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People-centred

Cross-cutting theme in the Global Compact for Migration

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is based on a set of cross-cutting and interdependent guiding principles. This page provides resources for the guiding principle of People-centred:

“People-centred: The Global Compact carries a strong human dimension to it, inherent to the migration experience itself. It promotes the well-being of migrants and the members of communities in countries of origin, transit and destination. As a result, the Global Compact places individuals at its core." (GCM, 2018: para. 15)

Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of an individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life. People may have the desire and the capacity to move to other places to seek greater opportunities, freedom, safety and security. Increased global interconnection, affordable transportation and rapid advances in digital communication tools facilitate movements that have overall remained stable in relative terms. Global mobility entails both opportunities and challenges for individuals and families, whose well-being needs to be at the center of this context. Migrants are human beings with equal rights to life, dignity, liberty and security. They should be not simply perceived as agents for economic development, burden to the society or helpless victims or even as criminals, but instead, as human beings with human rights.  

The Global Compact for Migration (GCM) report is available in AR, ZH, EN, FR, RU, ES.

 

Contents using this term
TitleTypeCreated
“To make progress towards the achievement of universal health coverage, including for wider groups of migrants” Pledge
1.“To enable birth registration for all migrant’s children born in Thailand”Pledge
Report of Day 2, Regional Network launch event: “Promoting Alternatives to Immigration Detention in the Asia Pacific Region"Resource
Launch event of the report, “Promoting Alternatives to Immigration Detention in the Asia Pacific Region”Events
Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Asia-Pacific RegionResource
Fair and Ethical Recruitment Due Diligence ToolkitResource
Remittances Brave Global HeadwindsResource
Unidad de Migración del Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social Practice Repository
Regional Meeting on Promoting Alternatives to Immigration Detention in the Asia Pacific RegionVideo
Climate mobility and labour migration in a just transitionEvents
Partnerships to address the challenges and opportunities of human mobility in the context of changing climate and disastersEvents
Strengthening action on climate change and human mobility: building synergies, coordinating actionsEvents
Derechos Políticos de personas migrantes: experiencia del Consejo Municipal de Migrantes en el municipio de San Pablo Practice Repository
World Bank Innovation Challenge on Jobs & MigrationEvents
Estrategia para aumentar la inscripción de migrantes en el Sistema Único de Salud (SUS)Practice Repository
Experiencias de Programas Educativos del Centro Plurinacional de Educación Alternativa a Distancia CEPEADPractice Repository
MICIC Repository of PracticesResource
Migration Profiles RepositoryResource
Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning: A Handbook for Policy-makers and PractitionersResource
Gender on the Move: Working on the Migration-Development Nexus from a Gender PerspectiveResource

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