A/HRC/45/30 95. The Government sought to integrate a holistic approach to migration, involving all levels of the administration and civil society, including by setting up an interministerial coordination committee to ensure periodic oversight and evaluation of the national implementation plan. U. Russian Federation 96. The Constitution guaranteed equality of rights and freedoms of the person and citizen and stipulated that foreign citizens had the same rights as citizens of the Russian Federation, unless federal legislation stipulated otherwise. 97. With a view to implementing the Concept of the State Migration Policy of the Russian Federation (2019–2025), a draft federal law on asylum was being developed, as well as other accompanying legislation, including a draft law amending legislative acts regarding the situation of stateless persons, which would create the option of issuing a temporary residence permit for certain stateless persons. V. Spain 98. In its migration policy, the Government prioritized international cooperation, safety and respect for human rights. Moreover, it had put in place a system for the reception of migrants that emphasized access to health, education and the labour market, and had taken particular steps to protect victims of trafficking, children, adolescents and women in situations of vulnerability. 99. Efforts had been made to incorporate the objectives of the Global Compact for Migration and its whole-of-society approach into its domestic policy and strategic planning, prioritizing its guiding principles on human rights, international and regional cooperation, sustainable development and gender responsive approaches. It referred to its commitment to the United Nations multi-partner trust fund to support the Global Compact for Migration. W. Serbia 100. The Government outlined the provisions in its law that protected the rights of migrants, in particular the rights of those seeking asylum or otherwise eligible for protection. It was developing a response aimed at facilitating the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration. 101. Efforts had been made to ensure that the vulnerabilities of migrants were understood and accounted for in the asylum process. International cooperation was needed to address the needs of migrants in vulnerable situations. Efforts had been made to safeguard migrants’ health in the context of COVID-19. 102. With regard to the identification of missing migrants and providing information to their families, the Government highlighted the value of collaborating with other Governments, civil society and migrants and their families to facilitate the search for missing migrants and to ensure the distribution of relevant information to migrants. X. Switzerland 103. The Government reported on measures taken to advance the protection of migrants in vulnerable situations, including by promoting the OHCHR Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders and the work of OHCHR, including its capacity-building programmes to raise awareness among border guards about migrants in vulnerable situations and their role in protecting migrants’ rights. 104. The Government provided information about action taken to protect unaccompanied migrant children, including by funding civil society support to migrants in Greece, granting additional credit to finance emergency measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in 13

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