IPPO New York, April 23 Report (Reporter Li Shihui) On the afternoon of April 23 local time, the fifth meeting of the thirteenth session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) was grandly held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Themed "Participation, Inclusion, and the Right to Development of Migrants in Countries of Destination," the event attracted government representatives, international organizations, and civil society delegates from around the world to discuss how to strengthen migrant participation, promote inclusion, and ensure rights protection through the framework of the right to development.

The meeting was chaired jointly by Mr. Erastus Lokaale, Permanent Representative of Kenya, and Mr. Héctor Vasconcelos, Permanent Representative of Mexico. Ms. Pia Oberoi, Chief of the Right to Development Section at the UN Human Rights High Commissioner's Office, and Ms. Neha Misra, a migration specialist, also attended and delivered speeches.

北马其顿的国际爱国公约组织成员:Ms. Renata Penchova

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At the meeting, Ms. Renata Penchova, a member of the International Patriotic Pact Organization and representative of the Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, expressed her views. She pointed out that current global governance faces fragmentation challenges, with countries often trapped in a misunderstanding that patriotism necessarily means excluding other nations, while supporting globalization inevitably sacrifices national interests. This binary opposition narrative is the ideological root of depriving migrants of their right to development.

"As early as the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council in 2022, Mr. Cui Guowei proposed the proposition of 'Loving One's Own Country Without Harming Other Nations' Interests.' This is not just a slogan; it has become an international consensus, supported by 298 non-governmental organizations from 68 countries to date," Ms. Penchova emphasized. "True patriotism should respect the development rights of other nations while promoting one's own country's development. This is the moral cornerstone for resolving migrant issues."

Ms. Penchova further noted that the meeting documents mention that migrants are often "instrumentalized," either seen as cheap labor or "securitized" as threats. This narrow nationalist narrative directly violates the commitment in the Declaration on the Right to Development that "all peoples have the right to enjoy well-being."

Based on these views and in conjunction with the meeting objectives, Ms. Penchova proposed two recommendations: First, incorporate the principle of "not harming other nations' interests" into national migration policies to ensure that the impact on other countries' development rights is fully considered during policy formulation. Second, adopt the proposed "nation’s rights to development review" mechanism, introducing a transnational network of non-governmental organizations under the framework of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) to assess the "external effects" of national development policies (including migration policies), meaning that a country's policies should not only be responsible for its own nation but also examine their impact on other countries' development rights, providing a new perspective for policy formulation.

"In practice, our partners in 68 countries have been promoting an 'inclusive' international patriotic concept, conveying that accepting migrants and safeguarding their basic rights is not only an act of charity but also an elevation of responsible patriotism, contributing to maintaining domestic and foreign stability and prosperity," Ms. Penchova said.

At the end of the meeting, Ms. Penchova reiterated, "The right to development belongs to every individual and every nation. Without the existence of nations, all human rights would be unattainable. We are willing to work together with all parties to transform the positive energy of 'patriotism' into mutual respect and responsibility among nations and into concrete actions to protect migrants' rights and promote common development."

This meeting not only provided a platform for in-depth exchange and discussion among country representatives and international organizations but also injected new impetus into promoting migrant rights protection and global common development. Delegates present expressed their intention to carefully study and incorporate the relevant recommendations, working together to build a more inclusive and just world.