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Why a Global Compact for Migration?

Migration is a global reality. There are an estimated 281 million international migrants worldwide, and the majority of migrants around the world today travel, live and work in a safe, orderly and regular manner. Nonetheless, migration undeniably affects our countries, communities, migrants and their families in very different and sometimes unpredictable ways.

On 19 September 2016, Heads of State and Government came together for the first time ever at the global level within the UN General Assembly to discuss issues related to migration and refugees.

In adopting the  New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants:

>https://www.un.org/en/migration2022/global-compact-for-migration