Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
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(k) Cooperate with relevant stakeholders in countries of origin, transit and
destination to develop research, studies and surveys on the interrelationship between
migration and the three dimensions of sustainable development, the contributions and
skills of migrants and diasporas, as well as their ties to the countries of origin and
destination.
Objective 2: Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel
people to leave their country of origin
18. We commit to create conducive political, economic, social and environmental
conditions for people to lead peaceful, productive and sustainable lives in their own
country and to fulfil their personal aspirations, while ensuring that desperation and
deteriorating environments do not compel them to seek a livelihood elsewhere
through irregular migration. We further commit to ensure timely and full
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as to build
upon and invest in the implementation of other existing frameworks, in order to
enhance the overall impact of the Global Compact to facilitate safe, orderly and
regular migration.
To realize this commitment, we will draw from the following actions:
(a) Promote the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals and the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda, and the commitment to reach the furthest behind first, as well as the
Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030;
(b) Invest in programmes that accelerate States’ fulfilment of the Sustainable
Development Goals with the aim of eliminating the adverse drivers and structural
factors that compel people to leave their country of origin, including through poverty
eradication, food security, health and sanitation, education, inclusive economic
growth, infrastructure, urban and rural development, employment creation, decent
work, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, resilience and disaster
risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, addressing the
socioeconomic effects of all forms of violence, non-discrimination, the rule of law
and good governance, access to justice and protection of human rights, as well as
creating and maintaining peaceful and inclusive societies with effective, accountable
and transparent institutions;
(c) Establish or strengthen mechanisms to monitor and anticipate the
development of risks and threats that might trigger or affect migration movements,
strengthen early warning systems, develop emergency procedures and toolkits, launch
emergency operations and support post-emergency recovery, in close cooperation
with and in support of other States, relevant national and local authorities, national
human rights institutions and civil society;
(d) Invest in sustainable development at the local and national levels in all
regions, allowing all people to improve their lives and meet their aspirations, by
fostering sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, including through
private and foreign direct investment and trade preferences, to create conducive
conditions that allow communities and individuals to take advantage of opportunities
in their own countries and drive sustainable development;
(e) Invest in human capital development by promoting entrepreneurship,
education, vocational training and skills development programmes and partnerships,
productive employment creation, in line with labour market needs, as well as in
cooperation with the private sector and trade unions, with a view to reducing youth
unemployment, avoiding brain drain and optimizing brain gain in countries of origin,
and harnessing the demographic dividend;
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