In 2016’s historic New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, all 193 Member States of the United Nations agreed that protecting those who are forced to flee and supporting the countries that shelter them are shared international responsibilities that must be borne more equitably and predictably.
The Declaration gave UNHCR the task of building upon the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework, contained in Annex I of the New York Declaration, to develop “a global compact on refugees”. UNHCR will develop the compact in consultation with governments and other stakeholders, and the High Commissioner will propose the text in his 2018 annual report to the General Assembly.
This compact is a unique opportunity to strengthen the international response to large movements of refugees (both protracted and new situations). It will have four key objectives:
Easing pressures on countries that welcome and host refugees;
Build self-reliance of refugees;
Expand access to resettlement in third countries and other complementary pathways;
Foster conditions that enable refugees voluntarily to return to their home countries.
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