You were instrumental in setting up the GFMD. Can you explain how the idea of a global, inter-governmental forum on this issue was born?

Sir Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration,is a participant in the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Athens, Greece.

Here he discusses the purpose of the Global Forum on Migration and Development process. 

How would you respond to calls for greater inclusion in the GFMD on the part of civil society?

Sir Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration,is a participant in the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Athens, Greece.

Here he discusses the role of civil society in the Global Forum on Migration and Development process. 

The first two editions of the GFMD have published outcomes and recommendations, but governments are now meeting again in Athens to thrash out some issues. How will recommendations made this year feed into concrete actions?

Sir Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration,is a participant in the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Athens, Greece.

Here he discusses the achievements of the Global Forum on Migration and Development process. 

Competences for migration (and migration and development) are currently scattered across UN agencies, but no single agency has a mandate for dealing exclusively with people on the move?

Sir Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration,is a participant in the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Athens, Greece.

Here he discusses the coordination of migration issues accross the United Nations system.

Who I am and what I do.

Marina Sultana of the Refugee and Migration Movements Research Unit, a Dakar University-based research organization in Bangladesh. 

Marina is a participant in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days.  Here she talks about her work on policy advocacy, training and working at grassroots level on awareness campaigning for safe migration and safe remittance issues.

Is this the first GFMD you have attended and what is your impression of it so far?

Marina Sultana of the Refugee and Migration Movements Research Unit, a Dakar University-based research organization in Bangladesh. 

Marina is a participant in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days.  Here she talks about migrants’ rights and her impressions of the GFMD. 

Who I am and what I do

Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Philippine Nurses Association of America in the United States.  She is currently participating in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days. 

Her committee has recently been focusing on working with nurses in the United States on the ethical recruitment of foreign educated nurses.

What are the main issues your organisation works on?

Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Philippine Nurses Association of America in the United States.  She is currently participating in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days. 

Mary Joy discusses the main issues her organization works on, including the illegal recruitment of nurses and unethical hiring practices. 

In your view, what is the impact of migration on development?

Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Philippine Nurses Association of America in the United States.  She is currently participating in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days. 

Mary Job discusses the links between migration and development, particularly the contribution of Philippine nurses working abroad. 

What is your impression of the GFMD so far?

Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Philippine Nurses Association of America in the United States.  She is currently participating in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days. 

Mary Joy talks about her expectations and impressions of the Global Forum and its future, including the necessity of having accountability and a summary narrative report of the previous year's forum. 

Je me présente

Najla Tabet Chahda de Caritas Liban, Centre des Migrants, un Centre spécialisé qui s’occupe des refugiés et des migrants au Liban.

Najla est une déléguée internationale aux Journées de la Société Civile du troisième Forum Mondial sur la Migration et le Développement en Athènes, Grèce.

Quels sont les défis principaux pour les migrants au Liban?

Najla Tabet Chahda de Caritas Liban, Centre des Migrants, un centre spécialisé qui s’occupe des refugiés et des migrants au Liban.

Najla est une déléguée internationale aux Journées de la Société Civile du troisième Forum Mondial sur la Migration et le Développement en Athènes, Grèce. Ici elle parle des problèmes principaux des migrants au Liban.

Quelle est ton impression du Forum mondial?

Najla Tabet Chahda de Caritas Liban, Centre des Migrants, un Centre spécialisé qui s’occupe des refugiés et des migrants au Liban.

Najla est une déléguée internationale aux Journées de la Société Civile du troisième Forum Mondial sur la Migration et le Développement en Athènes, Grèce.  Ici elle parle de son impression du Forum Mondial.

La société civile doit-elle être plus integreé dans le Forum mondial?

Najla Tabet Chahda de Caritas Liban, Centre des Migrants, un Centre spécialisé qui s’occupe des refugiés et des migrants au Liban.

Najla est une déléguée internationale aux Journées de la Société Civile du troisième Forum Mondial sur la Migration et le Développement en Athènes, Grèce.  Ici elle parle de comment améliorer le Forum Mondial, y compris renforcer le dialogue avec les gouvernements.

What do you think about the CoP and is it a useful tool to make migration work for development?

Can you sum up what your organisation does in the field of migration and development?

Is this the first GFMD you attend? What did you expect from the GFMD and what are your impressions of the event so far?

What is lacking – at the policy level, as regards funding, etc., and both globally and in your country – for migration to really work for development?

On how to make the GFMD recommendations work for development

Leila Rispens-Noel, member of the JMDI Migrant Advisory Board and civil society expert for microfinance, remittances, migration and development

Leila speaks as a high-profile member of the diaspora about her experience with the migration- development nexus and talks about how to make the recommendations coming out of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) work for development.

On cooperation with and the different structures of migrant diaspora associations

Leila Rispens-Noel, member of the JMDI Migrant Advisory Board and civil society expert for microfinance, remittances, migration and development Leila speaks as a high-profile member of the diaspora about her experience with the migration- development nexus and talks about cooperation with and the different structures of migrant diaspora associations.

What are the biggest obstacles to migration and development projects?

On integration and diaspora engagment for the successful implementation of development projects.

About the new JMDI Community of Practice

Delivering as one: the JMDI

About the Joint Migration and Development Initiative

How do you counter the allegation that development is used to prevent migration flows-part1?

How do you counter the allegation that development is used to prevent migration flows-part2?

How do you counter the allegation that development is used to prevent migration flows-part3?

GFMD Civil Society Days: Overview

GFMD Civil Society Days: Overview

What does your organisation do?

What are the main problems migrants face in Greece?

Moawia Ahmed of the Greek Forum for Migrants based in Athens, Greece, is currently participating in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days.

