IRMO Brief 01/2019, "UN migration pact – a framework for Völkerwanderung?"

Introduction

‍On December 10th 2018 the body of international soft law was enriched with the Global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (fromhere on - UN migration pact) that was adopted by 164 out of 193 UN member states during their meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco. On December 19th the UN General Assembly officially endorsed the document with 152 member states voting in favor, five voting against, and twelve abstaining. It’s unknown what changed the mind of twelve countries which have adopted the pact in Marrakech, but failed to endorse it in New York.

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