Letter from the co-facilitators (7 May 2018) [2]

Capacity-building mechanism Proposal [3]

Dates

• 14-18 May 2018 (Conference Room 2)
• Tuesday 15 May 2018 and Friday 18 May 2018 Informal dialogue (9:00AM – 10:00AM in Conference Room 2)

Side events

• Grassroots Perspectives on Migrants' Lived Realities - The Lutheran World Federation [4] (14 May 2018, 1:00-2:45PM, Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 2nd floor, New York)
• Labour mobility and the better management of global migration - OSRSG [5] (14 May 2018, 1:15-2:45PM CR2, UNHQ New York)
• Ensuring Human Rights Protection in the GCM - OHCHR [6] (14 May 2018, 1:15-2:45PM, CRA, UNHQ New York)
• The Human Rights of Children in the Context of Return – Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts [7] (14 May 2018, 6:15-7:45 PM, Conference Room A, UNHQ New York)
• Labour Migration and the Global Compact: Ensuring Rights, Protections and a Decent Work Agenda [8] (15 May 2018, 1:15-2:45PM CR7, UNHQ New York)
• Leaving No Child Behind: How the Global Compact for Migration Can Contribute to the SDGs through Sustainable Solutions for Children on the Move-  Bulgaria, Jamaica, Luxembourg, UNICEF & World Vision International [9] (15 May 2018, 1:15-2:45PM, CR B, UNHQ New York)
• The contribution of migrants to sustainable development [10] – GMG (15 May 2018, 1:15-2:30PM, CR 8, UNHQ New York)
• From data about migration to data for migration – CONAPO, BBVA, McKinsey & Company, OECD, UNDESA, IOMGMDAC [11] (16 May 2018, 1:15-2:45PM, CR10, UNHQ New York)
• Managing Return and Reintegration – IOM Migration Research Leader Syndicate [12] (May 17 2018, 1:45-2:45PM, CR6, UNHQ New York)
• Political Participation of Migrants and Refugees: Bridging the Gaps – IDEA [13] (17 May 2018, 3:00-6:00PM CR8, UNHQ New York)
• Countering xenophobia and discrimination: voices from the regions - IOM & NGO Committee on Migration [14] (18 May, 1:15-2:45PM, CR7, UNHQ New York)

Statements

Member States

42 members of the Group of Friends of Children and the SDGs [15]	African Group [16]	EU [17]

Other stakeholders

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration [18]