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Working towards safe, orderly and
regular migration
At a recent high-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and
migrants, held by the General Assembly on 19 September 2016, Member States
decided to develop a global compact for safe, orderly and regular
migration. The compact is expected to be adopted at an intergovernmental
conference at the United Nations in New York in September 2018. The
participation of civil society groups and other stakeholders will be
essential to making the compact a success.
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Tourism can play a major role in
eradicating poverty
In 2017, we celebrate the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for
Development. Tourism industry is one of the largest in the world, contributing
10 per cent of the global GDP, creating one in every eleven jobs on the
planet and employing almost twice as many women as other sectors. Daniela
Bas, Director of UN DESA’s Division for Social Policy and
Development, explains how inclusive, accessible tourism can help to end
poverty while leaving no one behind.
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Meet Marie Chatardová, the new
President of UN Economic and Social Council
On 27 July, Ambassador Marie Chatardová became the seventy-third President
of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – the body at the heart
of UN’s work to advance sustainable development.
“I wish to announce that the key priority of my Presidency will be to
develop initiatives towards fostering sustainable, resilient and inclusive
societies through participation of all,” said Ms. Chatardová, after
her election by acclamation.
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