Rabat Declaration adopted to improve refugee and migrant health

WHO
Jun 16, 2023

Rabat Declaration adopted to improve refugee and migrant health


Ministers and government representatives adopted a groundbreaking political declaration, the Rabat Declaration, to strengthen the global commitment to improve the health of refugees and migrants. The Rabat Declaration was adopted during the high-level segment of the Third Global Consultation on the Health of Refugees and Migrants that took place on 13–15 June 2023. The event, co-hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, the World Health Organization (WHO), IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, was attended by government representatives from 48 United Nations Member States (1) and observers as well as representatives from humanitarian organizations, civil society and refugee and migrant communities and UN agencies.