 Today is International Universal Else Coverage Day. The theme of the day is Unite for Universal Else Coverage. Now is the time for collective action. Partners around the globe now have a unique opportunity to engage in multi-sectorial dialogue and advocacy efforts as we work together to achieve target 3.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 3.8 focuses on the achievement of Universal Else Coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health care services, and access to safe, effective, affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. As Director-General of IOM, I am very encouraged to see that the leave no one left behind concept has been highlighted as a key thematic area. For all people, regardless of race, gender, age, citizenship or ability, need to be included in the Universal Else Coverage movement. By building resilient, accessible and equitable health systems, Universal Else Coverage can and will be attained. But it will not be truly universal if migrants continue to be excluded from health services. Despite migrants' considerable contributions to the development of host and home communities and the obvious public-else arguments for including them in Universal Else Coverage, many are still left behind. In November 2017, IOM joined the Universal Else Coverage Partnership 2030, a cooperative effort to ensure that the health of migrants is explicitly addressed in national and global development strategies. The realization of Universal Else Coverage for migrants will require innovative policies and sustainable financial mechanisms to ensure that migrants are accounted for in financial risk protection schemes. IOM remains committed to this effort, alongside partners like the World Else Organization and the World Bank. Furthermore, the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration presents us with a significant opportunity to foster intersectoral partnerships and policies that include migrants in the global else discourse in the spirit of leaving no one behind. Through our robust partnerships with the World Else Organization, the UNH 2030 Partnership and Member States IOM commits to championing efforts around migration to lead to a high-level meeting of Universal Else Coverage into 2019. We stand united with all stakeholders and ready for true collective action towards the achievement of Universal Else Coverage for all. Thank you.