A/HRC/RES/32/14
Expressing serious concern at the situation of vulnerability and risk faced by
migrants in transit, in particular unaccompanied migrant children, including adolescents, or
children who have been separated from their families, who are forced to or decide to leave
their homelands owing to multiple causes,
Recognizing the need to address the special situation and vulnerability of migrant
women and girls by, inter alia, incorporating a gender perspective into policies and
strengthening national laws, institutions and programmes to combat gender-based violence,
including trafficking in persons, often including males, and discrimination against women
and girls,
Recognizing also the importance of coordinating international efforts to provide
adequate protection, assistance and support to migrants in vulnerable situations and, as
appropriate, to facilitate the voluntary return to their countries of origin or procedures for
determining the need for international protection while respecting the principle of nonrefoulement,
Recognizing further that migrants with disabilities are often disproportionately
affected in situations of large movements and in their aftermath, and that they are often at
increased risk of discrimination, exploitation and violence, including sexual and genderbased violence,
Noting the eighth summit meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and
Development, held in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 2015, which emphasized, inter alia, the
importance of protecting the human rights of all migrants, irrespective of their migration
status, by all countries in the migratory cycle, and welcoming the convening of the ninth
summit meeting, to be held in Dhaka, in December 2016,
Acknowledging the important role that migrants play as partners in the development
of origin, transit and destination countries, and recognizing the need to improve public
perceptions of migrants and migration,
Mindful of the fact that, in the fulfilment of their obligations to protect human rights,
States of origin, transit and destination can benefit from schemes of international
cooperation,
Noting with appreciation the actions taken by several special procedures of the
Human Rights Council and the treaty bodies for the effective prevention of violations of the
human rights of migrants, including through joint statements and urgent appeals, and
encouraging them to continue their collaborative efforts within their respective mandates to
this end,
Recognizing the cultural and economic contributions made by migrants to receiving
societies and their communities of origin and the need to identify appropriate means of
maximizing development benefits and responding to the challenges that migration poses to
countries of origin, transit and destination, and committing to ensuring dignified, humane
treatment with applicable protections and to strengthening mechanisms for international
cooperation,
Welcoming the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 3 in its
entirety, and recalling Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 10, including the targets on
the protection of labour rights and the 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
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