As per General Assembly Resolutions 73/195 and 73/326, the President of the General Assembly will convene the second International Migration Review Forum from 5 to 8 May 2026. An informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing will take place on the day preceding the Forum on 4 May 2026.
The Forum will consist of four interactive multi-stakeholder roundtables on 5 May and the morning of 6 May, followed by a policy debate in the afternoon of 6 May. The plenary meetings of the Forum will be held on 7 and 8 May 2026.
According to resolution 73/326, the opening segment of the IMRF plenary will feature statements from one representative from the migrant community, and a representative of civil society, who will be invited to present a summary of the multi-stakeholder hearing.
Adequate space will be also reserved for participation of stakeholders during each round table, as well as policy debate. Due to the limited time available for the meeting, it will not be possible to accommodate all the requests for interventions. Only the selected speakers will be contacted by the Secretariat. We appreciate your understanding.
Representatives of relevant non-governmental organizations, academic, scientific and knowledge-based institutions, the private sector, trade unions, faith-based, migrant and youth organizations, diaspora communities and other relevant stakeholders, who received special accreditation for the Second International Migration Review Forum to attend and participate in the forum, and the multi-stakeholder hearing, as well as stakeholders that were accredited to the preparatory process of the intergovernmental consultations of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), or that were accredited to participate in the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the GCM are invited to register through this portal and indicate their interest in speaking opportunities.
Also, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) compliant with the Paris Principles (Resolution 48/134, annex) can register through this platform in order to participate in the forum, including the informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing.
- Each Organization will be able to register 5 representatives for in-person participation. If more than five representatives are registered under an organization, the Secretariat will approve registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Each registrant must register as an individual by clicking on the "Register now" button at the bottom of this page.
- Review and approval of each registrant will be undertaken by the United Nations Secretariat upon verification of credentials.
- Registering for the conference does not guarantee your in-person participation. You will receive an approval letter to confirm your in-person participation if your registration is approved by the United Nations Secretariat.
The registration is NOW OPEN until 27 February 2026.
- Please note: If you are a representative of an ECOSOC- accredited NGO, please click on the following link to register for the Forum: https://indico.un.org/event/1022399/
The meeting will be broadcast live on UN Web TV with interpretation in all official languages. Please note that you don't have to register if you plan to follow through webcast without a speaking role.
