Provisional Programme of the Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly with non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector on intenational migration and development

To be held at United Nations Headquarters, Trusteeship Council Room

12 July 2006, New York

 

10.00 – 10:40

Opening of the Hearings

10:45 – 11:45

Segment 1: Promoting a comprehensive rights-based approach to international migration, and ensuring respect for and protection of the human rights of all migrants and their families.

11:50 – 13:00

Segment 2: International migration and development - challenges for social and economic policies in sending and receiving countries.

15:00 – 16:15

Segment 3: International migration and development contd.- challenges for social and economic policies in sending and receiving countries.

16:20 – 17:30

Segment 4: Policy responses - Promoting the building of partnerships and capacity-building and the sharing of best practices at all levels, including the bilateral and regional levels, for the benefit of countries and migrants alike.

17:30 – 18:00

Closing of the Hearings

 

 

 

 

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