Expressions of Interest by Governments

Participation in the Interface Sessions Between Civil Society Members & Government Policymakers

The organizers of the Civil Society Days, in cooperation with the Chair of the GFMD, are planning several, parallel interface sessions between members of civil society and policymakers. The goal of these sessions is to share with governments the conclusions of the CSD roundtables and to foster a dialogue around them between civil society and policymakers.

In determining the final content and format for these interface sessions, the CSD organizers would be grateful if Governments could make an initial expression of interest in attending these sessions. Below are the four sessions under consideration, all of which reflect the contents of the CSD and GFMD agendas.

Please indicate your interest either by returning this form (please download) today to the CSD representatives present at the Friends meeting, Ms. Marianna Moschou and Ms. Anna Triandafyllidou, or by emailing the Onassis Foundation at: moschou@onassis.gr, bouzali@onassis.gr or info@gfmd2009.org .

We would be grateful for your response before October 15.

Please feel free to indicate a preference for more than one session (but do so only if you anticipate a member of your delegation will attend each of them in parallel).

• How to make the migration and development nexus work for development? (includes: Migration and Development–key actors and strategies for win-win solutions; Engaging diasporas and migrants in development policies and programs; Maintaining a win-win migration and development relationship during the economic crisis)
• Migrant integration, reintegration and circulation for development (includes: Inclusion, protection and acceptance of migrants in society – linking human rights and migrant empowerment for development; Reintegration and circular migration–effective for development?
• Policy and Institutional Coherence Partnerships
  (includes: Policy and Institutional Coherence: Latest Data and Research Findings; Regional and Inter-regional Processes and Fora)
• Building Alliances: Developing a Common Agenda Among the Private Sector, Civil Society, and Policymakers