By Ariane Rummery  |  06 July 2018

GENEVA – The international community’s efforts to strengthen its response to refugees passed an important milestone this week, with the wrapping up of formal talks in Geneva and broad agreement on a final draft global compact on refugees.

The sixth and final formal consultation on the global compact on refugees on Wednesday concluded an 18-month process of meetings with UN member states and other stakeholders – including civil society, refugees, international organizations and academics.

“The vast majority of the 24 million refugees in the world today are hosted in low and middle-income countries with scant resources and their own development challenges.  A fairer, more robust system to share responsibility has never been more urgent,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.

The compact will strengthen the international response to large refugee situations.

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