Press Release: New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted by all Member States at historic UN Summit

Opening session

• H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the United Nations General Assembly, 71st session   [Watch]
• H.E. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the United Nations General Assembly, 70th session   [Watch]
• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon   [Watch]
• President of the World Bank H.E. Mr. Jim Yong Kim   [Watch]
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi   [Watch]
• Ceremony for the signing of the Agreement concerning the Relationship between the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration   [Watch]
• Director General of the International Organization for Migration H.E. Mr. William Swing   [Watch]
• High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E. Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein   [Watch]
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration, Peter D. Sutherland
• On behalf of the Global Migration Group , statement by Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
• Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov
• A new declaration and strong call for solidarity with refugees and migrants

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Plenary sessions

• View statements on UN Papersmart
• Plenary Sessions Part 1   [Watch]
• Plenary Sessions Part 2   [Watch]
• Plenary Sessions Part 3   [Watch]

Round table sessions

• View statements for Round table 1 on UN Papersmart   [Watch]
• View statements for Round table 2 on UN Papersmart   [Watch]
• View statements for Round table 3 on UN Papersmart   [Watch]
• View statements for Round table 4 on UN Papersmart   [Watch]
• View statements for Round table 5 on UN Papersmart   [Watch]
• View statements for Round table 6 on UN Papersmart   [Watch]
   

Closing session

• Video: UNICEF IMAGINE a better future for all children 
• Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson
• H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the United Nations General Assembly, 71st session

Media events  

Press briefing: President of the General Assembly (PGA 71), Peter Thomson, and President of the General Assembly (PGA 70), Mogens Lykketoft 

Press briefing: Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, and Director General of the International Organization for Migration, William Swing, on IOM becoming a related organisation of the United Nation 

SDG Media Zone: Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, and Eni Lastari, Indonesian workers rights activist, discuss the Importance of the Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

SDG Media Zone: Discussion with Youth Refugees: Natasha Esther Maimba, Refugee Youth Activist, Minahil Sarfraz, Refugee Youth Activist, Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Melissa Fleming, Head of Communication & Public Information of UNHCR

SDG Media Zone: Ahmad Alhendawi (Youth Envoy) and Foni Joyce (Refugee) : Refugees and Migrants. Going Forward

Side events

High-level Civil Society Event of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants