In 2018, Member States agreed to review progress at the local, national, regional, and global levels in implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) within the United Nations framework, through a State-led approach and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders.
The second quadrennial International Migration Review Forum will be hosted by the President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) in New York from 5-8 May to review progress on GCM Implementation and set the direction for the next five years.
It consists of four interactive multi-stakeholder round tables, a policy debate, and a plenary, preceded by an informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing, hosted by PGA on 4 May. It will result in an inter-governmentally agreed Progress Declaration.
The International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) is the only global platform where every Member State can review progress on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM), exchange experiences and shape cooperation across the full migration agenda.
The IMRF works through a structured, periodic process in which Member States review implementation, discuss solutions, identify gaps, and agree on a forward-looking outcome that guides efforts for the next four years.
The second IMRF will be hosted by the President of the UN General Assembly in New York at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 5-8 May 2026 and will be preceded by an informal multistakeholder hearing on 4 May 2026.
It consists of four interactive multi-stakeholder round tables, a policy debate, and a plenary. Member States will negotiate a Progress Declaration as one of the outcomes of the Forum.
