
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3 June New York |
Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, WFP and UN Women |
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6-10 June New York |
Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Annual session |
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7 June 10.00-5.00pm Washington D.C. |
IASC Principals Meeting |
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11 June Geneva |
ILO Governing Body and its Committee Sessions 327th (ILO) |
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13 June – 1 July Geneva |
32nd Human Rights Council Session (OHCHR) |
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13 June Geneva |
NGO Annual Consultation (IOM) |
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14-17 June Geneva |
NGO Annual Consultation (UNHCR) |
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15-16 June Paris |
Building responsive migration and integration policies in the context of the refugee crisis OECD Conference |
| 17-18 June |
Meetings in Copenhagen on 17 June Folkemodet in Bornholm on 18 June |
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20 June Global |
World Refugee Day |
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20 June New York |
GMG organized expert prep. series: strengthening responsibility-sharing for refugees (UNHCR) |
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21-23 June Geneva |
66th Meeting of the Standing Committee of UNHCR Programme |
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22-23 June New York |
UN Global Compact Leader’s Summit |
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23-24 June Berlin |
OSCE Security Days conference “From Confrontation to Co-operation: Restoring Co-operative Security in Europe” |
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27-28 June New York |
UN Women Annual Session (UN Women) |
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27-29 June New York |
ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (ECOSOC) |
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29 June Town Hall Berlin |
Berlin Summer Dialogue on Displacement and Forced Migration (Development and Peace Foundation and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) |
JULY
| Date | Event |
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5 July Geneva |
ILO Tripartite Experts Meeting on developing guiding principles for refugees and forcibly displaced persons access to labour markets, whether in frontline states or through labour mobility channels (ILO) |
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6 July 10.00-11.15am New York |
Conference “Rethinking the Global Refugee Protection System” (Centre for Migration Studies) |
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7-10 July Sao Paulo |
7th World Social Forum on Migration: “Migrants: building alternatives to disorder and the global capital crisis". |
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11-20 July New York |
ECOSOC HL Political Forum on Sustainable Development |
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12-15 July Poznan, Poland |
16th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration: "Rethinking Forced Migration and Displacement: Theory, Policy and Praxis" |
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17-22 July Nairobi |
14th UNCTAD Quadrennial Conference Session |
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18-22 July New York |
ECOSOC HL Segment on Implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Moving from Commitments to Results |
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19 July New York |
Third GFMD 2016 Thematic Workshop on Migration for Peace, Stability and Growth (GFMD Chair) |
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19 July New York |
Informal multi-stakeholder interactive hearing in preparation for the high-level meeting on 19 September |
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20 July (TBC) New York |
GMG Expert Prep Series: Migration (IOM/ILO) |
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21-22 July New York |
ECOSOC 5th Biennial HL Meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum |
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25-27 July New York |
ECOSOC Coordination and Management Meeting (HC’s oral report) |
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28-29 July New York |
2017 ECOSOC Organizational Session (ECOSOC) |
AUGUST
| Date | Event |
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19 August Global |
World Humanitarian Day UN |
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31 August- 3 September Mainz Germany |
European Population Conference 2016: "Demographic Change and Policy Implications"
(Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) and European Association for Population Studies (EAPS)) |
SEPTEMBER
| Date | Event |
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19 September GA Hall |
High Level Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants (UNGA) |
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20 September GA Hall |
US hosted Leaders’ Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis |
