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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.
- Agenda
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12 September 2013
IOM-CSO Annual Consultation: Migrants and Development
IOM Headquarters, Geneva
Final Agenda
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Time
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Program
09:00 – 09:30
Registrations
09:30 – 09:45
Introductory Remarks
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William Lacy Swing, Director General, IOM
09:45 – 11:20
SESSION 1
HLD and the Integration of Migration into the post-2015 Development Agenda
09:45 - 10:00
IOM perspective
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Jill Helke, IOM
10:00 - 10:20
CSO perspective
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William Gois, Migrant Forum in Asia
10:20 - 11:20
Discussion Moderator
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John Bingham, International Catholic Migration Commission
11:20 –11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00
SESSION 2
Migrants’ Rights
11:45 - 12:05
IOM perspective
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Kristina Touzenis, IOM
12:05 - 12:15
CSO perspective
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Massimo Frigo, International Commission of Jurists
12:15 - 13:00
Discussion Moderator
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Melanie Teff, Refugees International
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch (1st floor Conference Room in main building)
14:00 – 16:00
SESSION 3
Migrants and Crises
14:00 - 14:10
IOM perspective
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Peter Van der Auweraert, IOM
14:10 - 15:00
CSO perspective
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Michael Gallagher, Jesuit Refugee Service
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Najla Chahda, Caritas Lebanon Migrants Centre
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Ingrid MacDonald, Norwegian Refugee Council
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Emmanuel Tronc, Médecins Sans Frontières
15:00 - 16:00
Discussion Moderator
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Melissa Pitotti, International Council of Voluntary Agencies
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 16:45
Summary of Discussions and Way Forward Rapporteur
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Jerome Elie,Executive Director, Programme for the Study of Global Migration, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
16:45 - 17:00
Concluding Remarks: William Lacy Swing,Director General,IOM
17:00 – 18:00
Reception (1st floor Conference Room in main building)
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