The Commission on Population and Development decided that the thematic focus of its 51st session in April 2018 will be on “Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration”. The Population Division is organizing this expert group meeting on this topic, to examine: new evidence regarding trends in urbanization and migration; analyses of their development impacts; and implications for policy, governance and planning. The focus of the discussion will range from the global to the local level, with the goal of identifying substantive connections across geographic and organizational levels, and encouraging coordinated policy responses based on a whole-of-government approach. The experts will also explore the significance of migration, urbanization and cities for the follow-up to the relevant pillars of the global development agenda (i.e., Programme of Action from the International Conference on Population and Development, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and the New Urban Agenda).

dates: 7-8 September 2017
location: New York City, US
www: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/events/expert-group/27/index.shtml