Pursuant to the General Assembly resolution 73/195 of 19 December 2018, the United Nations Secretary-General, drawing on the UN Network on Migration, was requested to report to the General Assembly on a biennial basis on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular migration, the activities of the United Nations system in this regard, as well as the functioning of the institutional arrangements.

The first report that responds to this mandate and is based on extensive input and consultation was released on 1 December 2020.

The second report will be released early 2022.