Informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing

H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly
H.E. Mr. David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations/Co-facilitator for the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants
Ms. Michele LeVoy, Director, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants

Panel 1: Reframing the narrative on migration and refugees in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

Mr. Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UN DESA
Mr. Richard Bennett, Representative and Head of Amnesty International’s UN Office
Ms. Rana Najib, Education Project Coordinator, AVSI Foundation
Ms. Rana Najib, Education Project Coordinator, AVSI Foundation
Ms. Sybil Nmezi, Executive Director, Generation Initiative for Women and Youth Network (Video)
Ms. Sandra Vermuyten, Equality and Rights Officer, Public Services International (PSI)
Ms. Sandra Saric, Vice President, Talent Innovation, Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)

Panel 2: Upholding and protecting the human rights and dignity of all refugees and migrants in the context of large movements

Ms. Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR
Mr. Abdullah Elham, Board Member and Head of Human Rights Advocacy Committee, Civil Society Coordination Center (Video)
Ms. Berenice Valdez, Coordinator of Public Policy, Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración
Mr. Anaclet Mbayagu, Chairman, African Disabled Refugee Organization
Mr. Abdi Iftin, Strategy for Humanity

Ms. Christine Matthews, Deputy Director, New York Liaison Office, UNHCR
Ms. Mina Jaf, Founder and Director, Women Refugee Route
Ms. Gordana Ivkovic-Grujic, Country Director, International Rescue Committee, Serbia
Mr. Yiombi Thona, Deputy Chair, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network
Mr. Ayman Al-Mufleh, Secretary General, the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization
Ms. Amanda Gardiner, Vice President, Sustainability and Social Innovation, Pearson

Panel 4: Achieving a Global Compact for safe, regular and orderly migration

Ms. Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director, National Network for Immigration and Refugee Rights
Ms. Jille Belisario, Coordinator, Commission for Filipino Migrant Workers
Mr. William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia
Ms. Adela Gabriela Liguori, General Coordinator, Argentine Commission for Refugees and Migrants (CAREF)

H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly