SA participates in international migration conference

• Published date: 17 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

The National Assembly House Chairperson for International Relations, Madala Ntombela, is leading a South African parliamentary delegation to a conference that will review progress made in implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

The global compact is the first intergovernmental agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner.

It was adopted at an intergovernmental conference on migration held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 10 December 2018.

During the conference, Member States agreed to review the progress made at the local, national, regional and global levels in implementing the global compact at an International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), through a State-led approach and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders at the UN General Assembly.

The IMRF, which takes place at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York from 17 - 20 May 2022, is the first-ever gathering held to...