15 Jun José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, ECLAC
Over the past four years of implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, progress has been made on a number of fronts to deliver on strengthening its links with the SDGs.
Acknowledging the importance of the SDG Summit in September 2023 and the forthcoming Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID) Summit 2023, to be held on 14-16 June in Nairobi (Kenya) in conjunction with the International Day of Family Remittances (June 16th), the UN Network on Migration, in partnership with IFAD, requests the support of UN agencies, partners and stakeholders working on migration, including remittances, to voice their commitments and engagements towards the SDG and the GFRID Summits through short video statements.
Mr José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC presents his statement in this video.