A/RES/74/148
Protection of migrants
identify those who have died or gone missing, and to facilitate communication wi th
affected families;
(c) Expresses its concern about the high level of impunity enjoyed by
traffickers and their accomplices, as well as other members of organized crime entities
and, in this context, the denial of rights and justice to migrants who have suffered
from abuse;
(d) Calls upon States, within the framework of applicable international law, to
take steps to ensure that their national procedures at international borders include
adequate safeguards to protect the dignity, safety and human rights of all migrants;
(e) Welcomes immigration programmes, adopted by some countries, that
allow migrants to integrate fully into the host countries, facilitate family reunification
and promote a harmonious, tolerant and respectful environment, and encourages
States to consider the possibility of adopting these types of programmes;
(f) Calls upon States that have not already done so to provide for the
protection of the human rights of women migrant workers, to promote fair labour
conditions and to ensure that all women, including care workers, are legally protected
against violence and exploitation;
(g) Encourages States to implement gender-sensitive policies and programmes
for women migrant workers, to provide safe and legal channels that recognize the
skills and education of women migrant workers and, as appropriate, to facilitate their
productive employment, decent work and integration into the labour force, including
in the fields of education and science and technology;
(h) Encourages all States to develop international migration policies and
programmes that include a gender perspective, in order to adopt the measures
necessary to better protect women and girls against dangers and abuse during
migration;
(i) Calls upon States to protect the human rights o f migrant children, given
their vulnerability, particularly unaccompanied migrant children, ensuring that the
best interests of the child are a primary consideration in their legislation, policies and
practices, including on integration, return and family reunification;
(j) Encourages all States to prevent and eliminate discriminatory policies and
legislation at all levels of government that deny migrant children access to education
and, while taking into account the best interests of the child as a primar y
consideration, to foster the successful integration of migrant children into the
educational system and the removal of barriers to their education in host countries
and countries of origin;
(k) Reminds all States that all persons, including migrants, should have access
to lifelong learning opportunities that help them to acquire the knowledge and skills
needed to take advantage of opportunities and to participate fully in society;
(l) Urges States to ensure that repatriation mechanisms allow for the
identification and special protection of persons in vulnerable situations, including
unaccompanied children and persons with disabilities, and take into account, in
conformity with their international obligations and commitments, the principle of the
best interests of the child, clarity of reception and care arrangements and family
reunification;
(m) Urges States parties to the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, 14 in particular the Protocol
against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United
Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 15 and the Protocol to
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