UAE to host international migration, development summit

UAE to host international migration, development summit

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Abu Dhabi / WAM

Preparations are underway for the UAE to host a major international summit on migration, starting Monday. The summit - which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai - will, for the first time, take place entirely online, using state-of-the art technology. This year's 13th Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) will be addressed by a number of senior international leaders, including Antonio Vitorino, Director General of the International Organisation for Migration, Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation, Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Amira El Fadil, African Union Social Affairs Commissioner, and Luis Almagro, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States. Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the current chair of the GFMD, will deliver the keynote speech, followed by Luis Gallegos, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Ecuador, the previous chair. With over 1,700 senior officials from around the world already registered to participate in the seven-day event, the UAE has built its own