The Migration and Development seminar series is designed to support global processes of dialogue and sharing of ideas and practices initiated with the UN General Assembly's 2006 High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development and now continued through the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).

The series’ role is to inform, educate and advance policy thinking and dialogue on migration related topics among New York’s diplomatic community. It brings together various stakeholders involved in migration and development issues, providing them with an informal platform for discussion and networking.

The series is organized in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the MacArthur Foundation. It continues the work of the “Key Migration Issues” series which was organized in collaboration with IOM and UNFPA in 2005-2006.