Opening Session of the International Dialogue on Migration 2017
Channel: IOM - UN Migration
Date: 19/07/2017

Understanding migrant vulnerabilities: A solution-based approach towards a global compact that reduces vulnerabilities and empowers migrants

This workshop of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) 2017 aims to offer a global platform to discuss and analyse migrants’ vulnerabilities and capacities, guide appropriate policy, programmatic and operational responses to address them, and enhance resilience through protection and assistance services. It aims at identifying challenges and proposing elements for consideration in the elaboration of the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (GCM).

Opening Session Speakers:
William Lacy Swing, Director General, IOM
Tijani Muhammad, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana
Peter Thomson, President, United Nations General Assembly (Video message)