A/74/191 framework and increasing the gender responsiveness of national laws and policies related to migration governance, States are urged to sign and ratify relevant international human rights treaties, including, in particular, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 113. Gender-responsive approaches in migration legislation and policies need to remain a priority at all levels. The adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration has advanced global recognition among States in this regard. It is vital that a human rights-based, gender-responsive and childsensitive implementation of the Global Compact be ensured. 114. States should increase regular channels of entry and stay for migrant women and girls so as to enhance their enjoyment of rights. Evidence shows that women and girls who migrate through irregular migration routes face a heightened risk of violence, exploitation and discrimination. 115. States should also develop human rights-based, gender-responsive and child-sensitive migration policies that recognize the independence and agency of migrant women and girls and promote their empowerment and leadership. Considering that migrant women and men face different challenges, such policies should address the specific needs and challenges of all migrants, including migrant women and girls. States are therefore required, inter alia, to: (a) Improve the availability of accurate and disaggregated migration data by sex, age and other characteristics and to invest in research and analysis on gender-related trends and challenges in the context of international migration: such efforts can foster evidence-based migration policymaking, which is also essential for the development of gender-responsive migration policies; (b) Involve migrant women and girls, as well as their representatives, including civil society organizations, in migration policymaking processes and decision-making; (c) Improve understanding of the different realities faced by migrant women, men, girls and boys, as well as their specific needs, through actively engaging with migrants; (d) Lift gender-specific barriers to the labour market, for example by providing migrant women with legal status, independent of their families, spouses and employers; (e) Ensure that migration-related legislation, policies and programmes are designed to respond to the specific needs of all migrants, including women and girls, as also ensure that they are sufficiently funded; (f) Carry out a robust and timely gender-sensitive analysis of the differentiated impacts of laws and policies on migrants, and revise any migration-related laws and policies that fail to respect gender equality and have a proven negative impact on the enjoyment and protection of human rights of all migrants, particularly migrant women and girls; (g) Ensure that information about the civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights of migrant women and girls, as well as information on complaint mechanisms and available remedies in case of violation, is available and accessible at all stages of migration; 19-12287 23/24