A/HRC/RES/57/14 Expressing concern at the spread of dehumanizing and harmful narratives, disinformation and misinformation and hate speech about migrants and migration, including online, which provokes xenophobia, racism, multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, including discrimination based on religion or belief, exclusion, violence, hostility towards migrants and their families, social divisions and discord, and results in disproportionate sanctions for irregular migration, including unjust criminalization, and on the adoption of policies that may impede the access of migrants to basic services, protection and justice, hindering their full enjoyment of human rights, Expressing concern also at the instrumentalization of migrants for political or other purposes, amplified by some media outlets, scapegoating migrants and seeking to distract and divide, Emphasizing the role of States in promoting access to diverse and reliable information to counter disinformation and misinformation about migrants and migration, including by increasing their own transparency, and stressing that responses to the spread of disinformation and misinformation must comply with international human rights law, Recognizing the positive role and contributions of migrants for inclusive growth and sustainable and development, including by enriching societies through human, socioeconomic, technological, cultural and civic capacities, and the importance of disseminating and highlighting those contributions, while emphasizing the need to protect the human rights of migrants, regardless of their migration status, to promote inclusion and leave no one behind, Expressing serious concern at the particular vulnerable situations and risks faced by migrants, especially women and girls, and unaccompanied and separated migrant children, which can arise from the reasons for leaving their country of origin, circumstances encountered by migrants during all stages of migration, discrimination relating to the specific aspects of a person’s identity or circumstances, or a combination of these factors, Expressing concern at the loss of life, disappearances, exploitation, torture, sexual and gender-based violence and all other forms of violence, including violence based on religion or belief and violence based on race, and other violations and abuses of human rights suffered by migrants undertaking perilous journeys, Deeply concerned about the large and growing number of migrants, especially women and children, including children who are unaccompanied or are separated from their parents or legal caregiver, who have lost their lives, have been injured or have gone missing in their attempt to cross international borders, Recognizing that States are responsible for promoting, protecting and respecting the human rights of all persons, including all migrants, regardless of their migration status, who are in their territory and subject to their jurisdiction, and reaffirming the commitment to take action to avoid the loss of life of migrants, including by promoting and enhancing search and rescue operations in dangerous border regions, enhancing, establishing, expanding and diversifying the availability and flexibility of pathways for safe, orderly and regular migration and preventing violations of human rights resulting from pushback practices, in particular refoulement and collective expulsions, Acknowledging that lack of adequate documentation, such as passports, national identity cards, education, professional or health documents, create barriers to access to pathways for safe and regular migration, which increase vulnerabilities and can lead to the use of dangerous routes, increasing the risks of exploitation and trafficking, Reaffirming the sovereign right of States to determine their national migration policy and their prerogative to govern migration within their jurisdiction, in conformity with their obligations under international law, including international human rights law, Recognizing the shared and respective responsibilities of countries of origin, transit and destination in promoting, protecting and respecting the human rights of all migrants during all stages of migration, regardless of their migration status, emphasizing the importance of fostering cooperation, information exchange and coordination between countries of origin, transit and destination for this purpose, and urging all States to avoid 2