In a declaration released on Friday, dozens of countries and non-governmental organizations committed to better protecting human rights and improving the treatment of migrants as part of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which made only limited progress in 2018.
The declaration, adopted at the conclusion of a forum organized this week in New York to assess progress in the implementation of this international convention, underlines the determination of its participants to “strengthen cooperation in the field of international migration in all its aspects, and to discuss and share progress.” in the implementation of all aspects of the Global Compact for Migration.” Safe, orderly and orderly.
The President of the UN General Assembly, Abdullah Shahid, said during a press conference that there are more than 281 million migrants on the planet, which is 3.6% of the world’s population.
“The international community has a responsibility to uphold and protect human rights for all people,” he said.
For his part, the director of the International Organization for Migration, Antonio Vitorino, acknowledged that the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration has led to “unequal progress”.
Vitorino indicated that “an additional push is needed”, especially in the areas of “respect for human rights, access to basic services and the development of alternatives to the detention of migrants, especially to save their lives”, noting here that the global agreement for safe, orderly and regular migration has been ratified towards the end, universities, trade unions and parliaments.
Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said four years in policy and practice have not changed enough to ensure safe and decent migration, deploring the high death rate of migrants in the Mediterranean.
