Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 20

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Also calls upon Governments to recognize the right of women migrant workers and their accompanying children, regardless of their migratory status, to have access without discrimination to emergency health care, including in times of humanitarian crises, natural disasters and other emergency situations, and in this regard to ensure that women migrant workers are not discriminated against on the grounds of pregnancy and childbirth and, in accordance with national legislation, to address the vulnerabilities to HIV experienced by migrant populations and support their access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
  • Humanitarian
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, Violence against women migrant workers (2017), A/RES/72/149, OP 20.
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OP
Paragraph number
20