Ayala Foundation, Inc. spearheads the Civil Society Days of the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development
The Department of foreign Affairs (DFA) has designated the Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI) as the convenor of the Civil Society Days for the the second Global Forum on Migration and Development that will be held in Manila this October 2008.
In a simple ceremony held at the Ayala Museum on January 14, 2008, the DFA, represented by Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, and AFI, represented by its President, Ms. Vicky P. Garchitorena inked the partnership assigning the first two days of the Global Forum to civil society panel discussions and interaction with the following couple of days as the intergovernmental discussions with the DFA as convenor. The 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development is scheduled for October 27-30 in Manila with international civil society representatives meeting on October 27-28 and government representatives meeting on October 29-30. An informal joint session is scheduled on October 28. Over 170 countries are expected to be represented at the Forum.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Ayala Corporation president Fernando Zobel de Ayala, and SGV founder Washington SyCip, who is also a member of the Philippine Organizing Committee for the GFMD. [Read more]
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