David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland as co-facilitators to lead open, transparent and inclusive consultations with Member States to finalise the organisational arrangements, including on a possible outcome, for the High level summit in September.įInd out more about the background to the Summit and download the supporting documents.
Dina Kawar, Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and H.E. In February 2016, the President of the General Assembly appointed H.E. This will include overseeing the Secretary-General’s report on large movements of refugees and migrants, to be submitted to the General Assembly in May 2016. In January 2016, the Secretary-General appointed a Special Adviser, Karen AbuZayd, to work with United Nations entities and undertake consultations with Member States and other relevant stakeholders in the lead up to the Summit. The High Level summit was organized by the President of the General Assembly on behalf of Member States. The Summit was an all day event on Monday 19 September 2016 at the UNHQ in New York.ĭownload the full programme or view it below.ĭownload the Provisional list of speakers for the plenary meetings.ĭownload the Provisional list of speakers for the round tables and the list of co-chairs for the roundtables.ĭiscussions also took place throughput the day in the the SDG Media Zone.
On the day of the Summit 193 Member States signed up one plan for addressing large movements of refugees and migrants: The New York Declaration. You can find photos in our photo gallery. You can download statements and rewatch them on our statements and video page. The Summit was a watershed moment to strengthen governance of international migration and a unique opportunity for creating a more responsible, predictable system for responding to large movements of refugees and migrants.Īll proceedings were broadcast live and can now be found on UN WebTV. It was the first time the General Assembly had called for a summit at the Heads of State and Government level on large movements of refugees and migrants and was a historic opportunity to come up with a blueprint for a better international response.
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