Inclusion of implementation of the GCM in national migration policy
Azerbaijan pledges the alignment of national migration policy and practices with the key principles and objectives of the GCM. The draft Migration Strategy developed by the State Migration Service is envisaged to serve as a road map in effective management of migration in the country, establishing and improving relevant policies providing protection of migrants’ human rights, as well as implementation of the 23 objectives and 10 guiding principles laid down in the GCM. The document covers a number of strategic priorities including but not limited to simplification of legal migration procedures, prevention of irregular migration, development of protection systems for vulnerable group, use of development perspectives of migration, institutional development in the field of migration, migration management in crisis situations. Concurrently, these visions have been developed in adherence to existing international legal and policy frameworks, particularly the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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The draft Migration Strategy developed by the State Migration Service is envisaged to serve as a road map in effective management of migration in the country, establishing and improving relevant policies providing protection of migrants’ human rights, as well as implementation of the 23 objectives and 10 guiding principles laid down in the GCM. Thedocument covers a number of strategic priorities including but not limited to simplification oflegal migration procedures, prevention of irregular migration, development of protection systems for vulnerable group, use of development perspectives of migration, institutional development in the field of migration, migration management in crisis situations. Concurrently, these visions have been developed in adherence to existing international legal and policy frameworks, particularly the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
At present, the Migration Strategy of Azerbaijan for the next 5 years is at the final stage ofapproval by the Government of Azerbaijan.
