Statements                                                                           

High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
United Nations General Assembly, 14-15 September 2006

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14 September | 15 September

Friday, 15 September 2006

MORNING SESSION  | [ Entire Video ]

UNITED KINGDOM
H.E. the Baroness ROYALL
Of the House of Lords

[ English ]       [ Statement is not available ]

ITALY
H.E. Mr. Paolo FERRERO
Minister of Social Solidarity

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

IRELAND
H.E. Ms. Mary WALLACE, T.D.
Minister of State

[ English]       Text [ English ]

SPAIN
H.E. Mrs. Consuelo RUMÍ
Secretary of State of Migration and Immigration

[ English ]       Text [ English ] [ Spanish ]

BRAZIL
H.E. Mr. Luis Paolo Teles Ferreira BARRETO
Deputy Minister of Justice

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

POLAND
H.E. Mr. Wieslaw TARKA
Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of the Interior and Administration

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

COLOMBIA
H.E. Mr. Alejandro BORDA
Ambassador and Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs

[ English]       Text [ English ]

ARGENTINA
H.E. Mr. Leonardo FRANCO
Ambassador, Vice-Minister for Latin American Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
International Trade and Worship

[ English ]       Text [ English ] [ Spanish ]

NETHERLANDS
H.E. Mr. Joris DEMMINK
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

BELARUS
H.E. Mr. Victor L. FILISTOVICH
Deputy Interior Minister

[ English ]       Text [ English ] [Russian]

PERU
H.E. Mr. Jorge LÁZARO GELDRES
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Peruvian Communities Abroad

[ English ]       Text [ Spanish ]

PARAGUAY
H.E. Mr. Emilio GIMÉNEZ FRANCO
Vice Minister for Economic Affairs and Integration

[ English ]       Text [ Spanish ]

MALAWI
H.E. The Honourable Richard MSOWOYA, MP
Minister of State in the Office of the President,
Responsible for Poverty and Disaster Management Affairs

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

BENIN
H.E. Mr. Albert AGASSOU
Minister-Delegate in Charge of African Integration and Benin Diaspora

[ English ]       Text [ French ]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
H.E. Ms. Rosario GRACIANO DE LOS SANTOS
Deputy-Secretary of Foreign to the Consular and Migration Affairs

[ English ] [ Spanish ]        Text [ English ]

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
H.E. Dr. Issa MALDAOON
Deputy Minister for Labour Affairs

[ English ] [ Arabic ]       Text [ Arabic ]

AZERBAIJAN
H.E. Mr. A. Alekperov
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs

[ English] [ Russian]        Text [ English ]

COSTA RICA
H.E. Mrs. Anna Eugenia DURÁN
Vice Minister of Government and Policy

[ English ] [ Spanish ]      Text [ Spanish ]

MOZAMBIQUE
H.E. Mr. José de Jesus Pedro MANDRA
Vice Minister of the Interior

[ English ] [ Original Language ]      Text [ English ]

ECUADOR
H.E. Mr. Carlos LOPEZ DAMM
Under Secretary on Migratory Issues

[ English ] [ Spanish ]      Text [ English ]

HONDURAS
H.E. The Honourable German ESPINAL
Director General of Migration

[ English] [ Spanish ]       [ Statement is not available ]

URUGUAY
H.E. Mrs. Belela HERRERA
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

[ English ]  [ Spanish ]      Text [ Spanish ]

SLOVENIA
H.E. Mr. Zvonko ZINRAJH
State Secretary and Deputy Minister of the Interior

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

ARMENIA
H.E. Mr. Gagik YEGANIAN
Vice Minister for Territorial Administration

[ English ]  [ Russian]       Text [ Russian ]

ZAMBIA
H.E. Mr. Ndiyoi MUTITI
Chief Immigration Officer

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

AFTERNOON SESSION  | [ Entire Video ]

FINLAND
H.E. Ms. Tarja FILATOV
Minister of Labour

[ English ]        [ Statement is not available ]

EL SALVADOR
H.E. Mr. Francisco Esteban LAINEZ
Minister of Foreign Affairs

[ English ]       Text [ Spanish ]

ALBANIA
H.E. Mr. Kastriot SULKO
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

[ English ]      Text [ English ]

NIGERIA
H.E. Mr. Hassan Mohammad LAWAL
Minister of Labour and Productivity

[ English ]      Text [ English ]

SWITZERLAND
H.E. Mr. Walter FUST
Director General of the Swiss Development Corporation

[ English] [ French ]           Text [ French ]

CANADA
H.E. Mr. Richard FADDEN
Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration

[ English ]        Text [ English / French ]

UNITED STATES
H.E. Ms. Ellen SAUERBREY
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugee and Migration Affairs

[ English]       Text [ English ]

QATAR
H.E. Dr. Hassan Ibrahim AL-MUHANNADI
Director of the Social Planning Department of the Planning Council

[ English ] [ Arabic ]        Text [ English ]

GREECE
H.E. Dr. Yannis VALINAKIS
Deputy Foreign Minister

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

ESTONIA
H.E. Mrs. Mari PEDAK
Director General of the Citizenship and Migration Board

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

CUBA
H.E. Mr. Carlos ZAMORA RODRIGUEZ
Head of the Delegation

[ English ] [Spanish]       Text [ English ]

LIECHTENSTEIN
H.E. Mr. Christian WENAWESER
Permenent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

CHILE
H.E. Mr. Heraldo MUÑOZ
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ] [Spanish]      Text [ English ]

