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Promoting Regional Migration Partnerships - Tavricheskiy Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia, 17 May 2012
10th Ministerial Conference of the Central Asian Border Security Initiative (CABSI) - Vienna, Austria, 17 April 2012
UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue 'Fighting Human Trafficking: Partnership and Innovation to End Violence against Women and Children' - United Nations Headquarters, New York, 03 April 2012
Steering Global Changes towards a Better Future: The Role and Importance of Youth - Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 31 March 2012
Reception for Government Officials, Partners, Ambassadors, and Heads of UN Agencies - Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 March 2012
Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA V) - Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 26-27 March 2012
International Workshop on Acceptance of Foreign Nationals and their Integration into Japan: Policies on Foreign Nationals in Post-Disaster Japan - Meiji University, Surugadai Campus, Tokyo, Japan, 1 March 2012
Dialogue inter-etats et cooperation intraregionale sur la gestion des migrations en afrique centrale- Brazzaville, République du Congo, 16 February 2012
Launch of the Foresight Report: Migration and Global Environmental Change - UN Headquarters, New York, USA, 16 December 2011
United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), High Level Conference: Keynote Remarks - UN Headquarters, New York, USA, 15 December 2011
The Impact of Standby Parnerships: Norwegian Refugee Council, Norwegian Capacity (NORCAP) 20th Anniversary, Building Partnerships for the Future - Oslo, Norway, 28 November 2011
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Brainstorming on "Reconciling diversity and cohesion: a human rights model to build inclusive and participatory societies in European countries"- Centre Culturel Calouste Gulbenkian, Paris, 15 November 2011
"Building Migration Partnerships in Action", Plenary Session, Second Ministerial Conference of the Prague Process- Poznan, Poland, 14 November 2011
Third Global Meeting of Chairs and Secretariats of Regional Consultative Processes on Migration (RCPs) - Gabarone, Botswana, 25 October 2011
Opening Remarks: XI South American Conference on Migration - Brasília, Brazil, 19 October 2011
IPS Seminar on Migration and Communication: Rebalancing Information Flows and Dialogue - Helsinki, Finland, 13 October 2011
Festakt zum sechzigsten Jahrestag der IOM- Vienna, Austria, 29 September 2011
Horn of Africa Mini-Summit- United Nations, New York, 24 September 2011
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends Ministerial Meeting - New York, USA, 23 September 2011
Migration Futures: Perspectives On Global Changes - Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal, 12 September 2011
Briefing: Opening of the IOM Mongolia Country Office Also marking IOM's 60th Anniversary in the World - Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 8 September 2011
10TH ASEM Conference of the Directors-General of Immigration and Management of Migratory Flows - Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 6 September 2011
Human Mobility in the 21st Century: Perceptions and Realities - Sydney, Australia, 13 July 2011
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends Meeting- New York, USA, 10 June 2011
Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement - Geneva, Switzerland, 4 June 2011
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends Meeting - New York, USA, 10 June 2011
UN General Assembly Special Session High Level Meeting on AIDS: Welcome Remarks at Migration and HIV side event - New York, USA, 10 June 2011
60 Years of IOM: Reflecting a World on the the Move - Dominican Republic, 7-10 June 2011
Informal Thematic Debate on International Migration and Development - Chairing of Panel One: The Contribution of Migrants to Development - New York, USA, 19 May 2011
Informal Thematic Debate on International Migration and Development - Panel Two: Improving International Cooperation on Migration and Development - New York, USA, 19 May 2011
GMG Symposium: Migration and Youth: Harnessing Opportunities for Development - International Cooperation and the Youth Dimension of the Migration-Development Nexus - New York, USA, 18 May 2011
Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries: Plenary Remarks - Istanbul, Turkey, 9-13 May 2011
Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV): Remarks IOM-UN Women Side Event - Istanbul, Turkey, 9-13 May 2011
Migration with Dignity: Fourth Colombo Process Ministerial Conference on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labour for Countries of Origin in Asia - Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 April 2011
Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking In Persons and Related Transnational Crime - Bali, Indonesia, 29-30 March 2011
IOM and UNHCR Join Appeal for Massive Humanitarian Evacuation of People Fleeing Libya into Tunisia - Geneva, Switzerland, 2 March 2011
Briefing: Emergency Operations and Resettlement Assistance Marking IOM's 60th Anniversary in the world and 20th in Republic of Korea - Seoul, Republic of Korea, 21 February 2011
Keynote Speech, 2nd International Workshop on Acceptance of Foreign Nationals and Their Integration in Japan - Tokyo, Japan, 17 February 2011
Maximizing the Development Impact of Remittances- Geneva, Switzerland, 14 February 2011
Euro-African Migration Challenges and Opportunities- Naples, Italy, 02 February 2011

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