Definition(s) An initiative of the UN Member States to address the migration and development interconnections in practical and action-orientated ways. Source(s) Website of the Global Forum on Migration and Development Translations BG: Глобален форум за миграция и мобилност CS: Globální fórum k migraci a rozvoji DE: Weltforum über Migration und Entwicklung EL: Παγκόσμιο Φόρουμ για τηνΜετανάστευση και την Ανάπτυξη EN: Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) ES: Foro Mundial sobre Migración y Desarrollo ET: ülemaailmne rände-ja arengupoliitika foorum FI: Muuttoliikettä ja kehitystä käsittelevä maailmanlaajuinen foorumi FR: Forum mondial sur la migration et le développement GA: Fóram Domhanda maidir le hImirce agus Forbairt HR: Globalni forum za migracije i razvoj (GFMD) HU: Migrációs és Fejlesztési Globális Fórum IT: Forum Globale su Migrazione e Sviluppo LT: Pasaulinis migracijos ir vystymosi forumas LV: Pasaules forums par migrāciju un attīstību MT: Forum Globali fuq Migrazzjoni u Żvilupp NL: Wereldforum voor migratie en ontwikkeling PL: Światowe Forum na Rzecz. Migracji i Rozwoju PT: Fórum Global sobre Migrações e Desenvolvimento RO: Forumul Glrobal cu privire la Migraţie şi Dezvoltare SK: Globálne fórum o migrácii a rozvoji SL: Globalni forum o migraciji in razvoju SV: Globalt forum för migration och utveckling NO: Globalt forum for migrasjon og utvikling KA: მიგრაციისა და განვითარების გლობალური ფორუმი (GFMD) UK: Глобальний форум з міграції та розвитку (GFMD) HY: Միգրացիայի և զարգացման գլոբալ ֆորում Synonym(s) GFMD Related Term(s) Cooperation Platform on Migration and Development Cotonou Agreement Dialogue on Mediterranean Transit Migration Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) migration profile Note(s) 1. The first session of the GFMD was held in 2007. 2. The GFMD is a voluntary, informal, non-binding and government-led process open to all States and Observers of the UN, to advance understanding and cooperation on the mutually reinforcing relationship between migration and development. 3. For more information, see the website of GFMD.