The administration of
President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations
pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it
"inconsistent" with its policies, the US mission to the global body
announced Saturday.
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In
September 2016 the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a non-binding
political declaration pledging to uphold the rights of refugees, help them
resettle and ensure access to education
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"Today,
the US Mission to the United Nations informed the UN Secretary-General that the
United States is ending its participation in the Global Compact on
Migration," the Americans said in a statement.
In
September 2016, the 193 members of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted
a non-binding political declaration, the New York Declaration for Refugees and
Migrants, pledging to uphold the rights of refugees, help them resettle and
ensure they have access to education and jobs.
"The
New York Declaration contains numerous provisions that are inconsistent with US
immigration and refugee policies and the Trump Administration's immigration
principles. As a result, President Trump determined that the United States
would end its participation in the Compact process that aims to reach
international consensus at the UN in 2018," the US statement said.
US
Ambassador Nikki Haley said the country would continue its
"generosity" in supporting migrants and refugees around the world,
but that "our decisions on immigration policies must always be made by
Americans and Americans alone."
"We
will decide how best to control our borders and who will be allowed to enter
our country. The global approach in the New York Declaration is simply not
compatible with US sovereignty."
Under
Trump and his "America First" policies, the United States has
withdrawn from several global commitments made under the administration of
president Barack Obama, including the Paris climate deal.
More recently, American pulled out of the Paris-based culture and education body, UNESCO, accusing it of "anti-Israel bias."
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