A/HRC/59/49/Add.1 of those who headed north across the region are Venezuelans. However, the dangers associated with the passage through this route persist, and the challenges faced by migrants and refugees transiting or staying in Colombia remain a pressing concern. 14. In addition, at the time of his visit, the Special Rapporteur and his delegation learned about a reverse movement of migrants and refugees returning from the north through the Darién region. III. Normative and institutional framework for the protection of the human rights of migrants A. International legal framework 15. Colombia is a signatory to several core international instruments relating to the human rights of migrants. It is a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, with reservations. Colombia is also signatory to Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Protocols I and II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. 16. Colombia has also ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, with reservations. Colombia has also acceded the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. However, Colombia has not ratified the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. 17. In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in 2015, States recognized the contribution of migration to sustainable development. In 2018, the General Assembly adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which covered all dimensions of international migration in a holistic manner. The Global Compact is consistent with target 10.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies. Colombia voted in favour both of the Global Compact for Migration 2 and for the Global Compact on Refugees. 3 Colombia serves as a “champion country” for the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration and also chairs the Global Forum on Migration and Development, 2024–2025 process. 18. At the global level, Colombia acted as co-convener of the Global Refugee Forum, held in Geneva in 2023, and is the host of the technical secretariat of the comprehensive regional protection and solutions framework in 2025. B. Regional legal framework and relevant proceedings 19. Colombia is a founding member of the Organization of American States (OAS), created in 1948. With the members of OAS, Colombia adopted the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man (the Bogotá Declaration) and is subject to the decisions of the 2 3 4 See A/73/PV.60. See A/73/12 (Part II). GE.25-06163