The Secretary-General’s Report on the GCM: Our response!
On the 16th of February, 2022, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, briefed Member States and Stakeholders on his 2nd report on the progress of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. This report provides guidance for the deliberations during the International Migration Review Forum, planned between 16 and 20th of May.
The Mayors Mechanism celebrates the recognition in the report that local and regional government ‘policies have a direct impact on the well-being of migrants’ and ‘often, only local action can fulfil policies and programmes that are developed at the national, regional, and international levels.’ It also welcomes the critical reference to the Mayors Mechanism’s forthcoming Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees which will be launched at the IMRF.
The Mayors Mechanism - together with the Global Taskforce on Local and Regional Governments - released a Statement today to welcome the report and to provide a number of recommendations to Member States, such as:
Consult with local and regional governments as they prepare their national strategy and GCM implementation review.
Invite local and regional governments to join their delegation to the IMRF.
Partner with local and regional governments and their networks in submitting concrete pledges to the IMRF.
You can read the full Statement here.