Within the contents of the agreement, a wide array of areas are covered including in-country capacity development projects; satellite imagery analysis and education to assist in operational missions ; the dissemination of international migration law (IML) ; the advancement of strategic policy thinking and dialogue in this important field; and the strengthening of local networks to foster inter-regional collaboration on integration issues.

In its April session, the Global Project Board welcomed UNITAR as an Associate Partner of the Global Project on "Measuring the Progress of Societies". The Global Project, which is hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and run in collaboration with other international and regional partners seeks to become the world wide reference point for those who wish to measure, and assess the progress of their societies.

4 March 2009
Background

Event to be held at UN Headquarters New York, Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium, Friday, 6 March, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The first event of the Migration and Development Series in 2009, organized by UNITAR in New York, in cooperation with IOM, UNFPA, and the MacArthur Foundation; this panel will examine the phenomena of brain drain and HIV/AIDS as contributing factors to the global crisis of health care systems.