Five things to know about the global compact on migration
As states meet in Morocco to adopt the compact, launched at the United Nations in 2016, here’s what you need to know about the agreement.
Leanne Tory-Murphy / @roguecedro
Global journalism fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs
Leanne Tory-Murphy is a global journalism fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. She recently completed research on contemporary migration as a Fulbright scholar in Palermo, Sicily. Prior to her time in Italy she worked as a labor and immigrant rights advocate in New York.
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