UN Refugees and Migrants Summit

(asked on 18th July 2016) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his objectives are for the upcoming UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants.


Answered by
Alan Duncan Portrait
Alan Duncan
This question was answered on 2nd August 2016

The Government has three priorities for the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants:

- tackling forced displacement, including through conflict prevention and reduction, and safeguarding human rights and protecting civilians

- shared global responsibility for the protection of refugees, as well as for regular, safe, and orderly migration and control of irregular migration; and
- encouraging controlled, regular migration that has significant development benefits.

We are finalising details of the UK delegation, including plans for ministerial attendance.

Reticulating Splines