Faride Raful calls for strengthening international cooperation to address migratory challenges

Huelva, Spain. The Minister of Interior and Police and president of the National Migration Council, Faride Raful, advocated for strengthening co-responsibility between States and cooperation in security matters to address the challenges posed by migration in the region.

The official made the statement during her participation in the V Ibero-American Forum on Migration and Development, held in La Rábida, Huelva, Spain, with the presence of delegations from 22 Ibero-American countries, international organizations, and representatives of civil society.

During her speech, Raful highlighted the need to promote effective, orderly migration management that respects human rights, while calling for the strengthening of institutional capacities, the expansion of information exchange mechanisms, and the promotion of evidence-based debate.

The minister maintained that migration challenges must be addressed by taking into account the specific realities of each country, including its institutional capacity, geographical location, labor market, and border pressure. Likewise, she emphasized that effective migration governance requires solutions adapted to the particularities of the countries of origin and destination.

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Raful also warned about the use of migratory flows by transnational criminal organizations, pointing out that organized crime takes advantage of these dynamics to carry out activities that affect both the rule of law and the rights of the migrants themselves.

In that sense, he highlighted the importance of cooperation between security agencies, the strengthening of identity systems, and the exchange of information as fundamental tools to guarantee safe and orderly migration.

The head of Interior and Police reiterated that the Dominican Republic will continue to promote a balanced vision of migration, based on respect for human rights, security, and institutional strengthening. Furthermore, she affirmed that international solidarity must translate into concrete actions that strengthen the response capacities of both migrant-sending and receiving countries.