The United Nations Network on Migration commemorates this first anniversary of the adoption in Marrakech, Morocco, of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Global Compact) and celebrates the world’s 272 million migrants and their important role and the contributions to countries of origin and destination.

The New York launch of the Start-Up Fund for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration: The Migration MPTF was held on Tuesday 16th July, at UNICEF Danny Kaye Lobby. The event was co-hosted by the chairs of the Friends of Migration Group and the UN Network on Migration and was attended by over 150 participants from UN Member States, Civil Society Organizations, and the UN System.