October 12, 2017
Statement at the 6th Thematic Session on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Panel I: “Irregular Migration and Regular Pathways”
October 12, 2017
The enormous number of people on the move is a tangible sign of increasing inequalities, socio-economic imbalances and unregulated globalization. Beyond the political and legal aspects of irregular situations, we must not lose sight of the human face of migration. Indubitably, every State has the sovereign right and responsibility to regulate the movement of people and should do so with a clear system of migration laws. The approach to migration in all of its aspects, including irregular migration, should begin first and foremost from the perspective of the human person, and his or her fundamental rights as such
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