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Mauritius GFMD 2012
Concept Paper Gets Strong Endorsement
14 February 2012

GFMD Steering Group and Friends of the Forum Praise Mauritian Chair for GFMD 
2012 Proposed Work Plan.

13 February 2012 - Geneva, Switzerland.  The current GFMD   Chair-in-Office 
Mauritius convened the back-to-back meetings of the GFMD   Steering Group
and the Friends of the Forum on 6 and 7 February 2012 to   solicit final 
comments and endorsement of the draft concept paper and   proposed work
program for 2012.  33 state members of the GFMD Steering   Group and about 140 
Friends of the Forum representing around 90   governments and 20 GFMD
Observers strongly endorsed the draft paper and   congratulated the Mauritian 
Chair for its ambitious work program, while   offering further comments
and inputs.

Flanked by the GFMD Troika that included Mexico, Switzerland and   Sweden, as 
well as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary   General (SRSG)
for Migration and Development, Mr. Ali Mansoor, Mauritian GFMD
Chair, presented the key elements of the draft GFMD 2012 concept
paper.   He underlined that the paper was a product of an all-inclusive and   
multi-pronged consultation process, which started with a themes
survey   in early December 2011.  The paper had undergone two revisions after 
the   Mauritian GFMD Taksforce received substantial comments and inputs
from   40 governments and 15 non-governmental stakeholders, followed by the 
brainstorming sessions for governments and non-state actors in
Ebene, Mauritius on 18 and 19 January 2012, respectively. Based on   the 
discussions on 6 and 7 February and further comments to be submitted   by
mid-February 2012, the draft will be finalized and circulated as   soon as 
possible to the Friends of the Forum.

Mr. Mansoor emphasized that the new GFMD 2012 overarching theme, “Enhancing the 
human development of migrants and their contribution to
communities and states”   was a collective choice made by governments and key 
partners. Under   this umbrella theme, the Friends of the
Forum agreed to develop three   Roundtables – 1) Circulating Labour for 
Inclusive Development; 2)   Factoring Migration into Development
Planning; and 3) Managing migration   and perceptions of migration for 
development outcomes. These RT themes   ranked the highest among the 11 themes
outlined in the December themes   survey.  The issues of gender and human 
rights will be treated as   cross-cutting issues in all Roundtables, and a
dedicated session on   domestic workers will be featured under Roundtable 3.

In keeping with the format of the first four annual meetings of the   GFMD, a 
team of governments with possible support from non-governmental  
experts will organize each of the Roundtables under the supervision of   the 
Chair-in-Office. Roundtable Coordinators drawn from the Chair’s Taskforce will 
support the government team throughout the
preparatory process --   from the conceptualization of the Roundtable 
background paper to the   actual conduct of the Roundtable sessions.

In both meetings, the Mauritian GFMD Chair called on governments to   co-chair 
or form part of the government RT teams that will commence work  
immediately, to ensure a successful government meeting in Mauritius on   21–22 
November 2012.

The 2012 work program will also include the second phase of the GFMD   
assessment. Amb. Shree Servansing, Permanent Representative of Mauritius   to
the United Nations in Geneva, who is leading the GFMD assessment   (Phase II) 
on behalf of the Chair-in-Office, reported that 2012 will be   dedicated
to a strategic and political discussion among all GFMD   participating 
governments on possible options for the future of the   GFMD, including its
relationship with the United Nations.

Meanwhile, Mr. Peter Sutherland,   UN SRSG for Migration and
Development, interceded on behalf of the   Mauritius Government to request 
financial assistance to realize the GFMD   2012 work program. Juxtaposing
the comprehensive agenda of the   Mauritian GFMD Chair and the size of its 
population and national income,   he stressed that now more than ever,
financial support from governments   and other donor entities would be crucial. 
He believed that the GFMD   was the most cost-efficient process
compared to other international   processes dealing with equally important 
issues.

Finally, Mr. John Bingham of the International Catholic Migration   Commission, 
coordinator of the GFMD 2012 civil society process shared   the vision
of civil society for GFMD and initial plans on how to build   upon achievements 
of last year. He also called on the Friends of the   Forum for both
substantive and financial support to ensure a meaningful   engagement by the 
civil society.

For further information:
        * Download the Agenda of Steering Group and Friends of the Forum 
meetings
        * Draft Concept Paper Powerpoint Presentation
        * Revised Concept Paper (Draft 3, 26 January 2012)
        * Work plan of the Assessment Team (Phase II)
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