2011 Global ISCM Consultation

The third Global RCP meeting is being hosted by the Government of Botswana and is being organized in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the broad theme of Enhancing Cooperation on Migration through Dialogue and Capacity Building. In keeping with the outcomes of the second global meeting of RCPs held in Bangkok, Thailand on 4-5 June 2009, which drew upon the expertise of RCP Chairs, Secretariat and partners as well as RCP-related recommendations made at the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in 2007 and 2008, the 2011 meeting will underscore the importance of increased exchanges and seeks to foster cross fertilization of good practices and effective approaches to migration management within and amongst RCPS. The meeting will highlight the value of promoting regional dialogue capacity development and international cooperation on migration through RCPs.

Agenda

25 October 2011, DAY I
07:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:50	OFFICIAL OPENING WELCOME REMARKS Mr. Lucky T. Moahi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs Government of the Republic of Botswana - Director of Ceremonies STATEMENT BY HOST OF RCP GLOBAL CONSULTATION 2009 Mr. Chutintorn Gongsakdi, Deputy Director-General, International Organizations Department, Kingdom of Thailand STATEMENT OF INTRODUCTION Mr. William Lacy Swing, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM) (Statement) KEYNOTE ADDRESS Hon. Letlhogonolo Peter Siele, Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Government of the Republic of Botswana (Statement)
09:50 - 10:20	Coffee Break
10:20 - 11:00	INTRODUCTIONS Participants will be invited to introduce each other -- a seating arrangement that allows participants to be seated next to participants from different RCPs/ regions will be adopted. Facilitator: Mr. D.M. Moremi, Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Government of the Republic of Botswana
11:00 - 13:00	Taking Stock of Opportunities and Challenges This session will be informed by the consolidated responses to a self assessment questionnaire on Challenges and Opportunities completed by the principal RCPs. A presentation of the key opportunities and main challenges from the perspective of the RCPs will be given and will be followed by an interactive discussion exploring how dialogue and capacity enhancement can strengthen the ability of RCPs to harness opportunities and address challenges constructively. Presenter and Moderator: Ms. Elizabeth Adjei, Advisor on Migration - Government of Ghana (Presentation) Presentations of opportunities and challenges from RCPs self assessment Discussants: Minister Rodrigo do Amaral Souza, Director General of Legal Affairs and Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil - South American Conference on Migration (SACM)   Ms. Caroline Njuki, Regional Political Integration and Human Security Support Programme, Inter-Govermental Authority on Development - (IGAD RCP)   Mr. Gottfried Zürcher, Deputy Director, Federal Office for Migration, Federal Ministry of Justice and Police, Switzerland - Mediterranean Migration Transit Dialogue (MTM)   Dr. Zafar Ahmed Khan, Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Bangladesh (Colombo Process)   Mr. James Larsen, Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia (Bali Process)   Plenary discussion
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00	Enhancing the Capacity of RCPs Building on the discussion from the preceding session, the possible means for enhancing the capacity of RCPs will be examined, as will the role that operating modalities could play in improving the functioning of RCPs. The session will include a group exercise to explore the various capacity enhancement possibilities. Moderator: Mr. Vincent Williams, Project Manager, Southern Africa Migration Project (SAMP) Presenters: Ms. Maureen Achieng, Head, International Partnerships Division, IOM (Presentation)   Ms. Katherine Harris, Senior Regional Protection Officer, UNHCR   Discussion   Group exercise and Feedback   Plenary discussion
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00	Complementary Regional Mechanisms for International Cooperation on Migration This session will consider complementary mechanisms for international cooperation on migration, including presentations from economic and political communities in regions that have no established RCPs or are looking at establishing an RCP. An interactive discussion session will allow participants to consider possible linkages between these mechanisms and existing RCPs. Moderator: Cooperation on migration in the framework of regional economic and political communities Presenters: Mr. Vincent Williams, Project Manager, Southern Africa Migration Project (SAMP) Mr. Reginald Thomas, Executive Director, National Insurance Services, West Indies (Presentation) Mr. Houssein Guedi Absieh, Immigration, Free Movement and Labour Expert, COMESA (Presentation) Existing mechanisms for inter-regional cooperation on migration Presenters: Mr. Lawrence Chilimboyi, Expert, Political Affairs and Human Development Department, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Secretariat (Statement)   Plenary Discussion
