The Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime was established in 2002 as a non-binding, international, multilateral forum to facilitate cooperation and collaboration, information-sharing and policy development on irregular migration in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Bali Process Working Groups bring together government officials, practitioners and experts from Bali Process Member States and Organisations to progress work around key regional issues and priorities and ensure the Bali Process is responsive to new and emerging challenges.
Structure
The Bali Process is co-chaired by the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Australia and Indonesia. Ministerial Conferences are held every two years to bring together ministerial representation across Bali Process Members and Observers, to review progress and to confirm priorities and future focus areas. Following a Ministerial Conference, the Co-Chairs release a Co-Chairs’ Statement and supporting documentation such as an updated Declaration and Strategy for Cooperation, to set out agreed priorities and objectives.
Meetings and Working Groups
Member States
The Bali Process brings together 45 Member States and four Member Organisations – the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime and the International Labor Organization – as well as 18 Observer States and nine Observer Organisations. Our Member States cover a wide geography across the Asia Pacific and reach across Europe and North America.
Coordination of The Bali Process
The Bali Process is co-chaired by the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Australia and Indonesia. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KEMLU) are responsible for the coordination of Bali Process Official Meetings, under the leadership of the Bali Process Senior Official Co-Chairs.
The Regional Support Office
The Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (the RSO) provides a unique function and resource – delivering practical, on-the-ground support for the Bali Process and its Working Groups.