Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses a joint press conference with Theodora Tzakri (right), Deputy Minister of Interior, Decentralization and E-Governance of Greece and Chair of the Third Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). At left is Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development.
A result of the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development held by the UN General Assembly in September 2006, the GFMD is intended to provide an informal and non-binding framework for continued open dialogue on migration and development, and to promote cooperation between governments on the subject.