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On 19 September 2016, the UN General Assembly will host a High-level Meeting at UN Headquarters to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach. UN Member State consultations are underway to finalize the organizational arrangements, including on a possible outcome, for this High-level Meeting of the General Assembly.
In consideration of limited time and the importance of civil society engagement on these issues, to support preparations while the organizational arrangements are finalized, the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA) has requested UN-NGLS and UN DESA to launch an open call for applications for a civil society Steering Committee.
UN-NGLS and UN DESA will open an application process for civil society representatives to attend as observer or speaker in the High-level Meeting after UN Member States finalize the organizational arrangements.
- More about Refugees and migrants with disabilities here.
- Side-event in conjunction with the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants: Advancing the rights, well-being and perspectives of women and girls with disabilities in displacement through development and humanitarian responses, 16 September
