The first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) is being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 17-20 May 2022.
- The goal of the conference is, to review the progress made at the local, national, regional and global levels in implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
- The quadrennial International Migration Review Forum is being hosted by the President of the UN General Assembly.
- Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan is leading the Indian delegation for the First International Migration Review Forum.
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)
- It is the first opportunity for Member States, the UN System and other stakeholders to discuss the successes and challenges to the implementation the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) since its adoption in 2018.
- The GCM is the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, covering all dimensions of international migration.
- The Compact respects states’ sovereign right to determine who enters and stays in their territory, while highlighting the need to protect the human rights of all migrants, regardless of their migration status.
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