International Migration: upcoming Conference Discussed

In view of the forthcoming summit on international migration to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, the Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella on November 7, 2018, held an audience with the Resident Representative of UN System in Cameroon, Allegra Maria Del Pilar Baiocchi. She was accompanied to the audience by the Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Dr. Seydou Boubacar.

Talking to the press after the audience, Allegra Maria Del Pilar Baiocchi said they discussed the upcoming summit in Morocco which will see the adoption of the global compact on migration. “It is a document that has already been agreed upon within the United Nations Organisation and it has been two years of hard work.

We want to make sure that Cameroon participates in the summit so that they will be able to showcase some of their experiences of migration,” she stated. She further stated that migration is a very delicate issue which should be tackled from a common front. “Migration is a very sensitive thing all around the wor...