Since the Pact was presented in September 2020, negotiations have remained largely deadlocked and progress has still not been reached on vital issues. The IRC has five key priorities for negotiations on the New Pact.

New report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) finds that fragile and conflict-affected countries face a double emergency: the arrival and impact of COVID-19, and the secondary humanitarian, economic and political havoc this outbreak will wreak on countries like South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen and refugee camps worldwide.