A/HRC/RES/29/2 Reaffirming also that everyone is entitled to all human rights and fundamental freedoms, without distinction of any kind, wherever the person is and regardless of his or her immigration status, Recognizing that States are responsible for promoting and protecting the human rights of all persons, including irregular migrants, who are in their territory and subject to their jurisdiction, Recognizing also the shared responsibilities of countries of origin, transit and destination in promoting and protecting the human rights of all migrants, and avoiding approaches that might aggravate their vulnerability, Deeply concerned at the large and growing number of migrants, including women and children, who have lost their lives or have been injured in attempting to cross international borders, and recognizing the obligation of States to protect and respect the human rights of those migrants, regardless of their immigration status, Bearing in mind that policies and initiatives on the issue of migration, including those that refer to border control and the orderly management of migration, must be in accordance with international human rights obligations in order to uphold the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, Recalling the recommended principles and guidelines on human rights at international borders prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Expressing its concern at measures that, including in the context of policies aimed at reducing irregular migration, treat irregular migration as a criminal rather than an administrative offence, where the effect of doing so is to deny migrants the full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, Welcoming the important results of the second High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, held on 3 and 4 October 2013, Reaffirming the Declaration of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, adopted by the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session,1 which acknowledges the important contribution of migration in realizing the Millennium Development Goals and recognizes that human mobility is a key factor for sustainable development, which should receive due consideration in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda, Reaffirming also the commitment to take action to avoid the loss of life of migrants, including by preventing and combating the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons by disrupting the criminal networks involved and improving cooperation on prevention, the prosecution of traffickers and smugglers, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking and the human rights of migrants who have been the object of smuggling, and in protecting migrants from exploitation and other abuses, Noting the expertise in the field of migration of the International Organization for Migration and the other member agencies of the Global Migration Group, Expressing serious concern about the situation of vulnerability and risk faced by migrants in transit, in particular unaccompanied children, including adolescents, or children who have been separated from their families, who are forced to or decide to leave their homelands owing to multiple causes, 1 2 General Assembly resolution 68/4.

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