Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for

Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (10 12 MARCH 2021) AN ANALYSIS OF ITS MAIN FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The shaded areas of the map indicate ESCAP members and associate members.* The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the most inclusive intergovernmental platform in the Asia-Pacific region. [...] Part II summarizes and analyses messages in the region, recessions in 2008/09 and the ongoing and recommendations of the Asia-Pacific Regional recession as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, have Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for slowed these trends and led to temporary reversals Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, convened from due to contractions across emerging market and deve. [...] Broad analytic tools goals of the 2030 Agenda, national priorities in Global of demography are used to identify opportunities for Compact for Migration implementation, the place of comparative analysis of trends and patterns in migra- the objectives of the Global Compact for Migration in tion and migrant integration, and experience within regional plans and strategies, the approach to prepara- and. [...] 2.1.1 Priorities Both the Philippines and Sri Lanka identified the reduction of obstacles, and improvement in consist- Priorities for implementation of the Global Compact ency in the regulation of migrant documentation and for Migration were expressed by each of the 23 ESCAP permits as priorities in the protection of migrants. [...] and amplify the role of migrants and migration in national development (Cluster 3) were noted as being Bhutan and the Republic of Korea described efforts well aligned and included investment in training and in training of officials in migration policy and convenings and research, as well as programmes and administration.