Assembly Transmits Declaration to Upcoming Summit on Refugees, Migrants

The General Assembly adopted a consensus resolution deciding to transmit the "New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants" to its seventy-first session, paving the way for its adoption by Heads of State and Government at the 19 September United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants. The Assembly also adopted a number of other resolutions including one on "Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife" and another on "Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2030".
Mogens Lykketoft (left), President of the seventieth session of the General Assembly, chairs the meeting. At his side is Catherine Pollard, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.