VN calls on countries to continue multilateral approach to int’l migration

The International Organisation of Migration (IOM) and countries across the globe should continue the cooperative and multilateral approach to address migration issues, with the IOM playing the central and leading role in strengthening global migration management, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

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Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (first from left), IOM leaders and several ambassadors at the event (Photo: VNA)

Geneva (VNA) – The International Organisation of Migration (IOM)and countries across the globe should continue the cooperative and multilateralapproach to address migration issues, with the IOM playing the central and leading rolein strengthening global migration management, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, theWorld Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva,made the statement while attending the 114th session of the IOMcouncil recently held in Switzerland.

She highlighted Vietnam has been actively carrying out policies and measures underthe Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), and thankedthe IOM for its support for the country to implement the document.

Voicing her concerns over human trafficking and illegal migration, especiallythe risks related to online frauds, the Vietnamese diplomat suggested the IOMand its member states assess the emerging challenges to migration,while identifying priority measures to promote the implementation of the GCM ina practical fashion across the globe.

Meanwhile, IOM General Director Amy Pope said that priorities of the IOM in the coming time will include protecting migrants and seekingsolutions to forced displacement and measures to respond to climate change andpromote regular migration channels.

She called on countries to continue providing flexible funding for the IOM sothat the organisation is able to better handle diverse migration challenges.

At the session, IOM member states hailed the organisation’s importantrole in tackling migration issues as well as its restructuring to improveoperation efficiency.

They agreed that countries and partners, under the leadership of the IOM,need to strengthen cooperation to promote safe and orderly migration in tandemwith the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, contributing toeffectively carrying out the GCM./.

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