Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar affirmed that despite the unprecedented increase in flows of refugees and irregular migrants, Tunisia remains committed to honouring all its international obligations in terms of migration and humanitarian law. Ammar called on specialised UN organisations during his participation in the 2nd World Refugee Forum held on December 13-15, 2023 in Geneva, to fully play their role in coming to the aid of these refugees and migrants, and ensuring their basic needs, according to Foreign Ministry press release. He further reiterated Tunisia's call for a collective and global approach to this issue, in particular following the process launched at the International Conference on Migration, held in Rome last July. In his address to the Forum's plenary session held under the chairmanship of the UN Secretary-General and co-sponsored by Switzerland, France, Japan, Jordan, Uganda, Colombia and the UNHCR, the FM announced two commitments made by Tunisia on this occasion, notably, to contribute to stepping up peace and conflict prevention on the African continent during its term as a member of the African Union's Peace and Security Council for the period 2022-2024; and tackling root causes, preventing conflict and building peace. Besides, Nabil Ammar took part in a high-level side-event on the multi-stakeholder commitment to « tackling root causes, preventing conflict and building peace,» initiated by Egypt, Colombia and Norway and endorsed by Tunisia. In his remarks on the occasion, he recalled Tunisia's position in support of the Palestinian cause, by calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, allowing urgent access for humanitarian aid, and for the lifting of the blockade imposed for years on Gaza and the whole of Palestine. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse