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Councillor Rita Theodorou Superman, Member of the Cypriot delegation to the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (MPA), participated yesterday online, representing the Assembly, in a United Nations Migration Network Debate on the effective response to migrant smuggling.
In her intervention, Ms Theodorou Superman expressed her deep sadness at the recent deadly shipwreck off Pylos, stressing that the Mediterranean Sea has become the deadliest migration route. Unscrupulous smugglers, the Cypriot MP said, are getting rich by exploiting the vulnerability and desperation of people fleeing their countries in search of safety and hope for a decent life.
Pointing out that networks of illegal traffickers are one of the most dangerous forms of organised crime with many complexities in dealing with it, Ms Superman stressed the need for enhanced regional and international cooperation and coordinated efforts, especially in terms of information exchange. In this context, Ms. Superman said, the CMC is actively contributing to the revision and strengthening of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Crime. She referred, in particular, to the CMC's promotion of dialogue between countries of origin, transit and destination to achieve safe returns and the orderly readmission and reintegration of migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected and to the Convention's encouragement to its Member States to provide migrants with decent living conditions, including by ensuring their access to justice, but also to basic services such as public health and education.
Ms. Superman reaffirmed the CSM's support for the objectives of the UN Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the establishment of legal migration channels. He also called, on behalf of the CBMs, for the conclusion of negotiations on the European Union Pact on Immigration and Asylum, which, he said, should ensure solidarity and a fair sharing of responsibility between European Member States, including on relocation and assisted voluntary returns.
Finally, she stressed the need to address the root causes of migration in line with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to intensify international efforts for the peaceful resolution of conflicts and the creation of conditions for security, social well-being and development.
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