[URBANTH-L]ANN: Expert Group Meeting on International Migration and Development in the Arab Region (Beirut)

[Angela Jancius]

From: Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous <sensenig at cyberia.net.lb>

Advanced graduate students may also apply to participate in the below
workshop, though they should be aware that acceptance requirements are
indeed selective.

If your are interested in participating you will need to apply ASAP either
by fax to Ms. Batool Shakoori, Fax: 961-1-981510 or by e-mail to
khalil6 at un.org and tannird at un.org .

Best, Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous, PhD
www.libanlink.org or www.ndu.edu.lb

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United Nations Economic and Social Council,

Expert Group Meeting on International Migration and Development
in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities
Beirut, Lebanon
15-17 May 2006


MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006

Morning session (09.00 - 13.00)

Registration

Opening of the meeting

I.                   International migration trends and policies in the Arab
region

a.      International migration in the Arab region (United Nations
Population Division)
b.      Migration in the Arab region: a policy perspective (Issam Al Zaim,
Centre for Arab Studies)
c.       International migration in the Arab region: trends and policies
(Philippe Fargues, Consortium for Applied Research on International
Migration)

Afternoon session (14.00 - 18.30)

II.                International migration and socio-economic development

a.      Demographic transition, employment and labour migration in Arab
'Mashreq' countries (Heba Nassar, Social Research Center - the American
University of Cairo)
b.      The impact of international migration on the  economic development
of countries in the Mediterranean basin (Andrea Gallina, Roskilde
University)

Special Presentation. Documentary on domestic workers in the Middle East
(ILO/UNHCHR)

III.             Temporary labour migration in the Arab region

a.      Arab migrant workers in GCC countries(Andrzej Kapiszeski,
Jagiellonian University, Krakow)
b.      Migration policies and their effectiveness in GCC countries (Nasra
Shah, Kuwait University)



TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006

Morning session (09.30 - 13.00)

IV.              Highly-skilled migration: challenges and opportunities

a.      Education levels and skills of Arab emigrants in OECD countries
(Jean-Christophe Dumont, OECD)
b.      Skilled labour migration and development : the Arab 'Maghrab'
experience (Mohammad Mghari, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches
Démographiques, Morocco)
c.       Brain drain in the Arab countries (Caglar Ozden, WorldBank)

V.                 Transnational communities and return migration

a.      The role of transnational communities in fostering development in
countries of origin: the case of Lebanon (Boutros Labaki, economic
consultant)
b.      (tbc-Arab entrepreneurs and labour market demand in the EU, Abdel
Kader Latreche, CARIM)


Afternoon session (14.00 - 17.30)

VI.              Remittances: development impact and policy responses

a.      Migration, Remittances and Development in the Arab World (Richard
Adams, Worldbank)
b.      The macro-economic impact of remittances in Egypt, Jordan and Syria
(Mahmed lamine Fares, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia)
c.       Remittances and socio-economic development: the Arab 'Maghrab'
experience (Mohamed Khachani, Faculty of Law, Mohammed V University)


WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006

Morning session (09.30 - 13.00)

VII.           Migration in the Arab world: capacity building

a.      International migration in the Arab region: ILO perspectives
(International Labour Office)
b.      International migration in the Arab region: IOM perspectives
(International Organization for Migration)
c.       International migration in the Arab region: League of Arab States
perspectives
d.      International migration in the Arab region: the Mediterranean
Transit Migration Informal Dialogue (International Center for Migration
Policy Development)

VIII.        Migration in the Arab world: prospects for governance and
management

a.      Governing labour migration in GCC countries (Mohamed Dito, Economic
Development Board, Bahrain)
b.      Evaluating labour policies in GCC countries: lessons for the future
(Maitha Al Shaimsi UAE University)
c.       Lessons from the Global Commission on International Migration
(Ambassador Reda Ahmed Shehata, former commissioner of GCIM)


Afternoon session (14.00 - 16.00)

IX.              Closing session

a.      Summary and conclusions
b.      Closing