Global Forum on Migration and Development 2015

The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) 2015 will be held at the Lütfi Kirdar – Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre between 12 and 16 October 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.

The week will open with the GFMD Civil Society Days (CSD) on 12 and 13 October 2015. A shared session with governments, known as the Common Space, will be held on 14 October, and the GFMD Government Days will take place on 15-16 October.

2015 GFMD Theme

The Turkish Chair has chosen as its main theme, “Strengthening Partnerships: Human Mobility for Sustainable Development” in a bid to highlight that international migration cannot be managed effectively by any one country alone, or by states without the cooperation of international organisations, civil society, the private sector and migrants themselves.

The final version of the Turkish Chair concept note was made available in early March 2015, after a series of reviews and consolidation of comments from both government delegates and civil society in English, French and Spanish.

The updated government Round Table Background Documents are available to download on the GFMD Civil Society website. 

2015 GFMD Civil Society Theme

As part of ongoing preparations for the 2015 GFMD Civil Society Days, the Coordinating Office will, via wide consultation with multiple sectors of civil society, create a specific programme for GFMD CSD, seeking to consolidate and review the achievements gained since the 5-Year 8-Point Plan of Action was launched in 2013. The International Steering Committee, composed of the Civil Society Coordinating Office and other leading civil society organisations active in migration and development will once again be in charge of developing the programme for the Civil Society Days in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.