UN, New York – Liberia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Lewis Garseedah Brown, II, has called on the international community not to perceive migration as a threat to human development; rather as a form of development. Providing Africa's perspective on the zero draft of the ‘Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration' Ambassador Brown said the Continent believes that integration and development are unthinkable without the mobility of people, goods and services. And they are also agents who can contribute in accelerating socio-economic development in countries of origin and countries of destination." At the same time, Ambassador Brown stressed the need for the proper governing of labor migration to ensure that human resource investment constitutes brain gain and not brain drain. Ambassador Brown concluded by assuring of Africa's readiness to play its part in addressing migration issues, but cautioned that implementation of the Global Compact will require optimal utilization of existing financial instruments as the Continent will need significant financial and human resources.

Source: Front Page Africa February 20, 2018 22:30 UTC