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Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2325

Submission information

Submission Number: 2325
Submission ID: 8851
Submission UUID: 98bdbeb6-712c-48b7-9e22-d33eb5a655ed
Submission URI: /submit-pledges

Created: Sat, 09/24/2022 - 04:50
Completed: Sat, 09/24/2022 - 04:50
Changed: Sat, 09/24/2022 - 04:50

Remote IP address: 23.47.188.13
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Name of entity submitting the pledgeGambia
Pledging entityAcademia and Researchers
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?
Full nameAbubacarr Kanteh
PositionEnglish Lecturer
Country of implementationGambia, The
Other country of implementationGlobal
Region of implementation
Email Addressabubacarrkanteh@gmail.com
Secondary contact person
Secondary email
Name of the pledgeIllegal 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) ?
Participating States and Actors
Name of the matched pledge
ID of the matched pledge
Nature of the pledgePolicy/legal in scope around a given objective of the GCM
Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support2. 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
Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledgeInternational cooperation; Sustainable development; Human rights; Gender-responsive; Child-sensitive
Please provide a description of the pledgeTo 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.
Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised03 Oct 2022
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