[Emphasizes the importance of protecting vulnerable groups, and in this regard:] Encourages all States to apply a gender perspective in developing international migration policies and programmes in order to adopt the necessary measures to better protect women and girls against dangers and abuse during migration;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Movement
Person(s) affected
Girls
Persons on the move
Women
Year
2008
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, The human rights of migrants (2008), A/HRC/RES/9/5, OP 3b.