The delegation headed by the Chief of the State Migration Service is on a visit in New York

On 18 and 19 April 2017, the delegation headed by the Chief of the State Migration Service, II rank migration service counselor Firudin Nabiyev attended the event within the framework of the IOM’s International Dialogue on Migration on “strengthening international cooperation on and governance of migration towards the adoption of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration in 2018” held in New York.

On 19 September 2016, Member States adopted the “New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants”, which in Annex II sets out steps towards the achievement of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (GCM) in 2018. For that purpose member States called on IOM to make use of its premier policy forum, the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM), to contribute to the preparatory process of the global compact.

Strengthening international cooperation and migration governance is expected to be discussed at the first workshop held within the framework of the International Dialogue on Migration.

Exchanges of views on issues such as; migration-related sustainable development goals,  including whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches to migration,  strengthening migration governance capacities for the protection of migrants at risk, for facilitating labour migration, and for arrangements for return and reintegration consistent with international standards,  as well as cooperation and follow-up mechanisms aimed at facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration are planned at the event.

The outcomes of this workshop will inform the preparatory process for the global compact and help elaborate recommendations covering various aspects of migration as identified in the New York Declaration, including, but not limited to, facilitating safe, regular and orderly migration; protecting the rights and well-being of migrants; reducing the incidence and impact of forced and irregular migration; and addressing the mobility dimensions of crises.

Chief of the State Migration Service, II rank state migration service counselor Firudin Nabiyev will deliver a speech at the workshop.