WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has pulled out of a UN charter to improve the handling of refugee and refugee crises as “contrary” to its policies, the US administration said in a statement.
“The United States Mission today informed the United Nations Secretary-General that the United States is ending its participation in the Global Charter on Migration,” the statement said.
At the UN General Assembly, 193 countries have adopted a non-binding political declaration by consensus in September 2016, the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants, pledging to safeguard the rights of refugees, assist them in resettlement, and ensure their access to education and employment.
“The New York Declaration contains many provisions that contradict US immigration and asylum laws and immigration principles in the Trump administration. As a result, President Trump decided that the United States would end its participation in the Charter process aimed at reaching an international consensus at the United Nations in 2018.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nicky Hailey said her country would continue to “generously” support migrants and refugees around the world, but that “our decisions on immigration policies should always be made by the Americans and the Americans alone.”
“We will decide how best to control our borders and who can enter our country. The global approach to the New York Declaration simply does not conform to US sovereignty. ”
Under the Trump administration and its logo “America First”, the United States has announced its withdrawal from several international commitments signed during the administration of former President Barack Obama, most notably the Paris Climate Agreement.
The United States recently withdrew from UNESCO and accused it of “bias against Israel.
Al-Quds Al-Arabi
Rawabet Center for Research and Strategic Studies