On 19-20 February 2025, the GFMD's Second Preparatory Meetings and Roundtable Consultations in Geneva brought together over 130 delegates from governments, international organizations, and civil society. Building on discussions from November 2024, these consultations focused on sharing policies and practices across GFMD stakeholders.

Discover the key findings from the second Roundtable Consultations held in February 2025. The discussions featured the exchange of more than 200 new and inspiring practices. A heartfelt thanks to the Co-chairs, Technical Experts, Facilitators, and all participants for their invaluable contributions to this collaborative effort.

Watch this brief explanatory video, which presents the innovative format of the second 2024-2025 Roundtable Consultations, allowing the exchange of perspectives around practices in small groups and the gathering of insights in plenary

The GFMD 2024-2025 program will center around the theme "Regular Migration, Labour Mobility, and Human Rights: Pillars of Development and Well-Being of Societies," woven through six key thematic priorities:

• Roundtable 1 - Strength in Movement: The Impact of Women on Global Migration and Development
• Roundtable 2 – Children and Youth on the Move: Innovators for Tomorrow’s Development
• Roundtable 3 - The Interplay of Media and Culture to Construct and Deconstruct the Reality of Migration
• Roundtable 4 - Climate Change: Safe Labour Routes as a Bridge to Prosperity 
• Roundtable 5 - Regional Cooperation and Integration to Promote Safe and Regular Migration for Development
• Roundtable 6 - New Technologies and Digitalization: Improving Migration Management and Regular Migration Pathways

Colombia, as GFMD Chair announced the thematic priorities of the Forum for 2024-2025 during a launch event held in Geneva on 3 September 2024.  The overarching theme of the programme will be "Regular Migration, Labour Mobility, and Human Rights: Pillars of Development and Well-Being of Societies".
 

During an informal ceremony held at the Permanent Mission of France on 27 March, H.E. Mr. Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in Geneva officially handed over the GFMD Chair to H.E. Mr Gustavo Adolfo Gallón Giraldo, Permanent Representative of Colombia.