International Migration Review Forum 2026 - Policy Debate.
The President of the General Assembly will convene the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) from 5 to 8 May 2026. The Forum serves as the primary intergovernmental global platform for Member States to discuss and share progress on the implementation of all aspects of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, including as it relates to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders.
The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as Coordinator of the Network, will facilitate the policy debate focusing on challenges in the implementation of the Global Compact, including the links with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the capacity-building mechanism and contemporary and emerging issues related to migration.
The policy debate will focus on challenges in the implementation of the Global Compact, including links with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the capacity-building mechanism and contemporary and emerging issues related to migration. It will also consider possible guidance for the United Nations system to strengthen its efforts in improving system-wide effectiveness and coherence and in supporting Member States in implementing the Global Compact, upon the request of Member States, based on their national policies and priorities.
The Forum will consist of four interactive multi-stakeholder round tables; a policy debate, at the beginning of which the technical summaries of the round tables will be presented; and the plenary.
The Forum will be preceded by a one-day informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing on 4 May 2026, with all relevant stakeholders. A summary of the hearing will be presented during the opening segment of the plenary.
The Forum will result in an inter-governmentally agreed Progress Declaration.
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