The Global Compact on Refugees – A Look at The First 17 Pages
Supporting Links
Cost – Yello
P. 1 – The gap between needs and funding has widened.
Trump on Refugees
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/09/22/president-trumps-claim-that-10-refugees-overseas-cost-as-much-as-one-in-the-u-s/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e63835f4b52
Can’t have it both ways! On cost! Why aren’t these frontline countries, who share the religion and culture of their neighbour, lining up to get that 63 billion in economic benefit? WHY? It defies reason!
7. Objectives of the compact
15. Very nice sounding language with nothing at all measurable in there. How much will it cost to support the search for solutions? How much is equitable burden sharing?
17. References paragran 7.
ease pressures on host
Countries
(ii)
enhance refugee self reliance
(iii)
expand access to third country solutions
(iv)
support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity
19. Formal pledges and contributions.
23. Support Platform, functions would include:
24. It Costs SO Much!!!
32 – resources will be made available to countries ….large scale refugee situations
Development coop – over and above regular development assistance.
40 – Civil organizations to help with assessing community strengths and needs etc ?
42. – Public private partnership, more money
44 – make sure they have sport and cultural facilities where you’re hosting your invaders. I mean refugees.
68 – host nations will get kids in schools by up to 3 months after arrival.
69 – support for expanding educational facilities, including teachers, facilites themselves and special help for special needs students?
70 – contribute resources and expertise to promote economic opportunities decent work etc. for refugees.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-federal-report-calls-for-special-treatment-of-immigrants
71 – Women, minories and youth – where are the women and youth? I’ve seen the pictures of the european migrants. these are fighting aged men.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/265999-eu-migrant-crisis-france-italy/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32685942
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/illegal-immigrants-entering-europe-tops-6924763
Population – Green
100 Million by 2020
http://archive.is/7r7t3
Sovereignty – blue
Trump / US out – Sovereignty and borders
Hungary – out, sovereignty and borders
Australia out
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/immigration/un-migration-pact-a-threat-to-sovereignty/news-story/f9c795ec8127863e55aacbd9baebb6eb?nk=762ff2f0d0689cedb0b0cc6eac8c19df-1539968025
-Failed to make clear the difference between refugees and migrants / etc
3.
5. Point out every time the compact calls for putting political pressure. It happens a lot
P. 33 – Primary responsibility and sovereignty of states
p . 41 0- faith based actors could help
Safety – Red
9 – 2030 Agenda reference
P 34
P.56 – protect refugees and their human rights while safeguarding national security.
P. 57 – gender based violent, protect against gangs, id potential gang members as early as possible
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/24/young-girls-are-the-other-open-borders-commodity/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/human-sex-trafficking-domestic-1.3956214
P58 – digitization of registration by age / sex etc. sounds like a shopping list.
59 – addressing specific needs (all still associated with these 2 articles
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UN Compac on Refugees
http://www.unhcr.org/5b3295167.pdf
New York Declaration
http://www.unhcr.org/584689257.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/migrant-death-toll-rises-after-clampdown-on-east-european-borders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/20/the-list-europe-migrant-bodycount
My Earlier Video on THis
https://youtu.be/5G8vSXTm7Xw
https://youtu.be/5G8vSXTm7Xw