A/HRC/RES/29/2 Recognizing the need to address the special situation and vulnerability of migrant women and girls by, inter alia, incorporating a gender perspective into policies and strengthening national laws, institutions and programmes to combat gender-based violence, including trafficking in persons and discrimination against women and girls, Recognizing also the importance of coordinating international efforts to provide assistance and support to migrants in vulnerable situations and, as appropriate, to facilitate the voluntary return to their countries of origin or procedures for determining the need for international protection while respecting the principle of non-refoulement, Taking note of the seventh Global Forum on Migration and Development, which emphasized the importance of facilitating access to regular forms of migration and, where applicable, to social services, including health goods, services and conditions, that contribute to the prosperity of countries of origin, transit and destination and to the strengthening of the empowerment and personal development prospects and outcomes for migrants and their families, Acknowledging the important role that migrants play as partners in the development of origin, transit and destination countries, and recognizing the need to improve public perceptions of migrants and migration, Mindful of the fact that, in the fulfilment of their obligations to protect human rights, States of origin, transit and destination can benefit from schemes of international cooperation, Noting with appreciation the actions taken by several special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the treaty bodies for the effective prevention of violations of the human rights of migrants, including through joint statements and urgent appeals, and encouraging them to continue their collaborative efforts within their respective mandates to this end, Recognizing the cultural and economic contributions made by migrants to receiving societies and their communities of origin and the need to identify appropriate means of maximizing development benefits and responding to the challenges that migration poses to countries of origin, transit and destination, and committing to ensuring dignified, humane treatment with applicable protections and to strengthening mechanisms for international cooperation, 1. Recalls with appreciation the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,2 invites States to give due consideration to the recommendations contained therein, and welcomes his work; 2. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as a matter of priority, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to continue his efforts to promote and raise awareness of the Convention; 3. Also calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols, in particular the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; 2 A/HRC/26/35. 3