United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service

High-Level Dialogue and Hearings on International Migration

A High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development will take place from 14-15 September 2006 at UN headquarters in New York to discuss the multidimensional aspects of international migration and development in order to identify appropriate ways and means to maximize its development benefits and minimize its negative impacts. The High-level Dialogue will also have a strong focus on policy issues, such as the challenge of achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.

To ensure the participation of civil society, a Civil Society Task Force is being set up and will take the lead in the Informal Interactive Civil Society Hearings, scheduled to take place on 12 July 2006. Their recommendations will be summarized in a document that will be one of the official documents for the High-level Dialogue in September.

The latest information and knowledge resources related to the High-level Dialogue can be found on the DESA Population Division website.

Migration Resource List

Fourth Coordination Meeting on International Migration, Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

General Assembly Resolution on International Migration and Development (A/RES/59/241)

General Assembly Resolution on International Migration and Development (A/RES/60/227)

Websites:

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Publications Link

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)