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General debate statements at Strengthening cooperation on migration and refugee movements in the perspective of the new development agenda

Statements 

**includes both delivered and undelivered Statements

Welcoming remarks

  • Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

 

Panelists

 

Concluding thoughts

  • United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration, Mr. Peter Sutherland

General Debate

 

Discussants:

  • To discuss the European regional perspective:

    • Vice President of the European Commission, H. E. High Representative Federica Mogherini

 

  • To discuss the refugee and humanitarian perspective:

    • H.E. Mr. Oldemiro Marques Balói, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mozambique, as Chair of the UNHCR’s Executive Committee

 

  • To discuss the development perspective:

    • H.E. Mr. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh as upcoming Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development

 

  • To discuss the South East Asian Perspective:

    • H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of the Association for South East Asian Nations

 

  • To discuss the African perspective:

    • H.E. Dr. Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission

 

  • To discuss the Arab dimension:

    • H.E. Dr. Badre Eddine Allali, Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs, League of Arab States,

 

 

Concluding Segment