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World's first global migration pact approved to 'prevent suffering'

The non-binding deal tries to solve some of the polarizing but age-old issues surrounding people crossing borders.

Migrant workers in California
Migrant workers in California (AN/U.S. State Department)

UNITED NATIONS (AN) — A global migration pact won approval in the U.N. General Assembly, setting up a universal system for ensuring the humane movement of people.

The non-binding Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration tries to solve some of the polarizing but age-old issues surrounding people crossing borders. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called it a “roadmap to prevent suffering and chaos."

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