Monrovia, Liberia, January 16, 2018 (ECA) – Members of the High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM), which was launched last June, held their inaugural meeting in Monrovia Monday to identify and articulate key issues that form the African migration story, challenges and priorities that will form the basis of their work.
3-4 July People’s Global Action (PGA)
Berlin, Germany
More information: http://peoplesglobalaction.org/
The Global Coalition on Migration (www.gcmigration.org) includes regional and international networks of migrant associations, migrant’s rights organizations and advocates, trade unions, faith groups and academia, covering every region around the world.
Primary Purpose and Functions of the Secretariat
A Secretariat which supports the coordination, documentation and management of information; as well as dissemination of information and related tasks is housed within the Social Development Policy Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
A Technical Committee of the HLPM is aided by the Secretariat and provides substantive support on key areas of work, such as in undertaking research and relevant studies.
The Ninth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration and ECA Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from April 4-5, 2016 on the theme “Towards an integrated and coherent approach to the implementation, monitoring and Evaluation of Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals” recognized the vital role of migration in Africa’s transformation and adopted Resolution No.