On 22-and 23 May 2017 Member States representatives and stakeholders gathered in New York for the Second Informal Thematic Session in preparation for the intergovernmental negotiations of the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration.
The second informal thematic session addressed the drivers of migration, including adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters and human-made crises, through protection and assistance, sustainable development, poverty eradication, conflict prevention and resolution.
In the intervention of Hungary, the multi-faceted and complex nature of drivers of migration, requiring joint efforts by all stakeholders, as well as the need for close cooperation between countries of transit, origin and destination were underlined. As irregular migration flows are presenting major challenges, Hungary is convinced that securing control over borders and stemming the continuous flow of irregular migration must become priorities. An adequate focus on tackling the root causes of illegal migration within the framework of the future Global Compact is also essential. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides comprehensive approaches to the challenges of migration, in other words the various forms of unstustainability, be it economic, social or environmental, , through ending poverty, promoting shared economic prosperity, social development and environmental protection, so that migration will not be a necessity, but people will have a chance strive in their own countries.
Mandated by the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, adopted in September 2016, the global compact for migration will be the first, intergovernmentally negotiated document to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner, also through improving the governance of migration as well as by addressing the challenges associated with today’s migration. After a series of thematic and regional consultations in 2017, UN Member States will enter into intergovernmental negotiations culminating in an intergovernmental conference of the General Assembly on international migration in 2018 with a view to adopting the global compact.
To read the full statement of the delegation of Hungary, please click here.
