 This year has brought unprecedented challenges to the way we live. COVID-19 has tested our systems, our values and our capacity to unite and address a common challenge to human mobility without compromising the human rights of people and state sovereignty. This is a central theme of the global compact for safe orderly and regular migration. The pandemic worsened the lives of millions caught in humanitarian crises worldwide and reminded us how much we rely on the safe, regular and dignified movement of people. While entire countries were locked down, migrants played an essential role in our health systems and economies, caring for the sick, keeping goods and services moving. It is unacceptable that the same people whose contributions made these trying times more bearable and who are so critical to our recovery from the pandemic are themselves subject to acts of xenophobia and discrimination fuelled by misinformation. We cannot be safe until everyone is safe, which is why migrants must be included in COVID-19 planning. Equitable access to vaccines is a step towards a fairer, more equal and more inclusive world for the benefit of all. The decisions we make today will affect the future of human mobility and the future of humanity. If we do not act now, who will?