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(d) Measures to combat xenophobia and xenophobic violence against
migrants;
(e) Measures to ensure the effective protection of the human rights of
children in States of transit and destination;
(f) Measures to ensure the enjoyment of all economic, social and
cultural rights, including the right to education, health, social security and
adequate housing and labour rights, for all migrants, including irregular
migrants;
(g) Measures to ensure the human rights of migrants at borders, both at
entry and during expulsion procedures;
(h) Measures to guarantee that migrants have effective access to
recourse to independent institutions with regard to all the human rights
violations that they face.
(b)
Recommendations in relation to the Global Forum on Migration and Development
135. States should define more concrete outcomes of the meetings of the Global
Forum on Migration and Development and, in this respect, consider adopting a
formal outcome document at each meeting and establish a mechanism for
follow-up and monitoring of the implementation of the Global Forum’s
recommendations.
136. States should consider enhancing civil society participation at the Global
Forum.
137. The Global Forum should focus more on human rights, with dedicated
round tables on relevant human rights issues, including the rights of migrants
in an irregular situation, and mainstream the human rights of migrants in all
its work.
138. The Global Forum should also consider discussing topics related to
migration in general, not necessarily seen from the development perspective.
139. The Global Forum should rely more on the Global Migration Group
(including OHCHR) expertise, and the United Nations human rights
mechanisms should be invited to be part of the Global Forum’s agenda on a
regular basis.
2.
Recommendations to the Human Rights Council
140. The Special Rapporteur urges the Human Rights Council to mainstream
the human rights of migrants in all its work, whenever relevant, and deal with
the human rights of migrants in its annual panel discussions on, inter alia, the
rights of the child and women’s rights.
141. The Human Rights Council should consider holding an annual panel
discussion on the human rights of migrants, with a different thematic focus
each year.
3.
Recommendations to the Secretary-General
142. The Special Rapporteur urges the Secretary-General to show a clear
vision and strong leadership on migration and advance the migration agenda at
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