CIMM Committee Report
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APPENDIX A: SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COMPACT FOR SAFE, ORDERLY AND REGULAR MIGRATIONDuring the 72nd UN General Assembly in December 2017, all 193 UN member states adopted a plenary text deciding that an intergovernmental conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, would be held in Morocco on 10 and 11 December 2018. […] Acting without a vote, the Assembly first adopted a draft resolution submitted by its President, “Modalities for the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration” (document A/72/L.9), deciding that a conference of the same name would be held in Morocco on 10 and 11 December 2018. By other terms, the Assembly decided that the Global Compact would be adopted on Monday, 10 December 2018, and that two dialogues would be held in parallel with the plenary meetings, except during the latter’s opening and closing. They would be titled, respectively, “Promoting action on the commitments of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”, and “Partnerships and innovative initiatives for the way forward”.[1] [1] Emphasis added. UNGA, “Concluding Main Part of the Seventy-Second Session, General Assembly Adopts $5,397 Billion Budget for 2018-2019, as Recommended by the Fifth Committee,” Meeting Coverage, GA/11997, 24 December 2017. |