Brasilia—Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro last week reaffirmed his decision to pull the country out of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact for Migration, saying migration policies must be defined on the national level. Bolsonaro…
There is as yet no commitment from the New Zealand Government for or against the UN Migration Pact. Non-governing parties like the National Party and the New Conservative Party have voiced their opposition to the…
In addition to the USA, Hungary, Australia, and since 31 October also Austria, other countries are also considering not to sign the Pact. On 1 November, just one day after Austria decided rejecting the Pact,…
Austria will withdraw from the planned global migration pact of the United Nations, declared Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache (FPÖ). The decision was taken at a Council of Ministers meeting of…