United Nations
A/RES/56/145
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 February 2002
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 119 (a)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.1)]
56/145. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights
of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming once more the permanent validity of the principles and norms set
forth in the basic instruments regarding the international protection of human rights,
in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International
Covenants on Human Rights, 2 the International Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 3 the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women 4 and the Convention on the Rights of the
Child, 5
Bearing in mind the principles and norms established within the framework of
the International Labour Organization and the importance of the work done in
connection with migrant workers and members of their families in other specialized
agencies and in various organs of the United Nations,
Reiterating that, despite the existence of an already established body of
principles and norms, there is a need to make further efforts to improve the situation
and to guarantee respect for the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers and
members of their families,
Aware of the situation of migrant workers and members of their families and
the marked increase in migratory movements that has occurred, especially in certain
parts of the world,
Considering that, in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted
by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 6 all States are urged to
guarantee the protection of the human rights of all migrant workers and members of
their families,
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Resolution 217 A (III).
Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
3
Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex.
4
Resolution 34/180, annex.
5
Resolution 44/25, annex.
6
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
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