Seventh Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development
14-16 May 2014, Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden was Chair-in-Office of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2014. Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje served as GFMD 2013-2014 Chair.

Please follow these links to concerned Government Offices of Sweden that will support the organization of GFMD 2013-2014:

Government Offices of Sweden
http://www.government.se
http://www.government.se/gfmdsweden

Newsletter: Sweden's Chairmanship of the GFMD (April 2014)

Secretariat for the Swedish Chairmanship

Chair's Presentations / Speeches:

• Closing Remarks of H.E. Tobias Billström, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
  7th GFMD Forum Meeting, 16 May 2014, Stockholm
• Closing Speech of H.E. Hillevi Engström, Minister for International Development Cooperation
  7th GFMD Forum Meeting, 16 May 2014, Stockholm
• Closing Remarks by Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje
  7th GFMD Forum Meeting, 14 May 2014, Stockholm
• Opening Speech of H.R.H Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
  7th GFMD Forum Meeting, 14 May 2014, Stockholm
• Welcome Address of H.E. Tobias Billström, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
  7th GFMD Forum Meeting, 14 May 2014, Stockholm
• Opening Speech of H.E. Hillevi Engström, Minister for International Development Cooperation
  7th GFMD Forum Meeting, 14 May 2014, Stockholm
• Introductory remarks by Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje
  7th GFMD Forum Meeting, 14 May 2014, Stockholm
• Closing Speech of Ambassador Eva Åkerman-Börje
  GFMD Civil Society Days, 13 May 2014, Stockholm
• Opening Remarks by H.E. Tobias Billström, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
  GFMD Civil Society Days, 12 May 2014, Stockholm
• Keynote Speech of Ambassador Eva Åkerman-Börje
  Conference on South-South Migration and Development: Discussing New Evidence from the ACP Observatory on Migration, 3-4 June 2014
• Opening Remarks by Ola Henriksson, Director General, Swedish Department of Migration and Asylum
  Thematic Meeting 4: GFMD Engagement with the Private Sector, 12 March 2014, Geneva
• Opening Speech by Ambassador Anna Brandt
  Side Event on the introduction of migration in the development agenda post-2015; Global Partnership, Targets and Indicators
  Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 10 December 2013, New York
• Introduction by the Swedish GFMD Chair, Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje
  Thematic GFMD Meeting 3 - Empowerment and Assets, 20 November 2013, Geneva
• Speech by the Swedish GFMD Chair, Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje
  ILO Tripartite Technical Meeting on Labour Migration, 4-8 November 2013, Geneva
• High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
  3 October 2013, New York
  • Statement on the Thematic Recollection from the GFMD 2007-2012:
    Input to the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
  • National Statement by H.E. Mr. Tobias Billstrom
    Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy of Sweden
  • Statement on Roundtable 1
    Assessing the effects of international migration on sustainable development and identifying relevant priorities in view of the preparation of the post- 2015 development framework
  • Statement on Roundtable 2
    Migrants Rights: Measures to ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of all migrants, with particular reference to women and children, as well as to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons and to ensure orderly, regular and safe migration
  • Statement on Roundtable 3
    Strengthening partnership and cooperation on international migration, mechanisms to effectively integrate migration into development policies and promoting coherence at all levels
  • Statement on Roundtable 4
    International and regional labour mobility and its impact on development
• Opening Statement by the Swedish GFMD Chair, Ambassador Jan Knutsson
  Thematic GFMD Meeting 2: Labour Migration and Diaspora, 11 September 2013, Geneva
• Statement by the Swedish GFMD Chair, Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje
  OHCHR meeting on Migration and human rights: towards the 2013 High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, 4 September 2013, Geneva
• Strengthening Partnerships and Cooperation on International Migration by Ambassador Eva Åkerman-Börje
• Presentation by Ambassador Eva Åkerman-Börje
  IOM Diaspora Ministerial Conference, 18 June 2013, Geneva
• Opening Statement by the Swedish GFMD Chair, Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje
  Thematic GFMD Meeting 1: Development Issues, 22 May 2013, Geneva
• Keynote Address by the Chair of the GFMD, Ambassador Eva Åkerman Börje
  International Conference on Labour Mobility – Enabler for Sustainable Development, 14-15 May 2013, Abu Dhabi
• Statement by Mrd. Tobias Billström, Minister of Migration Commission on Population and Development, 46th session
  Statement regarding agenda item 4, general debate “National experience in population matters: new trends in migration: demographic aspects”
• Background Paper - Global Partnerships and Challenges: the Role of Migration in the Post-2015 Development Agenda by Ms. Gunilla Carlsson
  High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 27 March 2013, Bali
• Unlocking the Potential of Migration for Inclusive Development
  Migration Policy Practice - Vol. III, Number 1, February 2013 - March 2013
• Opening Statement by H.E. Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation
  Expert Policy Dialogue on Migration in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 26 February 2013, Stockholm
• Opening Statement by H.E. Tobias Billström, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
  Expert Policy Dialogue on Migration in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 26 February 2013, Stockholm
• Interview with Amb. Eva Åkerman Börje, Eurasylum
  Key priorities and planned activities for Sweden’s Chairmanship of the GFMD (2013-2014)
• Statement, GFMD 2012 Summit Meeting
  22 November 2012, Port Louis