Taking place at the United Nations headquarters in NY, the summit will be attended by heads of states and governments as well as ministers, United Nations officials, civil society, private sector, worldwide organizations and academic representatives, according the the organizers.
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At the summit later, Mrs May will tell fellow politicians there should be a better distinction between refugees and people attempting to enter a country for economic reasons.
She will put forward her plan to address the “unprecedented levels of population movement” around the world.
Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to tell world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in NY this week that all countries, including Britain, have a responsibility to manage their borders to reduce illegal and uncontrolled migration.
May will push for the deal to be brokered between world leaders on tackling the problem of the current mass migration be based on three principles – which not only serves the interest of the migrants but also the countries they are leaving, travelling or seeking to reach.
She urged the prime minister to resettle 500 unaccompanied child refugees from the Calais camp and ensure that none were left by Christmas.
She said the United Kingdom was “already playing its part” but promised to “step up our efforts” with more financial assistance.
She continues: “But we can not simply focus on treating the symptoms of this crisis, we need to address its root causes too”. While we must continue our efforts to end conflict, stop persecution and the abuse of human rights, I believe we also need a new, more effective global approach to manage migration.
The meeting of global leaders in NY is framed as a “historic opportunity to come up with a blueprint for a better worldwide response” to the millions of people who have been forced from their homes.
The gathering includes a UN General Assembly meeting helmed by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and a leaders’ summit hosted by US President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband, the current president of the International Rescue Committee, said Britain was taking an average of just six refugees per parliamentary constituency over five years. Hani’s image of child refugees is a symbol of those suffering while the world watches, and asks New Zealanders to step up where the global community has not.
The life jackets, many made by people smugglers from non-buoyant materials, were worn by children and adults who negotiated the treacherous stretch of water in the Aegean Sea.
“World leaders went into negotiations ahead of the UN Summit with a hard proposal to take in up to 10% of the world’s most at risk refugees”, said Mark Mitchell, Chair of the NGO Disaster Relief Forum (NDRF) – New Zealand’s network of disaster relief agencies.
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Downing Street said there had been “no changes” to the Prime Minister’s itinerary as a result of the bomb blast.
