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OAS to Host Forum on Migration and Development in the Americas

  May 5, 2016


The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold this Friday, May 6 the Forum "Migration and Development in the Americas: towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda" with the participation of foreign ministers, experts and senior officials working on the issue in the hemisphere.

The inaugural session will feature the participation of the Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama, Isabel De Saint Malo de Alvarado; the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro; the Executive Director of the Young American Business Trust (YABT), Valerie Lorena and the President of the Committee on Migration Issues (CAM), Daniel Cámara.

Please consult the agenda here

The forum will be broadcast live on the OAS Website.

WHAT: Forum "Migration and Development in the Americas: towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda"

WHEN: May 6, 2016, 10:00 am EDT (14.00 GMT)

WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-076/16