[Emphasizes the importance of protecting vulnerable groups, and in this regard:] Urges States to ensure that repatriation mechanisms allow for the identification and special protection of persons in vulnerable situations, including persons with disabilities, and take into account, in conformity with their international obligations and commitments, the principle of the best interest of the child and family reunification;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Persons on the move
Persons with disabilities
Year
2008
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, The human rights of migrants (2008), A/HRC/RES/9/5, OP 3e.