New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants
(n)
A/RES/71/1
Addressing the situations of migrants in countries in crisis;
(o) Promotion, as appropriate, of the inclusion of migrants in host societies,
access to basic services for migrants and gender-responsive services;
(p)
Consideration of policies to regularize the status of migrants;
(q) Protection of labour rights and a safe environment for migrant workers
and those in precarious employment, protection of women migrant workers in all
sectors and promotion of labour mobility, including circular migration;
(r)
The responsibilities and obligations of migrants towards host countries;
(s) Return and readmission, and improving cooperation in this regard
between countries of origin and destination;
(t) Harnessing the contribution of diasporas and strengthening links with
countries of origin;
(u) Combating racism, xenophobia, discrimination and intolerance towards all
migrants;
(v)
Disaggregated data on international migration;
(w) Recognition of foreign qualifications, education
cooperation in access to and portability of earned benefits;
and
skills
and
(x) Cooperation at the national, regional and international levels on all
aspects of migration.
IV.
The way forward
9.
The global compact would be elaborated through a process of
intergovernmental negotiations, for which preparations will begin immediately. The
negotiations, which will begin in early 2017, are to culminate in an
intergovernmental conference on international migration in 2018 at which the global
compact will be presented for adoption.
10. As the Third High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
is to be held in New York no later than 2019, 20 a role should be envisaged for the
High-level Dialogue in the process.
11. The President of the General Assembly is invited to make early arrangements
for the appointment of two co-facilitators to lead open, transparent and inclusive
consultations with States, with a view to the determination of modalities, a timeline,
the possible holding of preparatory conferences and other practicalities relating to
the intergovernmental negotiations, including the integration of Geneva -based
migration expertise.
12. The Secretary-General is requested to provide appropriate support for the
negotiations. We envisage that the Secretariat of the United Nations and the
International Organization for Migration would jointly service the negotiations, the
former providing capacity and support and the latter extending the technical and
policy expertise required.
13. We envisage also that the Special Representative of the Secretary -General for
International Migration and Development, Mr. Peter Sutherland, would coordinate
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20
See resolution 69/229, para. 32.
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