Protection of migrants A/RES/74/148 Condition and Rights of Undocumented Migrants and advisory opinion OC 21/14 of 19 August 2014 on the Rights and Guarantees of Children in the Context of Migration and/or in Need of International Protection, issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Taking note also of the Judgment of the International Court of Justice of 31 March 2004 in the case concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals 24 and the Judgment of the Court of 19 January 2009 regarding the request for interpretation of the Avena Judgment, 25 and recalling the obligations of States reaffirmed in both decisions, Underlining the importance of the Human Rights Council in promoting respect for the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, including migrants, Recognizing that women represent almost half of all international migrants, and in this regard recognizing also that women migrant workers are important contributors to social and economic development in countries of origin and destination, and underlining the value and dignity of their labour, including the labour of domestic workers, Recalling the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in its entirety, and recalling Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 10, including the targets on the protection of labour rights and promotion of safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants and those in precarious employment, and on the facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies, as noted in the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, Recalling also its decision to convene the first official meeting of the International Migration Review Forum under the auspices of the General Assembly in 2022, and that the forums shall be open to participation by all States Members of the United Nations and all members of specialized agencies that have observer status with the Assembly, Noting the eleventh summit meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, co-chaired by Germany and Morocco and held in Marrakech from 5 to 7 December 2018, under the overarching theme “Honouring international commitments to unlock the potential of all migrants for development ”, and looking forward to the twelfth summit meeting of the Global Forum, to be held in Quito, Ecuador, from 20 to 24 January 2020, under the theme “Sustainable approaches to human mobility: upholding rights, strengthening State agency, and advancing development through partnerships and collective action”, Acknowledging the cultural and economic contributions made by migrants to their communities of origin and destination and the need to identify appropriate means of maximizing development benefits, to respond to the challenges that migration poses to countries of origin, transit and destination, to promote dignified, humane treatment with applicable protections and access to basic services, and to strengthen mechanisms for international cooperation, Emphasizing the multidimensional character of international migration, the importance of international, regional and bilateral cooperation and dialogue in t his regard, as appropriate, and the need to protect the human rights of all migrants, __________________ 24 25 19-22252 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 4 (A/59/4), chap. V, sect. A.23. Ibid., Sixty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 4 (A/64/4), chap. V, sect. B.12. 3/11