4. The future of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

This session will be held separately from the thematic Roundtables, and at the level of delegation heads. Based on the experiences of Brussels and Manila, it will discuss the effectiveness of the GFMD as a global, government-led consultative process that seeks to address the multi-dimensional aspects, opportunities and challenges related to migration and development and to foster practical and action-oriented outcomes. This will include the concrete role of national focal points in promoting and disseminating Forum outcomes at the national level, the role of the Chair-in-Office, the Troika, the Steering Group and the Friends of the Forum, the effectiveness of the Forum support structure, and other relevant issues such as the Forum funding policy and the link with the United Nations, international organizations and civil society. As reflected in the Forum’s preliminary Operating Modalities endorsed by the Brussels Forum, the session may also review these modalities in the light of the Brussels and Manila outcomes.