The compact on refugees specifically maintains the definition of a refugee that is in the 1951 convention, but it does provide, as does the other compact, the compact on migration, the frameworks and templates and opportunities to develop global best practices on which we can continue to work with our global partners to address the situation of internally displaced persons. I think Canada has good lessons to share with the rest of the world. In 2017 we resettled 1,400 survivors of Daesh, many of whom were Yazidi women and girls. A majority of those were internally displaced persons, so we do have the ability to respond quickly when we know a situation of vulnerable IDPs exists. I think by being at the table on these two compacts, we are better able to understand situations as they develop, both with people crossing borders and with people being displaced within their own countries.
On November 26th, 2018. See this statement in context.