A/HRC/45/30 41. Measures had been taken to enhance cooperation and policies had been put in place to implement the Global Compact for Migration and achieve target 10.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals. D. Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 42. Measures had been taken to ensure assistance to and protection of Bolivians residing abroad, including through the provision of consular services, the repatriation of victims of trafficking and smuggling, the provision of support to Bolivians living in homelessness and the search and identification of missing persons. 43. The Government reported on efforts made to implement the Global Compact for Migration, including by enhancing consular protection and assistance, providing relevant documentation for Bolivians abroad and making available new technologies related to migratory and consular proceedings. 44. The Government had entered into inter-institutional agreements to improve civil registration and the issuance of documentation. 45. Through bilateral agreements, efforts were being made to ensure the regularization of Bolivian nationals and the reciprocal provision of health services. E. Cambodia 46. The Government highlighted its efforts to protect human rights and ensure opportunities for economic advancement for Cambodian migrant workers. 47. The Government had put in place a number of laws and policies to protect vulnerable migrant workers, engaged in international cooperation and implemented relevant international instruments. 48. Cooperation efforts had also been made among ministries and with international organizations and other partners to ensure that policies and practices were in line with the Global Compact for Migration and other policies, guidelines and legal instruments. 49. In order to identify missing migrants and ensure access to information and justice for their families, the Government had placed labour counsellors at its embassies and established a complaint mechanism for Cambodian migrant workers. F. Colombia 50. The Government reported on its strategy to address the situation of special vulnerability faced by migrants and refugees from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and to facilitate their social and economic integration. 51. The Government provided information on a mechanism to ensure regularization through the provision of entry and stay permits and permits ensuring free access to health and education, as well as access to the formal labour market, regardless of migration status. It also provided information on other measures taken to facilitate migration in regular and safe conditions, for example by issuing travel documents and authorizing Venezuelan nationals to enter, transit and leave Colombian territory following the expiry of their passports. 52. Efforts had also been made to facilitate the issuance of birth certificates for individuals born in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to a Colombian father or mother who are now in Colombia. The registry of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia was a key resource for designing public policies. 53. The above-mentioned efforts reflected progress in the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration, including in respect of collecting and using data to formulate evidence-based policies, providing proof of legal identity and adequate documentation, 8

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