IOM-CSO Consultations 2012

The annual IOM-CSO Consultations aim to strengthen the mutual understanding and partnership between IOM and civil society. They serve as a platform to identify joint priorities, facilitate the exchange of best practices, and generate innovative solutions.  

Final Agenda

08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:30	OPENING SESSION
	WELCOME REMARKS Speaker: Mr. William Lacy Swing Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)  (Presentation)
	TOUR DE TABLE Facilitator: Mr. Gervais Appave, Director ad interim, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM
	INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAMME OF WORK Recap of 2011 consultation outcomes and outline of programme of work Presenter: Mr. Gervais Appave, Director ad interim, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM
09:30 - 10:30	WORKING SESSION 1: TAKING STOCK OF IOM - CSO PARTNERSHIP
	Enhanced dialogue and action for strengthened partnership Overview of regional and thematic consultations Opportunities and challenges Presenter: Ms. Maureen Achieng, Head, International Partnerships Division, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM
	IOM-CSO partnership in communications Presenter: Mr. Jean-Philippe Chauzy, Spokesperson, Office of the Director General/ Head, Media and Communications Division, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM
	IOM-CSO partnership Global CSO inventory Models for optimum cooperation Presenter: Ms. Nyaradzo Chari-Imbayago, International Partnerships Division, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM (Presentation)
	Plenary discussion Facilitator: Mr. Tom Corsellis, Executive Director, Shelter Centre
10:30 - 10:45	Coffee Break
10:45 - 13:00	WORKING SESSION 2: MIGRATION CRISIS OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK
	Case studies of migration crisis Presenter: Mr. Louis Hoffmann, Head of Transition and Recovery Division, Department of Operations and Emergencies, IOM (Presentation)
	Plenary discussion Facilitator: Ms. Manisha Thomas, Humanitarian Consultant
	IOM migration crisis operational framework Presenter: Mr. Louis Hoffmann, Head of Transition and Recovery Division, Department of Operations and Emergencies, IOM (Presentation)
	Plenary discussion Facilitator: Ms. Manisha Thomas, Humanitarian Consultant
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Break: Screening of Return to South Sudan: Assistance in Transit
14:00 - 15:15	WORKING SESSION 3: ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURN AND REINTEGRATION
	Assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR): Overview and case studies Presenters: Mr. Laurence Hart, Head, Migrants Assistance Division, Department of Migration Management, IOM and Ms. Katharina Schnoering, Chief of Mission, IOM Bern
	AVRR Experiences Presenters: Mr. Thierry Charbonney, Return Counsellor, Migration Service, Canton of Vaud and Ms. Marina-Johanne Sætre, Det Felles Innvandrerad i Hordaland (DFIRH) (Presentation)
	Plenary discussion Facilitator: Mr. Laurence Hart, Head, Migrants Assistance Division, Department of Migration Management, IOM
15:15 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:30	WORKING SESSION 4: MIGRANT HEALTH
	IOM's work on health - key programme areas, figures and trends Presenter: Dr. Davide Mosca, Head, Migration Health Division, Department of Migration Management, IOM (Presentation)
	Challenges and opportunities in addressing health of migrants Presenters: - Dr. Nenette Motus, Senior Migration Health Policy Advisor, Migration Health Division, Department of Migration Management, IOM
	Plenary discussion Facilitator: Msgr. Robert Vitillo, Special Advisor on HIV/AIDS and Director of the Geneva Delegation, Caritas Internationalis
16:30 - 17:30	WORKING SESSION 5: MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK FOR COOPERATION ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
	Towards the 2013 HLD Presenters: Ms. Jennifer Zimmermann, Migration Policy Officer, International Partnerships Division, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM and Ms. Michele Klein Solomon, Permanent Observer to the UN, IOM |
	CSO perspective on the HLD 2013 Presenter: - Dr. Eva Sandis, Chair, NGO Committee on Migration (Statement  | Presentation)
	Plenary Discussion Facilitator: Mr. Gervais Appave, Director ad interim, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM
17:30 - 18:00	CLOSING SESSION
	SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS AND WAY FORWARD Rapporteur: Mr. Gervais Appave, Director ad interim, Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, IOM
	SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS AND WAY FORWARD Rapporteur: Dr. Jerome Elie, Executive Director, Programme for the Study of Global Migration, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
	CLOSING REMARKS Speaker: Mr. William Lacy Swing Director General, IOM
18:00 - 19:00	COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Final Report on the 2012 IOM-CSO Consultations