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Official presentation of the First Report of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

Wednesday 28 May 2008
Egmont Palace, Place du Petit Sablon, 1000 Brussels Programme

 

Chair: Mr. Jan Grauls, Vice-Chairman of EGMONT and Chairman of the Direction Committee of
the FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.

10.00 – 10.45:   Opening Session

H.E. Mr. Karel De Gucht, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs

H.E. Mr. Charles Michel, Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation

(speech delivered by Mr. Bruno van der Pluijm, Head of Cabinet)

H.E. Ms. Annemie Turtelboom, Belgian Minister for Migration and Asylum Policies

10.45 – 11.00:   UN Perspective

Mr. François Fouinat, Assistant to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for International Migration and Development

11.00 – 12.00:   Presentation of the GFMD Report

Ambassador Regine De Clercq, former Belgian Executive Director for the GFMD

Ms. Françoise Pissart, King Baudouin Foundation: her presentation: French version - Dutch version

Questions and Answers

 

REPORTS ON GFMD:
-For the Report of the first meeting of the "Global Forum on Migration and Development" Belgium, July 9-11, 2007.
-Pour le Rapport de la première réunion du "Forum mondial sur la migration et le développement" Belgique, du 9 au 11 juillet 2007.
- Informe de la primera reunión del "Foro Global sobre Migración y Desarrollo" Bélgica, 9-11 de julio, 2007.
- Voor het rapport van het Verslag van de eerste bijeenkomst van het "Wereldforum voor Migratie en Ontwikkeling" België, 9-11 juli 2007 - gepubliceerd in 2008

REPORTS on "Civil Society Day"

Summary of the reports:
- English text: http://www.kbs-frb.be/publication.aspx?id=222654&LangType=1033
- French text : http://www.kbs-frb.be/publication.aspx?id=222654&LangType=2060
- Spanish text: http://www.kbs-frb.be/publication.aspx?id=222884&LangType=1033