K V Singh to lead Indian delegation at IMRF

India, represented by Kirti Vardhan Singh, will participate in the UN-led International Migration Review Forum in New York. The forum will assess progress on the Global Compact on Migration and link it to SDGs

New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh will represent India at a conclave on migration being hosted by the UN General Assembly in New York next week. The second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) beginning Monday is expected to deliberate on crucial issues relating to migration and its intersection with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Singh will lead the Indian delegation for the IMRF, being held under the auspices of the General Assembly at the United States in New York from May 4 to 8, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.

The IMRF serves as the primary intergovernmental global platform to discuss and share progress on the implementation of the ‘Global Compact on Migration’ and its intersection with Sustainable Development Goals. It will consist of four interactive multi-stakeholder round tables, a policy debate, and a plenary. The IMRF will result in adoption of a ‘Progress Declaration’, the MEA said.

“The Second IMRF is being organised in continuation of the first IMRF held in 2022 in which India had actively participated and contributed substantially for safeguarding and furthering interests of its migrant community,” it said.

Singh will deliver India’s national statement at the plenary session of the IMRF. India will also organise and host a side-event titled “Leveraging Digital Innovation in Migration Governance-The e-Migrate Experience of India” on the margins of IMRF, the MEA said.