Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries reiterated their commitment today to the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and they urged for viewing migration as a contribution to democracy, diversity and sustainable development and for respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of migrants and supporting them in their vulnerable situation, during a virtual regional meeting to review the Compact co-organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration – and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The Regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC; António Vitorino, Director General of IOM; and Felipe González, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Participating as representatives of civil society and other stakeholders were Nancy Pérez, of the Major Group for Children and Youth, and Berenice Valdés, Representative of the Latin American Bloc.