A/RES/70/302 United Nations Distr.: General 14 September 2016 General Assembly Seventieth session Agenda items 15 and 116 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 September 2016 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/70/L.61)] 70/302. Draft outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants The General Assembly, Recalling its decision 70/539 of 22 December 2015, in which it decided to convene, on 19 September 2016, a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, Recalling also its resolution 70/290 of 30 June 2016 regarding the modalities for the high-level plenary meeting, Decides to transmit the outcome document entitled “New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants”, which is annexed to the present resolution, to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session for action during the high-level plenary meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants to be held on 19 September 2016. 116th plenary meeting 9 September 2016 Annex New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants We, the Heads of State and Government and High Representatives, meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 19 September 2016 to address the question of large movements of refugees and migrants, have adopted the following political declaration. I. Introduction 1. Since earliest times, humanity has been on the move. Some people move in search of new economic opportunities and horizons. Others move to escape armed conflict, poverty, food insecurity, persecution, terrorism, or human rights violations and abuses. Still others do so in response to the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters (some of which may be linked to climate change), or other environmental factors. Many move, indeed, for a combination of these reasons. 16-15749 (E) *1615749* Please recycle

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