Moawia discusses some of the main problems migrants face in Greece.

What is your impression of the forum so far. And how can civil society be more involved in it?

Why and how did the Onassis Foundation decide to get involved in organising the Civil Society Days of the GFMD?

How would you respond to calls for greater inclusion in the GFMD on the part of civil society?

Why is Greece a particularly relevant place to be discussing migration and development?

Where does your interest in migration and development stem from?

Why is Greece a particularly relevant place to be discussing migration and development?

How would you respond to calls for greater inclusion in the GFMD on the part of civil society?

How are migration and development linked in your view?

Why migrants make a difference to the development of host countries.

How can further diaspora investment in the country of origin be promoted?

On the Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA) Program

Welcome to the first M4D Virtual Fair

Cécile Riallant, EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI), Brussels

Cécile welcomes visitors to the M4D Virtual Fair and describes the different areas to explore.  Watch video interviews and post questions at 'M4D TV', discover the projects showcased in the Virtual Exhibition and cast your Vote for your preferred initiative. 

Visitors can also learn some of the myths about migration and development in the Quiz and comment on the discussions currently ongoing at the Global Forum on Migration and Development Civil Society Days at the Daily Blog from Athens.

About the Joint Migration and Development Initiative: activities, ambitions and aims

Cécile Riallant, EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI), Brussels

Cécile introduces the M4D Virtual Fair and discusses the EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative, a strategic partnership between the United Nations and the European Commission.

The JMDI supports civil society organizations and local authorities seeking to contribute to linking migration and development. The JMDI is a 3-year, 15 million Euro global programme implemented by UNDP, UNHCR, UNFPA, ILO and IOM, funded by the European Union. More...

When and how did the EC first focus on migration and development?

Mr Rudischhauser, EC, Director of DG Development discusses when the European Commission first started to engage with the concept of migration and development.

What concrete initiatives has the EC put in place in order to enhance the development impacts of migration?

How is the EC engaging with the various stakeholders involved in migration and development?

How would you counter the claims that EC is merely offloading the onus of development on to migrants?

When did the EC first start to engage with Migration and Development?

Mr Jean-Louis De Brouwer, EC, Director for Immigration, Asylum and Borders at the Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security, discusses when the European Commission first started to engage with the concept of migration and development.

When did the EC first start to engage with migration and development? - Part 2

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security, discusses when the European Commission first started to engage with the concept of migration and development.

What are the lessons learned from CIGEM?

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security, discusses the lessons learned from the EU-funded Migration Information and Management Centre (CIGEM), launched in October 2008 in Bamako, Mali.

Is there a structured dialogue in place between the EC and diasporas?

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security, discusses
how the EC, and the EU as a whole, is engaging with the various stakeholders involved in migration and development, and whether there is a structured dialogue in place with the diaspora.

How is the Commission reaching out to stakeholders involved in M&D?

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security, discusses how the Commission, and the EU as a whole, is engaging with the various stakeholders involved in migration and development, and whether there is a structured dialogue in place with the diaspora.

How would you counter claims that the European Commission has chosen to focus on the root causes of migration in an attempt to curb migration flows?

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director, Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security counters claims that that the Commission has chosen to focus on the root causes of migration simply in an attempt to curb migration flows or to offload the onus of development on to migrants, with remittances replacing ODA.

How would you counter claims that the EC has chosen to focus on the root causes of migration in an attempt to curb migration flows? - Part 2

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security counters claims that that the EC has chosen to focus on the root causes of migration simply in an attempt to curb migration flows or to offload the onus of development on to migrants, with remittances replacing ODA - Part 2.

What are the key ideas the Commission has for the migration-development nexus over the next 5 years? - Part 1

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security discusses how the migration-development nexus be addressed in the new EU Stockholm Programme, which will set the agenda for all common EU migration and asylum policies over the next 5 years. - Part 1

What are the key ideas the Commission has for the migration-development nexus over the next 5 years? - Part 2

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security discusses how the migration-development nexus be addressed in the new EU Stockholm Programme, which will set the agenda for all common EU migration and asylum policies over the next 5 years. - Part 2

What are the key ideas the Commission has for the migration-development nexus over the next 5 years? - Part 3

Jean-Louis De Brouwer, European Commission Director Immigration, Asylum and Borders, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security discusses how the migration-development nexus be addressed in the new EU Stockholm Programme, which will set the agenda for all common EU migration and asylum policies over the next 5 years. - Part 3

What are the overall messages of the 2009 Human Development Report?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses the overall messages of the 2009 Human Development Report on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

What are some of the myths about migration?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP describes some of the myths about migration revealed by the latest HDR 2009 on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

What human rights abuses and vulnerabilities do migrants face?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses the human rights abuses and vulnerabilities that migrants face, and the recommendations put forward by the latest HDR 2009 on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

What role should governments play in migration?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses the role governments should governments play in migration. The latest HDR 2009 is on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

What are some of the challenges migrants face?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses some of the challenges migrants face, and the findings of the latest HDR 2009 is on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

What are the transactional costs of migration?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses transactional costs of migration, The latest HDR 2009 on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

What needs to be done?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses what needs to be done, and the recommendations of the latest HDR 2009 on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

Why is regularization of migrants important?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses the latest HDR 2009 on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.

What would be your ideal scenario?

What are your hopes for this report?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses what she hopes the latest HDR 2009 on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development' which achieve.

What are the links between Migration and Human Development?

Jeni Klugman, Director and Lead-Author of the Human Development Report (HDR) at UNDP discusses the links between Migration and Human Development, on the occasion of the latest HDR 2009 on the theme: 'Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development'.