INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW FORUM

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Context

Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, will lead the Indian delegation for the First International Migration Review Forum to be held by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
The forum will serve as the primary inter-governmental global platform to discuss and share the progress on implementation of all aspects of migration and its intersection with the Sustainable Development Goals.

About International Migration Review Forum (IMRF)

The IMRF was created by the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the member states with the participation of stakeholders to discuss the implementation of the GCM.
The forum will be in the framework of the United Nations through a State-led approach and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders.
The UNGA members further decided that the high-level dialogue currently scheduled to take place in the every-fourth session of the General Assembly.
The Forum will be an opportunity to understand what has changed since 2018, particularly the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers’ rights, and to address new and emerging issues, such as the impact of climate change on migration.
The meeting hopes to galvanize political will and momentum towards the implementation of the Compact and its objectives for the benefit of migrant workers, countries of origin, and countries of destination alike.

About GCM

In September 2016 the General Assembly decided, through the adoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, to develop a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration.
On 13 July 2018 UN Member States finalized the text for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
The Global Compact for Migration is the first-ever UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions.
The global compact is non-legally binding.
It is grounded in values of state sovereignty, responsibility-sharing, non-discrimination, and human rights, and recognizes that a cooperative approach is needed to optimize the overall benefits of migration while addressing its risks and challenges for individuals and communities in countries of origin, transit and destination.