UN Networks on Migration Established in Nearly a Third of GCM Member States
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Geneva –This week, the United Nations in Zambia established its Network on Migration, bringing the total number of country Networks to 50. Maximizing the collective expertise and capacity of the United Nations (UN) system, these Networks provide support to Member States and all partners in their implementation, follow-up, and review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the principal international cooperative framework for strengthening migration governance for the benefit of all.
"The GCM recognized that for migration to work for the benefit of all, it cannot simply exist in debating chambers in New York or Geneva but must make a tangible impact where it most matters -- on the ground," said António Vitorino, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration. "Through the creation of now 50 (and counting) country networks on migration, the United Nations system recognizes this reality and has committed its full support to partners in pursuit of migration that is safe, orderly and regular."