January 23, 2024 January 25, 2024 In-Person

The 14th Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit

Event Overview

GENEVA (January 23 2024) – Over 28 local and regional government representatives from 23 cities,
regions, and city networks from across the globe, will join the 14th Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit, taking place in Geneva from 23 – 25th of January.

The Summit, hosted by the Government of France, will bring together over 1300 participants, representing over 123 countries, from national and local governments, civil society, the private sector and youth. Under the overarching theme: ‘From environmental concerns to cultural aspects of migration’, participants will discuss six thematic priorities, including the impact of climate change on human mobility, narratives and multi-level governance of migration.

See the full agenda here.

Session Details

Networking Meeting: Localizing Global Migration Goals to Accelerate the 2030 Agenda.

WHAT: A dynamic round-table dialogue between local government leaders, national government representatives and other critical stakeholders.

WHEN: Thursday 25 January 2023 at 1:30 – 3:00pm CET.

WHERE: Geneva Room, Varembe Conference Center (VCC).

WHO:

Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Ambassador Caroline Dumas, Representative of the French Presidency of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
Ambassador Gustavo Gallón, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in Geneva
Alejandro Dávalos, Viceminister of Human Mobility, Government of Ecuador
Daniela Cepeda Tarud, Migration Advisor, City of Barranquilla
Djohanna Delia Ravelo, Head of Quezon City Migrants Resource Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
François Croquette, Director for Ecological Transition and Climate, City of Paris, France
Maggie Powers, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Mayors Migration Council (MMC)
Marta Youth, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, USA
Moussa Fadera, Mayor of Djinany, Senegal
Şafak Pavey, Senior Adviser, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Victor Hugo Mena Hernández, Director of the General Coordination of the Civil Registry, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico

Multi-level governance: bringing together the various stakeholders for improved migration management

WHAT: Thematic roundtable and interactive dialogue on Multi-level Governance, hosted by the governments of Azerbaijan and Kenya.

WHEN: Thursday, January 25th at 9:30am-12:00pm (CET)

WHERE: Room B+C, The International Conference Center Geneva (CICG)

WHO:

Roundtable Co-Chairs:
- Ulvi Aliyev, Chief of International Cooperation Department, State Migration Service, Azerbaijan
- Dan Opon, Director of Immigration Services, NCM Secretariat, Kenya
- Sophie van Haasen, Coordinator, GFMD Mayors Mechanism
Panelists:
- Abdellah Boutadghart, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations Office
- Pablo Ariel Acosta, Lead Economist, World Bank
- Daniela Cepeda Tarud, Migration Advisor, City of Barranquilla
- Manfred Schueler, Head of the Task Force for European Migration Policy in the Federal Foreign Office, German

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