Migration statistics working programme Activity Place, period Topics and expected results and duration Mi1: Promotion, data Remote work & - Promotion, information and reporting on MED-HIMS. analysis and reporting missions - Papers on MED-HIMS and the main findings of Egypt-HIMS. under MED-HIMS – April – Sept. - Awareness papers on measuring migration with MED-HIMS Round 1 2016 and beyond. Mi2: Development of Remote work & Adaptation of model manuals/system for data collection, entry MED-HIMS model missions and tabulation according to the experiences of pioneer countries tools June– Dec. 2016 and new proposals. Mi3: 3rd EMWGMS Geneva Evaluation, planning and launching of activities. Meeting 17-18 May 2016 Mi4: Joint UNECE / Geneva EUROSTAT Work 18-20 May 2016 Sharing of practices, capacity building, promotion of MED-HIMS Session on Migration and presentation of main findings of Egypt-HIMS. Statistics Mi5: Guide on the Remote work Updating of the guide prepared in 2008 on the practices for migration data May 2016 – producing collecting, elaborating and using migration data in the collection and statistics July 2017 Euro-MED countries. in the Euro-MED Region – Round 1 Mi6: Pilot data Remote work & Improvement of data collection and statistical production, with collection – Round 1 missions the definition and production of shared tables and indicators. June 2016 – Discussion on a light HIMS (example of the test in Morocco July 2017 2013) Mi7: Documentation of Remote work Preparation of a regional publication on the documentation of the national systems June 2016 – national systems relevant for migration statistics (work already relevant for migration June 2017 initiated under MEDSTAT 3). statistics Mi8: MED-HIMS 27-30 Sept 2016 Presentation and discussion of proposals for adapting the MED- Experts’ Meeting for Paris HIMS Model Questionnaires. the Development of Model Questionnaires Mi9 : Strengthening of Remote work & Assessment of national systems and improvement of data migration data missions collection, data exchange and tabulation. collection and Sept. 2016 – management in selected July 2017 countries Mi10: Promotion, data Remote work & Publication of briefs with comparative analysis on selected topics analysis and reporting missions based on the results of Egypt-HIMS and Jordan-HIMS. under MED-HIMS – Sept. – Dec. Round 2 2016 Mi11: Conference for To be defined Sharing of definition and practices and following developing the Development of Oct. 2016 (tbc) international recommendations and guidance for refugee Recommendations on statistics. Refugee Statistics Mi12: 2nd Meeting of Oct. 2016 Sharing of practices and improvement of statistics on the ILO WG on Labour tbd international labour migration. Migration Statistics Mi13: Regional event Nov. 2016 Sharing of practices and development of a list of shared Activity Place, period Topics and expected results and duration for strengthening the tbd indicators. migration data collection and management Mi14: Definition of Remote work Development of a list of shared indicators relevant for Migration migration indicators Oct. 2016 – Profiles, SDGs and other relevant contexts. June 2017 Mi15: Promotion, data Remote work & New round of promotion, information and reporting on MED- analysis and reporting missions HIMS. under MED-HIMS – Jan.– July 2017 Round 3 Mi16: 61st ISI World Marrakesh - Presentation of publications, papers, briefs and promotion tools Statistics Congress July 2017 on MED-HIMS. - Contribution to relevant sessions. .