A/75/183 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted to the General Assembly by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, pursuant to Assembly resolution 74/148 and Human Rights Council resolution 43/6. II. Activities1 2. On 22 May 2020, the Special Rapporteur participated in a webinar about the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on migration in Latin America, organized by the Max Planck Institute on International and Comparative Public Law. 3. On 26 May, the Special Rapporteur, along with the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, issued a joint guidance note on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the human rights of migrants. 4. Also on 26 May, he participated in a webinar about the response of international organizations to the challenges presented by COVID-19 to human mobility, convened by the Organization of American States and the American University Washington College of Law. 5. On 27 May, the Special Rapporteur was a panellist at a webinar on the regularization of migrants during the pandemic and beyond, organized by the Global Coalition on Migration. 6. On 3 June, at the invitation of the Law School of the University of Luxembo urg, he gave a lecture entitled “The development of multilateralism in migration and the Global Compact for Migration”. 7. On 11 June, he was a panellist at a webinar organized by Amnesty International’s Colombia Section about the situation of Venezuelan migrants in several countries of South America and the Caribbean in the context of the pandemic. 8. On 19 June, at the invitation of the Supreme Court of Mexico, he gave a lecture about the criminalization and decriminalization of migration. 9. On 26 June, the Special Rapporteur participated in the launching of a guide on monitoring migratory detention, published by a coalition of civil society organizations from Mexico, for which he contributed the prologue. 10. On 30 June, he gave a presentation at a webinar about the human rights of migrants and the COVID-19 pandemic, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. III. End immigration detention of children and provide adequate care and reception for them and their families A. Introduction 11. Migration is a fact of life in a globalized world, as well as an essential and overwhelmingly positive human phenomenon (see A/70/59). Children throughout recorded history have been and continue to be on the move for various reasons, including because their fundamental rights are threatened, to re unite with their family members or because they are in search of safety or a better life. Some children travel __________________ 1 20-09734 For activities between August 2019 and April 2020, see A/HRC/44/42. 3/23