Global: High-Level Dialogue/Civil Society Hearing

High-Level Dialogue/Civil Society Hearing

Preparations for the July 12 civil society hearings (before the September HLD).

NGO Participation in the Hearings

NGOs can nominate one person to represent them at the civil society meetings. The application form is DUE on MAY 5 and can only be submitted online. There is a lot of worry that we cannot get word out in time, the reason for the May 5th deadline is U.S.immigration rules---they need two months to process visas for people attending the conference.

ACTION POINT:

Circulate information to all networks, contacts, and listserves—encourage NGOs to participate.

http://www.un.org/esa/population/hldmigration/

--they can access the application at the link above

--they should make sure to fill in a section called “key messages” because otherwise they may not have the opportunity to speak.

--they should read the “information note” on the criteria required to be a representative

NGO Taskforce

There is a small NGO taskforce, already constituted, that will select the participants out of all the applications. This taskforce will also make suggestions to the President of the General Assembly on the procedures/agenda on July 12 itself. The members of this taskforce, their home base, and the constituency they are representing are:

Mari Linloekken, Norway, NGOs from receiving countries

William Gois, Philippines, NGOs from sending countries

Adam Greene, New York, Private sector

Gemma Adaba, New York, Trade unions

Johan Ketelers, Geneva, Faith-based organizations

Vidar Ekehaug, Youth

Not confirmed—Gloria Camacho/Norma Sanchis/Martha Cranshaw – Women (Latin America)

Agenda for July 12

The tentative agenda for July 12 is for a morning session (to focus on remittances, economic development, etc.) and an afternoon session (to focus on human rights, trafficking, etc.). The current format is the same as the Millenium Summit last year