The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Global Compact on Migration

The document was approved by 152 states / photos un.org

Participants at the UN General Assembly in New York in On Wednesday, 19 December, the majority of votes cast the Refugee Pact.

The document was approved by 152 states and five countries – Hungary, Israel, Poland, the Czech Republic and the United States – opposed it. The other twelve members of the UN The 19659011] The General Assembly of the United Nations has finally ratified the Global Compact on Migration

The document has no binding force and does not violate the sovereignty of the states participating in the pact, "said UN Secretary-General María Fernanda Espinosa.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the adoption of the Migration Pact. "I believe that collective action for the common good is the only way to restore confidence," he said.

The United States did not participate in specific negotiations on the development of a document. In Germany, the pact provoked a heated debate, but Germany voted in favor of its acceptance. In Belgium, the conflict resulting from the United Nations Pact on Migration has given rise to a government crisis.

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On December 10, the United Nations Intergovernmental Conference in Morocco signed the International Convention on Security and Maintenance of Security, established around the world. Global standards for the treatment of migrant workers. Countries of origin, countries of transit and countries of destination will continue to cooperate more actively with each other to reduce illegal immigration.