Council Sessions

The International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) was launched during IOM's Council in 2001, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of IOM. The IDM provides a forum for governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations, experts, civil society and the private sector to identify and discuss the principal international migration issues of our time with a view towards finding practical and cooperative solutions. Every year, the IDM is guided by an overarching theme which is elaborated during workshops and at the annual Council Sessions which bring together migration policymakers from IOM's Member States and observers from around the world.

The annual IDM sessions at the Council allow for an exchange of views and experiences with respect to the annual theme and also feature a segment on "Migration Highlights" which examines key migration developments around the world.

IDM Council Sessions

Migration and Social Change - November 2010

 

Human Rights and Migration: Working Together for Safe, Dignified and Secure Migration - November 2009

 

Return Migration: Challenges and Opportunities - December 2008

 

Migration Management in the Evolving Global Economy - November 2007

 

Partnerships in Migration - 2006

 

Towards Policy Coherence - November 2005

 

Valuing Migration - November 2004

 

Migration in a Globalized World - November 2003

 

Selected Policy Challenges - December 2002

 

Migration Challenges for the 21st Century - November 2001