Srilanka, April 2 -- The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has taken significant steps to advance the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), establishing the GCM Implementation Committee in 2021, co-convened by the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Ministry, followed by the development of a national GCM implementation plan in 2022.

Addressing the opening session of the United Nations (UN) Sri Lanka Workshop on the UN Network on Migration and the GCM held in Colombo yesterday (01), Peace and Development Adviser Patrick Mc Carthy, representing the Office of the Resident Coordinator UN, said that this progress underscores Sri Lanka's dedication to promoting regular pathways for migration and supporting migrant righ...