{"disclaimer":"Automatically generated transcript — may contain errors. Not an official United Nations record.","video":{"id":"k1p/k1pt6enhso","kaltura_id":"1_pt6enhso","title":"International Migration Review Forum 2026 - Round Table 2 (Continued)","clean_title":"International Migration Review Forum 2026 - Round Table 2 (Continued)","url":"https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pt6enhso","date":"2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z","scheduled_time":"2026-05-05T19:00:00.000Z","status":"finished","duration":"03:13:19","category":"Conferences","body":null,"event_code":null,"event_type":null,"session_number":null,"pv_symbol":null,"pv_part":null,"slug":"asset/k1p/k1pt6enhso"},"metadata":{"summary":"The President of the General Assembly will convene the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) from 5 to 8 May 2026. The Forum serves as the primary intergovernmental global platform for Member States to discuss and share progress on the implementation of all aspects of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, including as it relates to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders.","description":"(Continued) Round Table 2: Objectives 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 21 of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration The four interactive multi-stakeholder round tables will offer space for discussion covering all 23 objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration with the aim of reviewing the progress made in its implementation at all levels, bearing in mind that the Global Compact is based on a set of cross-cutting and interdependent guiding principles. 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