DATE   EVENT   PLACE DESCRIPTION        
18 January 2010 96th World Day for Migrants and Refugees Vatican The Pope will issue a statement on the situation of minor migrants worldwide. This year's theme "Minor migrants and refugees" - touches an aspect that Christains view with great attention,
remembering the warning of Christ who at the Last Judgement will consider as directed to himself everything that has been done or denied "to one of the least of these". For more details  read here.
27-29 January 2010 2nd Meeting of the Working Group on Trafficking in Persons UN Office at Vienna,Board Room B, 1st floor, M-buildingVIC The Conference of the Parties (CoP) established an interim working group to assist the Conference in the implementation of its mandate with regard to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.
The working group should meet during the Conference 5th session and should hold one intersessional meeting before that. This 2ndwill focus on: analysis of key concepts of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol (i.a. Art 14.2 of the Protocol); good practices and tools in discouraging the demand for exploitative service; non-punishment and non-prosecution of victims of trafficking: administrative/judicial approaches to offences committed in the process of trafficking; and good practices and tools for case management.
22-23 February 2010 Policy Development Forum Caritas Internationalis,
Palazzo San Calisto, Vatican		 CI advocacy-policy team will look at the needs for policy development as well as advocacy plans for 2010  and beyond.
9-10 March 2010 Intersessional Workshop of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) ICCG (International Conference Center of Geneva), Geneva This intersessional workshop will focus on: Migration and transationalism: opportunities and
challenges
March 2010 Human Rights Council, 12th regular session Palais the Nations, Geneva The Council might examine, among other issues, the report of the Special Representative of  the UN Secretary General on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and/or migration and/or the report
of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human trafficking in persons. The presentation of the reports will be followed by the Interactive Dialogue with the SRs.
19-30 April 2010 Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Palais Wilson, Geneva The Committee will review the initial reports on Algeria, Albania and Senegal, as well as the
2nd periodic report of Ecuador.
Relevant documents on Albania, Senegal and Ecuador can be found at:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies
/cmw/cmw_future.htm
and on Algeria at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/
cmw/cmws12.htm
17-21 May 2010 UNODC: Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 19th session UN Office at Vienna, VIC The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice mandated priority areas are: international action to combat national and transnational crime; promoting the role of criminal law in protecting the environment; crime prevention in urban areas; and improving the efficiency and fairness of criminal justice administration systems. Aspects of these principal themes are selected for discussion at each annual session of the Vienna-based Commission.   
June 2010 Human Rights Council, 14th regular session Palais des Nations, Geneva The Council might examine, among other issues, the report of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and/or migration and/or the report  of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human trafficking in persons. The presentation of the reports will be followed by the Interactive Dialogue with the SRs.  
2-18 June 2010 ILO – 99th session of the International Labour Conference Palais des Nations, Geneva The member States of the ILO meet at the International Labour Conference held every June in Geneva. The Conference has several main tasks, including the adoption of international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations. Reports submitted to the conference can be found at: http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Officialmeetings/
ilc/ILCSessions/99thSession/reports/lang--en/index.htm  The upcoming sessions will, in particular, look at the drafting of a Convention on the rights of domestic workers. It supervises the application of Conventions and Recommendations at the national level. It examines the Global Report prepared by the Office under the follow-up procedure required by the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998).
29 June -
1 July 2010 		UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs ICCG, Geneva The three-day Annual Consultations with NGOs involve dialogue on a variety of subjects of interest to NGOs and UNHCR. Each year over 200 representatives from more than 150 organizations attend the consultations. National, international, UN, and advocacy organizations (including those specialized  in resettlement) participate. They provide an important forum for NGOs to raise issues, network, and exchange views with UNHCR. You can read more about the Annual Consultations at:http://www.unhcr.org/ngo-consultations/  (CI proposal to be added here in February 2010)
6-8 July 2010 Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR) Palais des Nations, Geneva   The consultations offer a forum to review progress on resettlement issues during the year and the opportunity to shape a joint strategy on resettlement in general. For more information please visit: www.unhcr.org
19-20 July 2010 Intersessional Workshop of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) This intersessional workshop will focus on: Societies and identities – The multifaceted impact of migration.
September 2010 Human Rights Council, 15th regular session The Council might examine, among other issues, the report of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and/or migration and/or the report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human trafficking in persons. The presentation of the reports will be followed by the Interactive Dialogue with the SRs.
October 2010 Continental Consultation on Migration of the African Bishops Conference Nairobi/Kenia The new faces of migration in Africa: realities and challenges of refugees, displaced and  migrants.
October/November 2010 Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Palais Wilson, Geneva The Committee may review the report on Albania, Ecuador and Senegal. Reports submitted to the conference can be found here.
8-15 November 2010 (tentative) 4th Global Forum on Migration & Development (GFMD) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico The GFMD is designed to encourage an exchange of experiences, strengthen dialog and promote  cooperation on migration and development.
30 November -
2 December 2010 		CI International Forum on Women and Migration Saly, Senegal Information about the program will be posted in January 2010
29 November -
2 December 2010 		100th Session of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Council Palais des Nations, Geneva The annual Council Session brings together migration policy makers from States around the world. 
December 2010 UNHCR: High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges Palais de Nations, Geneva Information on the past year HC Dialogue can be found at:
http://www.unhcr.org/pages/4a12a4a26.html