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1 Provisional calendar of key dates January-December 2014 January Jan 7 th Session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on SDGs: Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport; sustainable consumption and production; and climate change and disaster risk reduction 21 Jan One-day retreat to discuss migration indicators for the post-2105 development agenda OWG on SDGs GMG WG on data and research, KNOMAD, and the "informal group" moderated by Gregory Maniatis for the SRSG 23 Jan Open Forum on Immigration: Welcome or Not? at the WEF Annual Meeting 2014 SRSG WEF Davos Venue: Open Forum - Swiss Alpine School (SAMD) - Auditorium 27 Jan GMG Working Level Meeting (WLM) 1 GMG, New February Feb 8 th Session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on SDGs OWG on SDGs 10 Feb Social Inclusion and Migration: Developments for the post-2015 Agenda UN Alliance of Civilizations and the Madrid Club Conf. Rm 7 NLB 11 Feb 15:30-16:30 Working Group on human rights, gender and migration meeting to plan annual programme of work WG on human rights, gender and migration, VC and telecon options for 1

2 12 Feb GMG Working Level Meeting (WLM) 2 GMG, New Feb 52 nd Session of the Commission for Social Development: Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all 18 Feb Meeting of the GMG Task Force on migration and decent work 18 Feb Meeting of the GMG Working Group on mainstreaming migration into national development strategies Feb 12 th Coordination Meeting on International Migration - Interactive GMG event with civil society as well as interactive event with GFMD Feb 1 st Preparatory Committee Meeting for 3 rd UN Conference on the sustainable development of SIDS through genuine and durable partnerships rd Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF) CSD TF on decent work WG on mainstreaming DESA/Population Division GMG DSD, DESA ICESDF, and telecon for th Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs OWG on SDGs 4 AM Annual High-level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming: The Protection and Promotion of the Human Rights of Migrants Human Rights Council Venue: Palais des Nations, Rm. XX 4 KNOMAD Workshop: Migrant Re-integration and Homeland Development: Policy Prospects and Potential KNOMAD, Metropolis Project Ottawa, Canada Indigo Hotel 4-7 Statistical Commission, 45th Session UN Statistical Commission 5-6 6th Annual Women s Equality Principles (WEPs) event, Gender Equality and the Global Jobs Challenge Global Compact 2

3 6 UNHCR Standing Committee Briefing: Enhanced Framework for Implementing with Partners UNHCR Thematic debate on Water, sanitation and sustainable energy in the post-2015 Development Agenda 11 Meeting of GFMD Steering Group and Friends of the Forum GFMD 12 GFMD Business Roundtable GFMD 13 Final Government Teams Preparatory Meeting GFMD ILO Governing Body, 320th Session ILO 14 2 nd GMG/KNOMAD Workshop on Learning KNOMAD and GMG TF on Capacity Development Venue: IOM Annex, 4 th Floor Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls UN Women th Session of the HLCP HLCP CEB ECLAC Santiago, Chile High-Level Event on Contributions of women, the young and civil society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda International Dialogue on Migration (IDM): South-South Migration- Partnering strategically for development IOM Plenary Meeting of the Committee for Development Policy DESA (DPAD) April KNOMAD Workshop on reducing recruitment costs KNOMAD Washington D.C. 10 th Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs OWG on SDGs April April GMG Working Level Meeting (WLM) 3 GMG, New 7 April Committee on Migrant Workers Half-Day of Discussion OHCHR 3

4 on Workplace Exploitation and Workplace Protection, will also commemorate the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the 1990 Migrant Workers Convention 8-9 April Expert Meeting on human rights indicators on migration OHCHR, KNOMAD, ILO, UNICEF OHCHR 9-10 April Joint event of the and ECOSOC on The role of partnerships in the implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda 7-11 April Commission on Population and Development, 47th Session, under the theme: "Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development" April First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation April Special Session of the AU Labour and Social Affairs Commission April Workshop on fair recruitment for agencies, social partners and partners and discuss benchmarks with respect to fair recruitment April Thematic debate on Ensuring stable and peaceful societies April 6th International Parliamentarians Conference (IPCI) (within ICPD+20 process) 29 April Global Experts Meeting on Migration and Post-2015 Development Agenda May 2014 DESA, Population Division MFA, Mexico AUC, Namibia WG on migration and decent work IPCI Switzerland and Bangladesh Mexico City, Mexico Windhoek, Namibia Turin, Italy Stockholm, Sweden Dhaka, Bangladesh 5-9 May 11 th Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs OWG on SDGs 7 May GMG Working Level Meeting (WLM) 4 GMG, New 8-9 May 1 st Regular Session, United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) CEB Secretariat IFAD Rome, Italy 15 May IASC Principals Meeting IASC 4

