Egypt GFMD Fact Sheet Overview of Participation: COUNTRY BELGIUM 2007 PHILIPPINES 2008 x x Egypt GREECE 2009 x MEXICO 2010 SWITZERLAND 2011 x x MAURITIUS SWEDEN 2012 2014 x x Representatives in the annual meetings: GFMD BELGIUM 2007 PHILIPPINES 2008 GREECE 2009 MEXICO 2010 SWITZERLAND 2011 MAURITIUS 2012 SWEDEN 2014 1 Delegate Position Organization ELKEWAISNY Ahmed Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs MAGARIOUS Salwa Moufid Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs ABOULMAGD Wael Kamal Deputy Assistant Ministry of Foreign Affairs FADEL Mariam Mohamed Diplomatic Attaché Ministry of Foreign Affairs GHONEIM Farouk Assistant to the Minister Ministry of Manpower and Migration MOURAD Ali Saleh Ambassador and Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Migration Ministry of Foreign Affairs EL HADIDY Waffa Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs ADEL Tarek Ambassador Embassy of Egypt in Greece GHONEIM Farouk Assistant to the Minister Ministry of Manpower and Migration HOSSAM Mohi Diplomatic Attaché Ministry of Manpower and Migration AZZAM Ahmed Embassy of Egypt in Mexico ELATAWY Mohamed Hatem Counselor Permanent Mission of Egypt to Geneva ABDULLAH SHEHABDDIN Ahmed First Secretary Permanent Mission of Egypt to Geneva MARZOUK Abdel Hamid Ambassador Embassy of Egypt in Mauritius EL HALAWANY Sherif Senior Migration Researcher Ministry of Manpower and Migration RIHAN Osama Diplomatic Attaché Embassy of Egypt in Mauritius MAATY Tarek Ambassador Min. of Foreign Affairs Office for Migration and Refugees Focal Points: CAPITAL H.E. Amb. Ali Morsi El Halawani Ambassador and Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Migration Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tel: 20225749736 Mob: 201278529003 elhalawani_63@hotmail.com GENEVA Mr. Mohamed Negm Counselor Permanent Mission of Egypt to the UN in Geneva 49, Av. Blanc 1202 Geneva Tel: 022 906 95 34 Mob: 079 653 93 22 mynegm@gmail.com Participation in the Round Tables (RT): Philippines 2008: Government Team member in RT 1.1: “Protecting the Rights of Migrants- A Shared Responsibility” Ambassador Ali Saleh Mourad was Rapporteur Government Team member in RT 1.2: “Empowering migrants and diaspora to contribute to development”. Government Team member in RT 2.1: “Fostering More Opportunities for Regular Migration”. Government Team member in RT 2.2: “Managing migration and minimizing the negative impacts of irregular migration”. Greece 2009: Government Team member in RT 1.2: “Engaging diasporas and migrants in development policies and programs—Their role? Their constraints?” Government Team member in RT 1.3: “Addressing the root causes of migration through development, specifically in light of the current global economic crisis”. Government Team member in RT 2.1: “Inclusion, protection and acceptance of migrants in society – linking human rights and migrant empowerment for development”. Sweden 2014: Government Team member in RT 2.1: “Enhancing the development impacts of labour migration and circular mobility through more systematic labour market and skills matching”. Government Team member in RT 2.2: “Facilitating positive development impacts of diaspora engagement in skills transfer, investments and trade between countries of residence and origin”. Participation in the Thematic Meetings (TM): Mauritius 2012: Government Team Member in the Preparatory Workshop “Factoring Migration into Development Planning” (Mauritius, June 2012) Sweden 2014: Government Team Member in the 1st Thematic Meeting “Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda” (Geneva, May 2013) Government Team Member in the 4th Thematic Meeting “The Role of Business in International Migration Engaging the private sector as partners for positive development outcomes”, Breakout Session 3 “Financial services: Aligning identification requirements and migration policies to ensure access to financial services for migrants” (Geneva, March 2014) 2 Financial contributions to the GFMD: Egypt has offered no financial contributions so far. Participation in the PFP (Platform for Partnerships): Egypt has contributed with 5 practices and policies: Improving the Governance of Labour Migration and the Protection of Migrant Workers’ Rights in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Egypt Agreement between Arab States for E- Money Transfers using UPU’s International Financial System (IFS) Bilateral Labour Agreements Integrated Migration Information System (IMIS) Education and Training for Egyptian Youth in Fayoum Governorate Date completed: 21 November 2014 3