page 2 them in a particularly vulnerable situation, and recognizing the obligation of States to respect the human rights of those migrants, Recognizing the increasing participation of women in international migration movements, Deeply concerned at the manifestations of violence, racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance and inhuman and degrading treatment against migrants, especially women and children, in different parts of the world, Recalling the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, held pursuant to General Assembly resolution 58/208 of 23 December 2003, in New York on 14 and 15 September 2006, for the purpose of discussing the multidimensional aspects of international migration and development, which recognized the relationship between international migration, development and human rights, Noting the adoption of resolution 62/270 by the General Assembly on the Global Forum on Migration and Development in which, inter alia, the Assembly recognizes that exchanges of information and expertise, consultation and closer cooperation between the Global Forum on Migration and Development and the United Nations could have a positive impact, Recognizing the role of migrants in positive interaction, particularly in social and cultural fields between the countries of migration, and their contribution to the promotion of international ties, Recognizing also the cultural and economic contributions made by migrants to receiving societies and their communities of origin and committing to ensure dignified, humane treatment with applicable protections and to strengthening mechanisms for international cooperation, Emphasizing the global character of the migratory phenomenon, the importance of international, regional and bilateral cooperation and the need to protect the human rights of migrants, particularly at a time in which migration flows have increased in the globalized economy and take place in a context of new security concerns, Bearing in mind that policies and initiatives on the issue of migration, including those that refer to the orderly management of migration, should promote holistic approaches that take into