| ACP MINISTERS TO DISCUS ASYLUM, MIGRATION AND MOBILITY ISSUES The second meeting of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group Ministers’ responsible for Asylum, Migration and Mobility will be held at ACP House, Brussels, Belgium from 29 - 30 May 2008 to discuss migration and sustainable development in the ACP states. In the course of the meeting, the ACP Ministers’, will join in two round-table discussions on Migration and Development and Migration and Human Security. Asylum, migration and mobility are major issues in many ACP States. They are often linked to environment, human security and brain-drain concerns. A technical paper which will be presented to the Ministers’ highlights the emigration of large proportion of highly educated people from many ACP countries and this has been a major concern for some years, particularly for the health and education sectors. The Meeting is also important as it will allow ACP States to prepare for their participation at the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Manila, Philippines, later this year. The Executive Director of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) II Manila Task, His Excellency Mr Esteban Conejos Jr, from the Philippines, will be addressing the Meeting so as the Belgian Minister for Migration, Her Excellency Mrs Annemie Turtelboom. The Chairman of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors and Ambassador of Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Moussa Chehem, and ACP Group Secretary General Sir John Kaputin will also be speaking at the meeting. The ministerial meeting will be preceded by a preparatory technical meeting on 27 and 28 May 2008 to discuss general issues related to migration in ACP States and based on the main themes of the Ministers’ Meeting. Further details, please Contact:
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