Opening procedures, election of officers and admission of new Members and Observers, report of the Director General, general debate

Address on Migration, Human Rights and the Economic Crisis

H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Republic of Liberia (Keynote address | Video)

Global Migration Group (GMG)

Interactive discussion with the IOM membership on the economic crisis and the GMG's priority areas of focus

Panellists:

• William Lacy Swing, Director General, IOM
• Carlos Lopez, Executive Secretary, UNITAR, Current Chair of the GMG
• Antonio Guterres, High Commissioner, UNHCR
• Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, UN-DESA

General Debate - Statements by Members and Observers

International Dialogue on Migration - Human Rights and Migration: Working Together for Safe, Dignified and Secure Migration

High-level plenary presentations and discussion on human rights and migration

(i) Presentation by the Administration

(ii) High-level presentations and discussion

Panellists:

• Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al-Balooshi (Presentation | Bio), Minister of Social Development, Kingdom of Bahrain
• Jean-Louis De Brouwer, Director, Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
• Kyung-wha Kang (Presentation), Deputy High Commissioner, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Drazen Maravic (Presentation), Head of Bureau, Bureau for International Cooperation and European Integration, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Serbia
• Elly Anita (Presentation), Trafficking in Persons Report hero of the year 2009, Migrant CARE, Indonesia 

Moderator: Robin Oakley, former CNN European Political Editor

International Dialogue on Migration (continued)

Highlights of Global and Regional Migration Dialogues

High-level plenary presentations and discussion of selected recent and forthcoming migration dialogues

Panellists:

• Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD): George J. Kaklikis (Presentation | Bio), Permanent Representative of Greece to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland (GFMD 2009) and Alejandro Poiré (Bio), Under-Secretary for Population, Migration and Religious Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, Mexico (GFMD 2010)
• Global Meeting of Chairs and Secretariats of Regional Consultative Processes on Migration: Sihasak Phuangketkeow (Bio), Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva
• Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA): Malusi Knowledge Nkanyezi Gigaba (Bio), Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, South Africa
• Presidency of the European Union (EU): Minna Ljunggren (Presentation | Bio), State Secretary, Migration and Asylum Policy, Ministry of Justice, Sweden