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New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted by UN members


The World Leaders on 19 September 2016 adopted the New York Declaration at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) first-ever Summit for Refugees and Migrants.
•    Protect the human rights of all refugees and migrants, regardless of status. This includes the rights of women and girls and promoting their full, equal and meaningful participation in finding solutions.
•    Ensure that all refugee and migrant children are receiving education within a few months of arrival.
•    Prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence.
•    Support those countries rescuing, receiving and hosting large numbers of refugees and migrants.
•    Work towards ending the practice of detaining children for the purposes of determining their migration status.
•    Find new homes for all refugees identified by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as needing resettlement.
•    Expand the opportunities for refugees to relocate to other countries through labour mobility or education schemes.
•    Strengthen the global governance of migration by bringing the International Organization for Migration (IOM) into the UN system.
 

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