Leaders agreed to increase national and international
efforts to tackle the causes of irregular migration at the commonwealth heads
of government meeting (CHOGM) in malta last year.
Actions includes the prevention of violent extremism and
terrorism, combating organized crime, ending human trafficking and modern day
slavery, while reinforcing the respect for human rights.
The panel made it
clear they wanted real action to end irregular migration. Kenyas foreign
Minister, Dr. Amina Mohamed and other leaders have asked me to push ahead and
create a pragmatic strategy to do so.”
International migration is a complx issue, said the
secretary general caused by several factors including political, economic,
violent extremism and terrorism, as well as climate change.
She told the BBC that most people imagined migration to be a
problem in and for the west. But it remains a big challenge for the
commonwealth, citing several examples:
80 percent of refugees are hosted in the developing world.
Pakistan hosts more than 1.7 million refugees, more than any
other country in the world;
African countries account for 40 percent of all internally
displaced persons.
Conflicts in the democratic republic of congo, sudan and
Somalia are crucial factors which lead to the increase in refugees in east
Africa, particularly Uganda and Kenya.
Of the more than 850,000 asylum seekers worldwide, nearly
200,000 are present in south African alone.
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