17th Meeting of the Economic and Environmental Forum - Part 2
When
17 May 2009 (All day) - 20 May 2009 (All day)
Where
Athens, Greece
(Darrin Zammit Lupi)Armed Forces of Malta marines toss bottles of water to a group of illegal immigrants as a rescue operation gets underway after their vessel ran into engine trouble, 25 September 2005. The photo is one of the winners of the 2008 OSCE photo contest. (Darrin Zammit Lupi) Photo details
The theme of the 17th Meeting of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum is "Migration management and its linkages with economic, social and environmental policies to the benefit of stability and security in the OSCE region".
The Economic and Environmental Forum is the main annual event central to the OSCE's economic and environmental activities. The event gives political impetus to dialogue in this area and contributes to recommendations and follow-up activities.
The Forum took place in two parts: the first on 19 and 20 January 2009 in Vienna and the second on 18 to 20 May 2009 in Athens.
A first expert level preparatory conference for the Forum took place in Prague, on 16 and 17 October 2008 and the second preparatory conference took place in Tirana, on 16 and 17 March 2009.
All documents from the event are posted on the Forum's website.