International Dialogue on Migration 2016: Follow-up and Review of Migration in the SDGs
Intersessional Workshop, 29 February - 1 March 2016
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Background
In September 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development encompassing 17 goals and 169 targets geared towards reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable development and critically “leaving no one behind”. With the SDGs, migration has for the first time been inserted into mainstream development policy. (i) The situation of migrant workers is highlighted in SDG 8 on economic growth and decent work, (ii) the issue of trafficking is mentioned in several SDGs for instance SDG 16 on peaceful societies and (iii) migration status is mentioned specifically as a factor for disaggregation during the follow-up and review in SDG 17. Among all targets, SDG target 10.7 is the center-piece for migration in the 2030 Agenda. It calls for “well-managed migration policies”, and hence encompasses all aspects of migration.
In 2016 the two regular workshops of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) are dedicated to stimulating in-depth discussions on implementation as well as follow-up and review of migration aspects of SDGs.
Overview
The first workshop in the series was held in New York and discussed appropriate tools and mechanisms that will help Member States to measure progress on relevant migration-related SDG targets. The workshop looked at options for “thematic review” of migration related SDG targets. The following themes were among the ones which this workshop addressed:
- Reviewing the evidence for migration in development
- Methods for monitoring migration related targets in SDGs
- Shape of a thematic review on migration in the SDGs
- Role for IOs in achieving of migration-related SDGs targets
The second workshop will take place on 11 and 12 October 2016 in Geneva and it will review the results of a number of initiatives on monitoring migration related SDG target. This second workshop will be followed by a one day Global Regional Consultative Process (GRCP) meeting.
Outcomes
The results of IDM 2016 and the GRCP will be consolidated in a publication representing IOM’s and its partners first contribution to the review of migration aspects in the Agenda 2030, in relation to measuring progress through global indicators, thematic review for the High-level Political Forum, as well as best practices on direct action on realizing migration related targets in the SDGs. The outcome of the IDM 2016 and the GRCP will constitute an input to the December 2016 GFMD Summit in Dhaka.
Agenda
Day 1 – 29 February 2016 | |
9:00 – 10:00 |
Registration |
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Session 1: Setting the scene |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Opening remarks
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10:30 – 13:00 |
Panel 1: Migration and Sustainable Development – New opportunities
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13:00 – 15:00 |
Break |
15:00 – 16:30 |
Panel 2 – From policy development to implementation
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Session 2: Methods of monitoring migration-related targets in the SDGS |
16:30 – 18:00 |
Panel 1- Measuring well-managed migration policies (SDG 10.7)
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Day 2 – 1 March 2016 | |
10:00 – 11:30 |
Panel 2 – Other relevant migration-related targets
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Session 3 – Thematic and regional reviews on migration |
11:30 – 12:45 |
Panel 1 – Structure of thematic and regional review
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12:45 – 13:00 |
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13:00 – 15:00 |
Break |
15:00 – 16:30 |
Panel 2 – Role of stakeholders
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Wrap-up |
End of Workshop |
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