Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration 12. Strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral 13. Use migration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives 14. Enhance consular protection, assistance and cooperation throughout the migration cycle 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion 17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence -based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration 18. Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences 19. Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries 20. Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants 21. Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration 22. Establish mechanisms for the portability of social security entitlements and earned benefits 23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration A/RES/73/195 Objectives and commitments Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies 17. We commit to strengthen the global evidence base on international migration by improving and investing in the collection, analysis and dissemination of accurate , reliable and comparable data, disaggregated by sex, age, migration status and other characteristics relevant in national contexts, while upholding the right to privacy under international human rights law and protecting personal data. We further commit to ensure that this data fosters research, guides coherent and evidence -based policymaking and well-informed public discourse, and allows for effective monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of commitments over time. To realize this commitment, we will draw from the following actions: (a) Elaborate and implement a comprehensive strategy for improving migration data at the local, national, regional and global levels, with the participation of all relevant stakeholders, under the guidance of the Statistical Commission of the United Nations, by harmonizing methodologies for data collection, and strengthening analysis and dissemination of migration-related data and indicators; (b) Improve international comparability and compatibility of migration statistics and national data systems, including by further developing and applying the statistical definition of an international migrant, elaborating a set of standards to 18-22354 7/36