,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ehgh ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #ab1 #bjbj,ms4 ,om> introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to promote ! adoption ( a b9d+ ,global ,migration ,agreem5t1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,global ,migration ,agreem5t ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] on ,refugees1 !re are m ?an #gj million displac$ p worldwide1 :i* is ! highe/ figure 9 record$ hi/ory4 7#b7 ,among ^? displac$ p are approximately #da million int]nally displac$ p 7,i,d,ps71 approximately #bf million refugees1 & ano!r #c4e million asylum seek]s4 7#c7 ,9 addition1 !re are entire classes ( vuln]able migrants :o are n acc\nt$ = by traditional def9itions ( refugees1 ,i,d,ps1 & asylum seek]s1 includ+ p =c$ to flee a broad] set ( factors1 includ+ g5]ational pov]ty1 climate *ange1 or "s comb9ation ( ^! factors4 7#d7 ,z a consequ5ce ( ! insuffici5t categorizations ( vuln]able migrants 9 dome/ic & int]national laws & norms1 ! actual numb] ( =c$ migrants is n kn[n & has n be5 track$4 7#e7 ,accord+ to ! ,int]nal ,displacem5t ,monitor+ ,c5t]1 m ?an #fj p]c5t ( ! int]nal displacem5ts 9 ! _w 9 #bjag result$ f disa/]s z oppos$ to conflict4 7#f7 ,9 #bjah1 ! ,_w ,bank e/imat$ t ,lat9 ,am]ica1 sub-,sah>an ,africa1 & ,s\!a/ ,asia w g5]ate #adc million m climate migrants by #bjej4 7#g7 ,! g5d]1 sex1 g5d] id5tity1 & sexual ori5tation ( migrants %ape e /age ( ! migration process4 ,wom5 & memb]s ( ! ,,lgbtqia community are disproportionately vuln]able to-- 7,a7 g5d]-bas$ viol5ce & impunity = g5d]-bas$ viol5ce t s]ve z root causes ( migration2 7,b7 legal discrim9ation t s]ves z a root cause = =c$ migration2 7,c7 g5d]-bas$ & sexual viol5ce dur+ migration2 7,d7 human traffick+ dur+ migration2 7,e7 ! d5ial ( ! 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