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Motion · S6M-11607 · 7 Dec 2023

International Migrants Day 2023

Lodged by Maggie Chapman (Scottish Green Party) Standard Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges that every year on 18 December, the world marks International Migrants Day, which is a day set aside to recognise what it sees as the important contribution of migrants, while highlighting what it considers to be the challenges that they face; notes with concern reports that, due to persistent lack of safe and regular migration pathways, millions continue to take perilous journeys each year, and that, since 2014, more than 50,000 migrants have lost their lives on migratory routes across the world, including migrants headed to the UK; believes that, regardless of the reasons that compel people to move, migrants and displaced people represent some of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in society, and are often exposed to abuse and exploitation, have limited access to essential services including healthcare, and are faced with xenophobic attacks and stigma fuelled by misinformation; highlights what it sees as the vital support that organisations, such as No Recourse North East Partnership (NRNE), Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC) and Dundee International Women’s Centre (DIWC), provide for migrants in the North East Scotland region, and believes that strengthening the contribution that migrants can make to sustainable and resilient communities requires collective effort to address the challenges that they face.

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.