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<p>Well-managed migration is in everyone’s interests. But uncontrolled migration erodes
public confidence, damages economies, and places people on the move in situations
of great vulnerability. The UK is taking significant steps to tackle uncontrolled
migration both in our domestic policy work and in our ODA-funded programmes by:</p><ul><li><p>Addressing
the root causes of migration, through our targeted assistance for livelihoods, healthcare,
education and economic development;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Tackling modern slavery
and organised immigration crime;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Supporting enhanced border
management;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Providing critical humanitarian support and protection
for vulnerable migrants, as well as offering voluntary return and vital reintegration
support to those wishing to return home; and</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Supporting refugees
to stay in a first safe country through our humanitarian and development work in Africa,
the Middle East and Asia.</p></li></ul><p>The Global Compact for Migration is one
way in which we are working to ensure that UK migration priorities are embedded throughout
the international system. It is a step forward in international co-operation to tackle
irregular migration and helpful framework to help us deliver our commitments under
the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>The Compact is not legally binding. It creates
a framework that will allow countries to work together to make migration more beneficial
for everyone. It protects every State’s right to determine its own immigration policies,
including in areas such as asylum, border controls and returns of illegal migrants.</p><p>I
recently spoke to the APPGs on Migration and Refugees about the Migration Compact
and attended the intergovernmental launch in Marrakech. We will issue a Written Ministerial
Statement to update parliament.</p>
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