Her statement was made during a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York, where she emphasized the importance of protecting the rights of refugees and migrants regardless of their status. She praised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for organizing the first-ever Summit on Refugees and Migrants and called for mutual trust and respect, shared responsibility, and inclusiveness to address the refugee crisis. She also urged countries to reach a general agreement on universal principles. Additionally, delegations from around the world adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants at the summit. It includes strong commitments to address current issues and prepare for future challenges, such as initiating negotiations for an international conference and adopting a global compact for safe migration in 2018. The commitments also include protecting the human rights of all refugees and migrants, ensuring education for refugee and migrant children, preventing sexual violence, supporting countries hosting refugees, ending the detention of children for migration status, finding new homes for refugees needing resettlement, and strengthening global migration governance by including the International Organization for Migration in the UN system. Sheikh Hasina emphasized the importance of seizing the opportunity to create a robust blueprint for dealing with refugee movements within a development context. She proposed a Global Compact on Migration to address gaps in migration governance and align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The suggested compact on migration would include ambitious and enforceable elements and modalities, while also being balanced and flexible, according to her. She emphasized the importance of promoting tolerance and understanding to effectively accommodate migrants and refugees. Hasina pointed out that the compact must consider the protection needs of the millions displaced by climate change. As the current Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, Bangladesh is willing to assist in the creation of the agreement. Prior to participating in and addressing the plenary session, the prime minister met with State Counsellor and Foreign Minister of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi. Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Janet Scotland also paid a visit to her at the UN headquarters.