Reiterates the need for all States parties to protect fully the universally recognized human rights of migrants, especially women and children, regardless of their legal status, and to treat them humanely, in particular with regard to assistance and protection;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Children
Persons on the move
Women
Year
2001
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Protection of migrants (2001), A/RES/56/170, OP 5.