New York Declaration 'One Year On' event

UNHCR and the Office of the UN Special Representative for International Migration hosted an anniversary event for the New York Declaration.  

High-Level Meeting on the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants: One Year On

Wednesday 20 September 2017 from 09:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Secretariat Building – Conference Room 7, United Nations Headquarters, New York

The event marked the first anniversary of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and served as a high-level briefing on the global compact on refugees and the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. 

Speakers included:
Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres [Video]
President of the General Assembly, Miroslav Lajčák [Video]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi 
UN Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour
Director General of the International Organization for Migration, William Lacy Swing 

The event was moderated by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Alison Smale.