The co-facilitators of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level meeting to address large movement of refugees and migrants, which will take place on 19 September 2016, have circulated a draft Decision on its organizational modalities.
Co-facilitators Dina Kawar, Permanent Representative of Jordan, and David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland, prepared the draft based on views expressed by Member States during informal meetings on 2 and 18 March 2016.
1 April 2016: The co-facilitators of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level meeting to address large movement of refugees and migrants, which will take place on 19 September 2016, have circulated a draft Decision on its organizational modalities. Co-facilitators Dina Kawar, Permanent Representative of Jordan, and David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland, prepared the draft based on views expressed by Member States during informal meetings on 2 and 18 March 2016.
The draft Decision outlines: the structure of the meeting; the level of participation for Member States; the rules of procedure for participation of other stakeholders; a one-day multi-stakeholder hearing; consultations on the outcome document; and suggested themes for the envisaged roundtables.
Consultations will continue with an informal meeting on 7 April, for Member States to express their views on the draft. [Letter and Draft Decision] [IISD RS Story on HLM Consultations]