Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
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Follow-up and review
48. We will review the progress made at the local, national, regional and global
levels in implementing the Global Compact in the framework of the United Nations
through a State-led approach and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders.
For follow-up and review, we agree on intergovernmental measures that will assist us
in fulfilling our objectives and commitments.
49. Considering that international migration requires a forum at the global level
through which Member States can review the implementatio n progress and guide the
direction of the work of the United Nations, we decide that:
(a) The High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development,
currently scheduled to take place every fourth session of the General Assembly, shall
be repurposed and renamed “International Migration Review Forum”;
(b) The International Migration Review Forum shall serve as the primary
intergovernmental global platform for Member States to discuss and share progress
on the implementation of all aspects of the Global Compact, including as it relates to
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with the participation of all
relevant stakeholders;
(c) The International Migration Review Forum shall take place every four
years beginning in 2022;
(d) The International Migration Review Forum shall discuss the implementation
of the Global Compact at the local, national, regional and global levels, as well as
allow for interaction with other relevant stakeholders with a view to building upon
accomplishments and identifying opportunities for further cooperation;
(e) Each edition of the International Migration Review Forum will result in
an intergovernmentally agreed Progress Declaration, which may be taken into
consideration by the high-level political forum on sustainable development.
50. Considering that most international migration takes place within regions, we
invite relevant subregional, regional and cross-regional processes, platforms and
organizations, including the United Nations regional economic commis sions or
regional consultative processes, to review the implementation of the Global Compact
within the respective regions, beginning in 2020, alternating with discussions at the
global level at a four-year interval, in order to effectively inform each edition of the
International Migration Review Forum, with the participation of all relevant
stakeholders.
51. We invite the Global Forum on Migration and Development to provide a space
for annual informal exchange on the implementation of the Global Compact, and to
report the findings, best practices and innovative approaches to the International
Migration Review Forum.
52. Recognizing the important contributions of State-led initiatives on international
migration, we invite forums such as the IOM International Dialogue on Migration,
regional consultative processes and others to contribute to the International Migration
Review Forum by providing relevant data, evidence, best practices, innovative
approaches and recommendations as they relate to the implementati on of the Global
Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
53. We encourage all Member States to develop, as soon as practicable, ambitious
national responses for the implementation of the Global Compact, and to conduct
regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national level, such as through the
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