5 12-16 May 7 th Global Forum on Migration and Development GFMD Stockholm, Sweden May 4 th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF) ICESDF May WHO World Health Assembly, 67 th Session WHO May High-Level Event on Contributions of South-South, Triangular Cooperation, and ICT for Development to the Post-2015 Development Agenda 23 May High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly "Achieving Poverty Eradication through Full Employment and Decent Work for all in the Post-2015 Development Agenda" May KNOMAD International Symposium on Environmental Change and Migration KNOMAD Washington D.C. 30 May KNOMAD Expert Workshop on Migration, Security and Development: Understanding the Linkages and Exploding the Myths 28 May 12 June June 2014 KNOMAD Washington D.C. International Labour Conference, 103rd Session ILO 28 May 12 June International Labour Conference, 103rd Session ILO 13 June ILO Governing Body, 321st Session ILO 9-10 June High-Level Event on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the Post-2015 Development Agenda June 12 th Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs OWG on SDGs June Annual UNHCR-NGO Consultations: Women s Leadership and Participation 18 June Thematic Debate "Responding to the Opportunities and Challenges of the 21st Century: Human Security and the Post-2015 Development Agenda" June Mayoral Forum on Mobility, Migration and Development UNHCR City of Barcelona, GMG TF on capacity development and KNOMAD Barcelona, Spain June Labour Migration Academy ILO Turin, Italy 5

6 23-27 June Preparatory Committee Meeting for 3 rd UN Conference on the sustainable development of SIDS through genuine and durable partnerships DSD, DESA 26 June GMG Working Level Meeting (WLM) 5 GMG, New 30 June 1 July 7th International Conference on Migration and Development International Migration Institute, AFD, World Bank, CGD Oxford, UK July June- 8 July ECOSOC HLPF on Sustainable Development ECOSOC 8-9 July ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review ECOSOC 8 July GMG Principals Meeting GMG 9-11 July ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum ECOSCOC July 13th Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs OWG on SDGs 17 July High-level Thematic Debate of the General Assembly - On the Promotion of Investment in Africa and its Catalytic Role in Achieving Africa's Development Objectives, including those of NEPAD July Ministerial Conference on New Partnerships for the Development of Productive Capacities for LDCs August 2014 OHRILLS Cotonou, Benin 28 Aug-4 Sep 3rd International Conference on Small Island Developing States: The sustainable development of small island developing States through genuine and durable partnerships Conference Secretariat, DESA Apia, Samoa September Sept 3rd International Conference on Small Island Developing States: The sustainable development of small island developing States through genuine and durable partnerships 6 Conference Secretariat, DESA Apia, Samoa

7 16-29 Sept, 69th Session Migration and development is included under item 6a of the draft agenda of the Second Committee 22 Sept Special Session of (69th Session) on ICPD+20 October Oct International Dialogue on Migration (IDM): Migration and families November 2014 IOM 30 Oct 13 Nov ILO Governing Body, 322nd Session ILO Nov Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) World Conference Nov Single-year Expert Meeting on the Impact of Access to Financial Services, Including by Highlighting Remittances on Development: Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth UNESCO, Japan and International Steering Group of ESD Experts UNCTAD Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Nov G20 Leaders' Summit G20 Brisbane, Australia Nov Single-year Expert Meeting on Social Inclusive Programmes and Their Impact on Sustainable and Inclusive Development and Growth UNCTAD Nov IOM 105 th Council IOM December Dec 20 th Session Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC 5-8 Dec World Social Forum on Migration 2014: Migration in the Heart of our Humanity: Rethinking Mobility, Development and Globalization Dec 2014 High Commissioner s Dialogue in Protection Challenges: Protection at Sea UNFCCC Secretariat WSF UNHCR Lima, Peru Johannesburg South Africa 18 Dec International Migrants Day GMG / New York 7

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