(g) Encourages all States to remove unlawful obstacles that may prevent the safe, unrestricted and expeditious transfer of earnings, assets and pensions of migrants to their country of origin or to any other countries, in conformity with applicable legislation, and to consider, as appropriate, measures to solve other problems that may impede such transfers; (h) Welcomes the adoption by the World Health Organization of its resolution WHA61.17 on the health of migrants, and calls upon States to take it into account as a measure for the progressive realization of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; (i) Recalls that the Universal Declaration on Human Rights recognizes that everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted to him or her; 3. Emphasizes the importance of protecting vulnerable groups, and in this regard: (a) Welcomes the immigration programmes, adopted by some countries, that allow migrants to integrate fully into the host countries, facilitate family reunification and promote a harmonious and tolerant environment, and encourages States to consider the possibility of adopting that type of programme; (b) Encourages all States to apply a gender perspective in developing international migration policies and programmes in order to adopt the necessary measures to better protect women and girls against dangers and abuse during migration; (c) Calls upon States to protect the human rights of migrant children, given their vulnerability, particularly unaccompanied migrant children, ensuring that the best interests of the children are a primary consideration in their policies of integration, return and family reunification; (d) Encourages all States to prevent and eliminate discriminatory policies that deny migrant children access to education; (e) Urges States to ensure that repatriation mechanisms allow for the identification and special protection of persons in vulnerable situations, including persons with disabilities, and take into account, in conformity with their international obligations and commitments, the principle of the best interest of the child and family reunification; (f) Encourages States that have not yet done so to enact domestic legislation and to take further effective measures to combat and prosecute international trafficking and smuggling of migrants, and to protect and assist the victims of violence and trauma in such processes, and also encourages States parties to implement fully their obligations under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the two additional Protocols thereto; 4. Stresses the importance of international, regional and bilateral cooperation in the protection of the human rights of migrants, and therefore: 14

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