Briefing for Member States on the upcoming United Nations High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
3 July 2013, Geneva

The briefing aimed to share information, news and views on the upcoming HLD, while taking advantage of the unique opportunity of the presence in Geneva of delegations from New York for the ECOSOC session.

Programme: 

• Welcoming remarks – by H.E. Md. Abdul Hannan, Bangladesh
• Introduction and update on recent developments and preparations for the HLD – by William Lacy Swing, International Organization for Migration
• Overview of discussions at the preparatory roundtable series for the HLD in New York – by Dr. Khalid Koser, consultant
• Update on preparations for the Informal Interactive Civil Society Hearings on HLD – by John Bingham, International Catholic Migration Commission
• Q&A and discussion

For additional information on the preparatory roundtable series for the HLD in New York, click here

For additional information on Civil Society Organizations contributions to the HLD, click here