Outcomes of the 7th Global Forum on Migration and Development

On 14 to 16 May 2014, Sweden hosted the 7th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Meeting in Stockholm with the theme “Unlocking the potential of migration for inclusive development.”

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GFMD 2014 Common Space (14 May)

The GFMD meeting started with a Common Space on “Partnering to realise the potential of migrants and migration for inclusive development". Three simultaneous sessions focused on the issues of migration in the post-2015 development agenda, decent labour migration and employment, and migrants’ empowerment for social inclusion and human development.

Intensive Roundtable Discussions (15 to 16 May)

The next two days three  Roundtable discussions and Special Sessions on the Future of the Forum and the GFMD Platform for Partnerships were organized.  

You can find more information, such as speeches and presentations, here.

Publication Date: Fri 16 May 2014
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