UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 28th September, 2018) International challenges require multilateral solutions, Pierre Krahenbuhl, Commissioner-General for the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) told Sputnik on Thursday when asked to comment on President Donald Trump's announcement that the US will not be part of the new global compact on migration.
On Tuesday, Trump said during his address to the UN General Assembly that migration should not be governed by an international body the United States would not participate in the new Global Compact on Migration to be adopted in December.
When asked to comment on Trump's announcement, Krahenbuhl said, "My mandate does not cover the immigration part so directly, but I would just say what is important for UNRWA is we are part of international multilateral system."
Krahenbuhl explained that UNRWA, or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, was created as an organ of the UN General Assembly.
"So I think any body realizes that international challenges and crises need to international solutions and multilateral solutions, and we are very in favor of protecting that," he said.
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is set to be formally adopted at a UN conference in Morocco on December 10-11. Though the treaty is not legally binding, some countries have expressed concerns that the compact could promote the liberalization of border crossing procedures.
