A/RES/59/241 Noting that an overall commitment to multiculturalism helps to provide a context for the effective integration of migrants, preventing and combating discrimination and promoting solidarity and tolerance in receiving societies, Aware that, among other important factors, both domestic and international, the widening economic and social gap between and among many countries and the marginalization of some countries in the global economy, due in part to the uneven impact of the benefits of globalization and liberalization, have contributed to large flows of people between and among countries and to the intensification of the complex phenomenon of international migration, Recognizing that countries can be concurrently any combination of origin, transit and/or destination, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 13 2. Reconfirms that the Secretary-General will report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on the organizational details of the 2006 high-level dialogue; Recognizes the important contributions that international and regional 3. efforts, including by the regional commissions, can provide to the high-level dialogue on international migration and development; Invites appropriate regional consultative processes and other major 4. initiatives undertaken by Member States in the field of international migration to contribute to the high-level dialogue; Takes note of the establishment of the Global Commission on 5. International Migration; 6. Calls upon all relevant bodies, agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system and other relevant intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations, within their continuing mandated activities, to continue to address the issue of international migration and development, with a view to integrating migration issues, including a gender perspective and cultural diversity, in a more coherent way within the broader context of the implementation of agreed economic and social development goals and respect for all human rights; Encourages Governments of countries of origin, countries of transit and 7. countries of destination to increase cooperation on issues related to migration, and notes with appreciation the numerous meetings and conferences convened relating to migration and development, in particular in the context of regional cooperation; Invites Governments, with the assistance of the international community, 8. where appropriate, to seek to make the option of remaining in one’s own country viable for all people, in particular through efforts to achieve sustainable development, leading to a better economic balance between developed and developing countries; Reaffirms the need to adopt policies and undertake measures to reduce 9. the cost of the transfer of migrant remittances to developing countries, and welcomes the efforts of Governments and stakeholders in this regard; _______________ 13 A/59/325. 3