Consider the following statements:
1. Recently, all the countries of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever compact for international migration, the ‘Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)’.
2. The objectives and commitments stated in the GCM are binding on the UN member countries.
3. The GCM addresses internal migration or internally displaced people also in its objectives and commitments.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Ans: d
Explanation:
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations, is the first intergovernmental agreement to cover all dimensions of international migration. It provides a significant opportunity to improve migration governance.
The UN Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was adopted by 164 nations in Marrakech in December 2018 and not all the countries of United Nations adopted it.
Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
It is a non-legally binding, cooperative framework that upholds the sovereignty of States and their obligations under international law. The Global Compact is designed to:
- Support international cooperation on the governance of international migration (including humanitarian, developmental and human rights aspects);
- Provide a comprehensive toolkit for States from which they can select policy options to address some of the most pressing issues around international migration;
- Give States the space and flexibility to pursue implementation based on their own migration realities and capacities.
Hence, statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.
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