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Advancing on the Rabat Declaration and global frameworks to promote and protect the health of refugees and migrants [1]
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Date: 2024-01-30
The health of people on the move has never been so important, as one in eight persons across the world is a refugee or migrant – an estimated 1 billion people.
Against this backdrop, the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Kingdom of Morocco co-organized the Third Global Consultation on the Health of Refugees and Migrants with a goal of establishing enduring leadership and commitment for the health of refugees and migrants. The Third Global Consultation took place in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, on 13–15 June 2023.
The Consultation adopted the Rabat Declaration, a progressive statement of intent to develop, implement and scale up policies to support the health of refugees and migrants, calling for a concerted effort from all stakeholders to increase international cooperation and shared responsibility, with the aim of achieving equitable access to health care for all refugees and migrants.
The Declaration links investment in migrant and refugee health to the achievement of several global agreement and commitments: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the WHO Global action plan on promoting the health of refugees and migrants, 2019–2023 (WHO GAP), extended until 2030 at the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly.
On the sidelines of the Migration Week, WHO, IOM and UNHCR are organizing an event to outline the progress made in achieving the Rabat Declaration, reflect on lessons learnt, and look forward to the future to improve the health of refugees and migrants globally.
Outcomes
Reflect on progress to date leading up to, and including, the Rabat Declaration, in promoting the health and well-being of refugee and migrant populations at the national, regional and global levels.
Strengthen coordination and collaboration using the SDGs, WHO GAP, the GCM, and the GCR to improve, protect and preserve the health and well-being of refugees, migrants and host communities.
Consider priority actions at local, national and regional levels, including to create safe, supportive and healthy environments for refugees and migrants as members of an inclusive society.
Target audience
The event is open to everyone. The main target audience are policy makers, United Nations Member States, United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations.
More information
Interpretation will be provided in French.
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