Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will lead the Indian delegation for the Second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) to be held under the auspices of the UN General Assembly in New York from 4th to 8th of this month.

 

He will deliver India’s National Statement at the Plenary session of the IMRF. India will also organize and host a side event titled “Leveraging Digital Innovation in Migration Governance – The e-Migrate Experience of India” on the margins of IMRF.

 

The IMRF serves as the primary intergovernmental global platform to discuss and share progress on the implementation of the Global Compact on Migration and its intersection with Sustainable Development Goals. The External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that it will consist of four interactive multi-stakeholder Round Tables, a Policy Debate, and a Plenary.

 

It will result in adoption of a Progress Declaration. The Second IMRF is being organized in continuation of the first IMRF held in 2022, in which India had actively participated and contributed substantially for safeguarding and furthering the interests of its migrant Community.