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Policy Brief: The Global Compact for Migration (GCM): Well Governed Migration as an Essential Element of Effective COVID-19 Response

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Policy Brief: The Global Compact for Migration (GCM): Well Governed Migration as an Essential Element of Effective COVID-19 Response

The present document outlines the applicability of the Global Compact in preventing and responding to COVID-19, for States, the UN system and other stakeholders, highlighting instances of promising practices as useful models to draw from.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Civil Society
Government
Source / Publisher
UN Network on Migration
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
Cross Cutting Theme
People-centred
International cooperation
National sovereignty
Rule of law and due process
Sustainable development
Human rights
Gender-responsive
Child-sensitive
Whole-of-government approach
Keywords
COVID-19 and migration
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).