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July 14, 2018 11:45
UN Agrees First-ever Global Compact for Migration

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The United Nations member states, for the first time except the United States have agreed, on a deal to better manage international migration, address its challenges, reinforce rights of migrants and contribute to sustainable development.

The agreement, which is known as the Global Compact for Migration will be officially in the month of December adopted by world leaders in Morocco.

The text of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was finalized yesterday after talk about and consultations among member states, local officials, civil society, and migrants themselves, for more than a year.

Calling it a significant achievement U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement.

He said it reflected the shared understanding by governments that cross-border migration is, by its very nature, an international phenomenon and that effective management of this global reality requires international cooperation to enhance its positive impact for all. It likewise recognizes that every individual has the right to safety, dignity, and protection.

The U.N. chief said in a statement said this comprehensive framework comprises a range of objectives, actions, and avenues for follow-up, review, and implementation…all aimed at facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration while reducing the incidence and impact of irregular migration.

Calling it a historic moment, U.N. General Assembly president Miroslav Lajcak, highlighted the agreement's enormous potential.

He said It does not encourage migration, nor does it intend to halt it. It is not lawfully binding. It does not dictate. It will not impose. And it fully respects the sovereignty of States.

It can guide us from a reactive to a proactive mode. It can aid us to reach out the migration benefits and mitigate the perils. It can render a new platform for cooperation and it can be an asset, in finding the accurate balance between the rights of people and the sovereignty of States, Lajcak added.

He said in December the deal will formally become the first comprehensive framework on migration the world has ever seen.

By Sowmya Sangam

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