During a High-level Meeting of the Plenary of the UN General Assembly on refugee and migrant rehabilitation at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday, the Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim informed bdnews24.com that the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of securing the rights of refugees and migrants regardless of their status. She highlighted the necessity of protecting and promoting their rights to foster harmony in diverse societies worldwide. The Prime Minister also praised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for organizing the first-ever Summit on Refugees and Migrants. She stressed the significance of mutual trust, respect, shared responsibility, and inclusiveness in addressing the refugee crisis and called on countries to come to a consensus on these universal principles. Delegations from around the world also adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants at the summit's opening. The text outlines bold commitments to address current issues and prepare for future challenges, including initiating negotiations for an international conference and adoption of a global compact for safe migration in 2018. It emphasizes protecting the human rights of refugees and migrants, ensuring education for children, preventing gender-based violence, supporting countries hosting refugees, ending child detention for migration status, finding new homes for refugees needing resettlement, and strengthening global migration governance by incorporating the International Organization for Migration into the UN system. Sheikh Hasina emphasized the need for a robust, ambitious blueprint to handle large refugee movements within a development context, highlighting migration as a reality and freedom enhancer. She proposed a Global Compact on Migration to address governance gaps and align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The suggested migration compact would include ambitious and enforceable elements and modalities, while also being balanced and flexible, according to the speaker. She emphasized the importance of promoting tolerance and understanding to accommodate migrants and refugees. Hasina also noted the need for the compact to address the protection needs of millions displaced by climate change. As the current Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, Bangladesh is willing to contribute to the agreement's development. Prior to speaking at the plenary session, the prime minister met with Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister, Aung San Suu Kyi. Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Janet Scotland also visited her at the UN headquarters.