United Nations A/RES/57/201 General Assembly Distr.: General 16 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 109 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/57/556/Add.1)] 57/201. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families The General Assembly, Guided by the basic instruments regarding the international protection of human rights, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International Covenants on Human Rights, 2 the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,3 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 4 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 5 and reaffirming the obligation of States to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, Bearing in mind the principles and norms established within the framework of the International Labour Organization and the importance of the work done in connection with migrant workers and members of their families in other specialized agencies and in various organs of the United Nations, Recalling that, despite the existence of an already established body of principles and norms, there is an urgent need to make further efforts worldwide to improve the situation and to guarantee respect for the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers and members of their families, Conscious of the marked increase in migratory movements that has occurred, especially in certain parts of the world, Deeply concerned at the grave situation of vulnerability of migrant workers and members of their families, Considering that, in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 6 all States are urged to guarantee the protection of the human rights of all migrant workers and members of their families, _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex. 4 Resolution 34/180, annex. 5 Resolution 44/25, annex. 6 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 2 02 55255