A/RES/60/139 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 6 2. Also takes note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the human rights of migrants 7 and the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on violence against women, its causes and consequences, 8 with regard to violence against women migrant workers, and encourages all special rapporteurs whose mandates relate to the subject of violence against women migrant workers to address the issue of violence against women migrant workers and their human rights, in particular the problems of gender-based violence and of discrimination, as well as trafficking in women; Notes the findings contained in the World Survey on the Role of 3. Women in Development, 2004: Women and International Migration, 9 including its recommendations for concrete actions aimed at helping to empower migrant women, including women migrant workers, and reducing their vulnerability to abuse; Acknowledges with appreciation the entry into force of the International 4. Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 10 on 1 July 2003; 5. Requests all Governments to continue to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteurs mentioned in paragraph 2 above in the performance of their tasks and mandated duties, including by making available to them requested information on violence against women migrant workers and by reacting promptly to their urgent appeals, and encourages Governments to give serious consideration to inviting them to visit their countries; Calls upon all Governments to incorporate a gender perspective in all 6. policies on international migration, including, inter alia, for the protection of migrant women from violence, discrimination, exploitation and abuse; Urges concerned Governments, in particular those of the countries of 7. origin and destination, to strengthen further their national efforts to protect and promote the rights and welfare of women migrant workers, including through sustained bilateral, regional, interregional and international cooperation, by developing strategies and joint action and taking into account the innovative approaches and experiences of individual Member States, and to establish and maintain continuing dialogues to facilitate the exchange of information; Also urges concerned Governments, in particular those of the countries 8. of origin and destination, to support and allocate appropriate resources for programmes aimed at strengthening preventive action, in particular information for target groups, education and campaigns to increase public awareness of this issue at the national and grass-roots levels, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations; Notes with appreciation the adoption by Member States, including 9. countries of origin, transit and destination, of measures to inform women migrant _______________ 6 A/60/137 and Corr.1. E/CN.4/2005/85 and Corr.1 and Add.1–4. 8 E/CN.4/2005/72 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1 and Add.2–5. 9 A/59/287 and Add.1; see also United Nations publication, Sales No. E.04.IV.4. 10 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2220, No. 39481. 7 3