 Good morning everybody. Today, IOM marks International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, an occasion that reminds all of us of the need to fight against racism and racial discrimination. At IOM, with more than 20,000 personnel working in close to 600 locations worldwide and coming from 177 nationalities, we value and invite diversity into our workforce. As you know, it's an organisational strength and makes us qualified to deal with a complex issue of migration. Our aim is to foster an inclusive workplace where everyone treats each other with dignity and respect and where everyone's voice is heard and taken into account. At IOM, we welcome applications from qualified professionals, irrespective of their race and skin colour and our policies encourage a workplace free from discrimination and away from any form of harassment. We are constantly seeking to improve our policies and practices to be at the forefront of workplace diversity and inclusion standards in line with the human rights principles. This includes the five-year race equity strategy that is currently being discussed by the Internal Race Equity Working Group. In marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I would like to emphasise that racial discriminations threatens all pillars of society, undermining decades-long efforts towards greater equality within and between communities and erodes the Sustainable Development Goals' central promise to leave no one behind. Anti-racism means actively identifying and opposing racism and racial discrimination. I call on all of us to raise our voices against policies, practices and behaviours which exclude others. Thank you.