19:30	Official Dinner
26 October 2011, DAY II
09:00 - 09:15	Recap of Day I - Discussions and Outcomes
09:15 - 10:45	Emerging Migration Challenges and Opportunities: Towards Evidence-Based Policymaking This session will provide an overview of and discussion platform for contemporary migration issues through the dichotomous lens of challenges and opportunities. The importance of evidence-base policymaking and the possible means of incorporating this into migration management will be considered in the thematic group discussions. Moderator: Ms. Daniela Morari, Government of Moldova Presenters: Mr. Todd Young, Branch Chief, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mr. Laurent Dalmasso, Programme Officer, Inter-Governmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees (IGC) Mr. Md. Sufiur Rahman, Director General, Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh (Presentation) Ms. Toni Shae Freckleton, Senior Demographer Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica (Presentation) Group Exercises Group 1 Responses to migration crises in humanitarian situations Group 2 The migration, climate change and the environment nexus Group 3 Strengthening integration of migration and development into policy
10:45 - 11.15	Coffee Break
11:15 - 13:15	Group Exercise Feedback and Plenary Discussion Feedback from the thematic group discussions will be summed up and the session will then be opened up for a plenary discussion that will explore and identify common priorities in the agenda of RCPs as relates to the emerging issues but also with regard to the responses of RCPs to the self assessment questionnaire as well as the stock taking session on opportunities and challenges. Moderator: Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque, Director, International Cooperation and Partnerships Department, IOM Plenary Discussion: Identifying Common Priorities Common themes distilled from stock taking exercise and emerging issues Good practices in cross-fertilization Exploring and drawing upon synergies/complementarities in policy coherence and resource mobilization Plenary discussion
13:15 - 14:15	Lunch Break
14:15 - 16:00	Towards Enhanced International Cooperation on Migration This session will provide an outline of existing international mechanisms for inter-state cooperation on migration, with presentations on the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) by the current, previous and future Chairs. The second part of the session will provide an overview of the UN High Level Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development, with reference to the 2006 HLD and the upcoming 2013 HLD. The potential value of fostering greater cross-fertilization of ideas and practices between RCPs and key international mechanisms for cooperation on migration through mutually reinforcing interactions will be examined. Moderator: Mr. John Matthews, Minister-Counsellor Immigration, Permanent Mission of Australia in Geneva, Switzerland Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Introduction of GFMD V - Swiss Chair, Ambassador Eduard Carlo Gnesa (Presentation) Overview of GFMD IV outcomes - Mexico Chair, Ambassador Juan José Gómez Camacho, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UN and Other International Organisations in Geneva (Presentation) GFMD VI priorities - GFMD VI Chair, Ambassador Shree Baboo Chekitan Servansing, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mauritius to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva Plenary discussion UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development - 2013 Special Advisor to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Migration, Mr. Francois Fouinat (Statement) Presentation Plenary discussion
16:00 - 16:15	Photo Session and Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:00	CLOSING SESSION
16:15 - 16:30	DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES Mr. Lucky T. Moahi Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Government of the Republic of Botswana Summary of Meeting Discussions and Outcomes A brief summary of the discussions and outcomes of the meeting will be presented, giving participants an opportunity to reflect on the deliberations and take note of key action points. A brief outline of any plans for future RCP global meetings, most notably the fourth and fifth meetings in 2013 and 2015 respectively, as well as any self nominations received for the hosting of the meetings will be made. Rapporteur: Ms. Jessica Yutacom, Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM)
16:30 - 17:00	CLOSING REMARKS Mr. William Lacy Swing Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)   Hon. Letlhogonolo Peter Siele Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Government of the Republic of Botswana VOTE OF THANKS Dr. Tímea Erzsébet Lehoczki Representative of the Former Chair of the Söderköping Process (Hungary) and Legal Expert, Department of European Cooperation, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Hungary

Key Documents

• Final Agenda
• Registration Form
• Report of the Third Global RCP Meeting in Botswana
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• Delegate's Note
• List of Participants
• Questionnaire
• Venue Factsheet