SURINAME
H.E. Mr. Ewald LIMON
Permenent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

NICARAGUA
H.E. Mr. Eduardo J. SEVILLA SOMOZA
Ambassador and Permanent Representative

[ English ] [Spanish]      Text [ Spanish ]

TUNISIA
H.E. Mr. Ali HACHANI
Permenent Representative

[ English ] [French]      Text [ French]

FRANCE
H.E. Mr. Guy SERIEYS
Ambassador and Minister of Co-Development

[ English ] [French]        Text [ French ]

ANDORRA
H.E. Mr. Julian VILA -COMA
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ] [French]      Text [ French ]

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
H.E. Mr. CHOI Young-jin
Ambassador

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

LEBANON
H.E. Ms. Caroline ZIADÉ
Permenent Representative and Minister of Affairs

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

THE REPUBLIC OF GABON
H.E. Mr. Didjob DIVUNGI DI DINGE
Vice-President

[ English ] [ French]       [ Statement is not available ]

VIET NAM
H.E. Mr. NGUYEN Tat Thanh
Deputy Permanent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

SAN MARINO
H.E. Mr. Daniele D. BODINI
Permanent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

CROATIA
H.E. Mr. Amir MUHAREMI
Deputy Permanent Representative

[ English ]        Text [ English ]

GAMBIA
H.E. Mr. Yusupha KAH
Permanent Secretary, Department of State for the Interior

[ English ]       [ Statement is not available ]

CHINA
H.E. Mr. WANG Guangya
Ambassador and Head of the Delegation

[ English ] [Chinese]        Text [ English ]

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
H.E. Mr. Alexei TULBURE
Permanent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English]

GEORGIA
H.E. Mr. Irakli ALASANIA
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

TONGA
H.E. Mrs. Fekitamoeloa ‘UTOIKAMANU
Permanent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English]

SOLOMON ISLANDS
H.E. Mr. Collin BECK
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ]      Text [ English ]

CYPRUS
H.E. Mr. Andreas D. MAVROYIANNIS
Permanent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

SLOVAKIA
H.E. Mr. Dusan BELLA
Ambassador and Head of the Delegation

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

ANGOLA
H.E. Mr. Ismael Abraão GASPAR MARTINS
Permanent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

BELGIUM
H.E. Mr. Johan VERBEKE
Ambassador and Permanent Representative

[ English ] [ French ]        Text [ English ] [ French ]

NEW ZEALAND
H.E. Ms. Rosemary BANKS
Permanent Representative

[ English ]        Text [ English ]

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
H.E. Mr. Foaail HERNANDEZ
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ] [ Spanish ]      Text [ Spanish ]

NEPAL
H.E. Madhu Raman ACHARYA
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ]       [ Statement is not available ]

ICELAND
H.E. Mr. Hjálmar W. HANNESSON
Permanent Representative

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
H.E. Mr. Javad AMIN-MANSOUR
Counsellor

[ English ]      Text [ English ]

GUINEA
H.E. Mr. Boubacar DIALLO
Ambassador and Permanent Representative

[ English ] [ French ]        Text [ French ]

OMAN
H.E. Mr. Fuad AL-HINAI
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English]  [ Arabic ]       Text [ English ]

SUDAN
H.E. Mr. Abdul Mahmoud MOHAMMED
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ] [ Arabic ]       [ Statement is not available ]

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
H.E. Mr. Ileka ATOKI
Ambassador and Permanent Representative

[ English ] [ French ]      Text [ French ]

SIERRA LEONE
H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed SESAY
Deputy Minister of Development and Economic Planning

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

CONGO
H.E. Mr. Rodolphe ADADA
Minister for Foreign Affairs

[ English ] [ French ]      Text [ French ]

KENYA
H.E. Mr. George OLAGO OWUOR
Chairman of the Delegation

[ English ]       [ Statement is not available ]

SENEGAL
H.E. Mr. Paul BADJI
Ambassador, Permanent Representative and Head of the Delegation

[ English ] [ French ]      Text [ French ]

HOLY SEE
H.E. Bishop Nicholas DI MARZIO
Head of the Delegation

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
H.E. Mr. Brunson MCKINLEY
Director General

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT
H.E. Mrs. Florence MUGASHA
Deputy Secretary-General

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES
H.E. Dr. Raymond FORDE
Vice President

[ English ]        Text [ English ]

SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA
H.E. Mr. Robert SHAFER
Chairman of the Observer Delegation

[ English ]       [ Statement is not available ]

COMMUNITY OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
H.E. Mr. Luis DA FONSECA
Ambassador and Executive Secretary

[ English ]     Text [ English ]

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
H.E. Mr. Louis MICHEL
Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid

[ English ] [ Spanish ]          Text [ English ]

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
Dr. Sa'adi KASSIM
Deputy Programme Manager, Gender Affairs and Caribbean Community Development

[ English ]      Text [ English ]

AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC GROUP OF STATES
H.E. Sir John Rumet KAPUTIN
Secretary-General

[ English ]       Text [ English ]

IBERO-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
H.E. Mr. Enrique V. IGLESIAS
Secretary-General

[ English ] [Spanish]      Text [ Spanish ]

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIGRATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
H.E. Mr. Gottfried ZUERCHER
Director General

[ English ]       Text  [ English ]

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR LA FRANCOPHONIE
H.E. Mr. Ridha BOUABID
Ambassador and Counsellor of the Delegation for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights

[ English ] [ French ]      Text [ French ]