2017 Global RCP Meeting

The Seventh Global RCP Meeting is provisionally planned to be held on 10-11 October 2016, in Geneva, Switzerland. It will focus on the contributions of Inter-state Consultation Mechanisms on Migration (ISCM) – whether regional (RCPs), inter-regional (IRFs) or global – to the preparatory process of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).

Preliminary agenda
Day 1
10:00 – 11:00	Opening Session and Setting the Scene: the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
11:00 – 11:30	Session 1. Global Processes on Migration Inputs to the GCM The International Dialogue on Migration and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration The Global Forum on Migration and Development on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Questions and Answers. Discussion
11:30 – 13:00	Session 2. RCP Recommendations on the GCM by Region: Breakout Groups Group 1. Africa Group 2. Americas
13:00 – 15:00	Break
15:00 – 18:00	RCP Recommendations on the GCM by Region: Breakout Groups (Continued) Group 1. Europe Group 2. Asia, Australia and the Middle East

Day 2
10:00 – 13:00	Session 2. RCP Recommendations on the GCM by Region: Plenary Presentations and Discussion Rapporteur for Africa Rapporteur for the Americas Rapporteur for Europe Rapporteur for Asia, Australia and the Middle East Discussion
13:00 – 15:00	Break
15:00 – 17:00	Session 2. Overall Recommendations on the GCM. Final Discussions
17:00 – 18:00	Official Closing Chair’s Summary and Way Forward