Media Advisory
Side Event: “Fostering Migrant Integration Through Innovative Civil Society Actions”
Organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
In collaboration with BMW Group and the Government of Canada
As part of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit
Thursday 29 June 2017, 10:50 – 11:50 GMT
Federal Foreign Office (Room Europasaal) – Berlin, Germany
What:
On the occasion of the tenth Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) will organize a side event on “Fostering Migrant Integration Through Innovative Civil Society Actions,” in collaboration with BMW Group and the Government of Canada.
The side event will showcase the work of civil society organizations that have contributed to migrant integration. Selected organizations have received UNAOC’s Intercultural Innovation Award, a joint initiative of UNAOC and BMW Group supporting innovative grassroots projects that encourage intercultural dialogue and cooperation around the world.
Who:
- Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al–Nasser, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
- Mr. Bill McAndrews, Vice President Communications Strategy, Corporate Communications, BMW Group Germany
- Mr. Glen Linder, Director General, International & Intergovernmental Relations, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship, Government of Canada
- Mr. David Lubell, Executive Director, Welcoming America
- Ms. Annamaria Olsson, Founder and CEO, Give Something Back to Berlin
- Mr. Vinzenz Himmighofen, Co-Founder, SINGA Deutschland
When:
Thursday 29 June 2017, 10:50 to 11:50 GMT
Where:
Federal Foreign Office (Room Europasaal) – Berlin, Germany
Contact:
Mr. Thibault Chareton (UNAOC), thibaultc@unops.org +1 (646) 306-8780