Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2325

Section I
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Name of entity submitting the pledge: Gambia
Pledging entity: Academia and Researchers
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Full name: Abubacarr Kanteh
Position: English Lecturer
Country of implementation: Gambia, The (125)
Other country of implementation: Global (23641)
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Email Address: abubacarrkanteh@gmail.com
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Section II
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Name of the pledge: Illegal migration
Type of pledge (please select): Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?: {Empty}

Section III
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Nature of the pledge: Policy/legal in scope around a given objective of the GCM

Section IV
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Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support: 2. Minimize the adverse drivers and  structural factors that compel people to  leave their country of origin; 3. Provide accurate and timely information  at all stages of migration; 4. Ensure that all migrants have proof of  legal identity and adequate documentation; 5. Enhance availability and flexibility of  pathways for regular migration; 13. Use migration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 18. Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences; 23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration

Section V
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Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledge:
International cooperation (739); Sustainable development (740); Human rights (259); Gender-responsive (258); Child-sensitive (257)


Section VI
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Please provide a description of the pledge:
To respond to this complex aspect of human movement by minimizing the “adverse drivers” and “structural factors” that compel people to leave their country of origin. The however some of the relevant commitments relate to poverty eradication, food security, and sustainable development and every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall and should be protected by all laws either national or internationalm no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life. Everyone has the right to be recognized as a person before the law and access to legal identity which is very crucial and safe, orderly and regular.  The implications of this are more far reaching than we may realize, touching on the development of countries, the movement of people, and the goals of achieving universal equality and rights. Both the practical and the aspirational aspects of legal identity are wound into the migration and development policies and issues that concern the European Union (EU). Reliable access to health, education, housing, banking, jobs, justice, emergency assistance, safe and regular travel all depend on proof of legal identity, which is defined as a recognized credential such as birth certificate, identity card, travel document or digital identity certification.


Section VII
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Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised: 03 Oct 2022

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