Format and organizational aspects of the
international migration review forums
A/RES/73/326
16. Takes note of the establishment of the Start-Up Fund for Safe, Orderly and
Regular Migration as part of the capacity-building mechanism;
17. Requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the participation of
representatives of developing countries, particularly the least developed countries,
and other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, in the work of the forums, and in this
regard invites Member States, financial institutions and other organizations to make
financial contributions;
18.
Decides that:
(a) Each forum, to be held within existing resources, shall consist of four
interactive multi-stakeholder round tables during the first day and the morning of the
second day, followed by a policy debate in the afternoon of the second day, at the
beginning of which the technical summaries of the round tables will be presented; the
plenary will be held during the third and the fourth days;
(b) The plenary shall be divided into an opening segment, a general debate
and a closing segment;
(c) The opening segment of the plenary shall feature statements from the
President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, the Director General of the
International Organization for Migration, as the Coordinator of the network, one
representative from the migrant community, and the representative from civil society;
19. Invites the President of the General Assembly to deliver remarks during
the closing segment;
20. Encourages Member States to consider presenting the result of their
reviews of progress in implementing the Global Compact, on a voluntary basis,
drawing on contributions from all relevant stakeholders, as a part of their national
statements;
21.
Decides that:
(a) The four round tables will offer space for discussion covering all
23 objectives of the Global Compact with the aim of reviewing the progress made in
its implementation at all levels, bearing in mind that the Global Compact is based on
a set of cross-cutting and interdependent guiding principles;
(b) All 23 objectives of the Global Compact shall be covered in the following
indicative way:
(i)
Round table one: objectives 2, 5, 6, 12 and 18;
(ii)
Round table two: objectives 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 21;
(iii) Round table three: objectives 14, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 22;
(iv) Round table four: objectives 1, 3, 7, 17 and 23;
(c) Each round table will be co-chaired by two Member State representatives,
to be appointed by the President of the General Assembly, with due regard for
geographical and gender balance, in consultation with regional groups;
(d) Adequate space should be reserved during each round table for participation
of non-governmental stakeholders and representatives of local authorities, as well as
of regional processes, platforms and organizations;
(e)
debate;
Each round table may include a keynote speaker to guide the interactive
(f) Each round table shall result in a technical summary to be prepared by the
co-chairs;
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