UN Conference Adopts Migration Pact Despite Withdrawals

Fakhir Rizvi Published December 10, 2018 | 05:04 PM

UN conference adopts migration pact despite withdrawals

A United Nations conference adopted a migration pact in front of leaders and representatives from around 150 countries in Morocco on Monday, despite a string of withdrawals driven by anti-immigrant populism

Marrakesh, Morocco, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Dec, 2018 ) :A United Nations conference adopted a migration pact in front of leaders and representatives from around 150 countries in Morocco on Monday, despite a string of withdrawals driven by anti-immigrant populism.

Describing it as a "roadmap to prevent suffering and chaos", UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres sought to dispel what he called a number of myths around the pact, including claims that it will allow the UN to impose migration policies on member states.

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