A/74/191 that affect their human development. In addition, the Mexican Government has established an official migration policy for 2018–2024, which places migrants at the centre; the policy has a multisectoral, pluridimensional, transversal, inclusive and intersectional approach, including a gender perspective. 37 E. Good practices of gender-responsive migration legislation, policies and other initiatives by States 1. Equality and prohibition of discrimination 37. Several States have taken specific initiatives to enforce non -discrimination policies to protect groups of migrant women and girls that are particularly vulnerable, for example, victims of trafficking in persons, victims of gender-based violence and women migrant workers. 38. In 2018, Ecuador adopted its National Plan on Human Mobility, the objective of which is to enshrine the constitutional principles of human mobility in inter sectoral public policies, with a focus on rights and gender vision, with an em phasis on priority groups. 38 39. In Uruguay, resolution 576, known as the main migration policy of the State, advocates gender equality and the comprehensive protection of migrants, with particular emphasis on the integration of migrant women and the equality of opportunities between women and men. 39 40. Moreover, a number of countries in the European Union have also strengthened their legislative and policy frameworks for the protection of migrant and refugee children through a better safeguarding of the best interests of the child. Luxembourg, for example, has adopted guidelines on the treatment of children, including unaccompanied minors: under these guidelines, unaccompanied girls are usually assigned to live in houses for women at risk (Meederchershaus), where they may stay until they are 21 years of age. 40 2. Protection from violence, including gender-based violence, trafficking in persons and other crimes 41. The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (also known as the Istanbul Con vention) is a fine example of regional legislative achievements to protect migrant women against violence and abuse. A growing number of member States of the Council of Europe have ratified the Istanbul Convention, thus agreeing to recognize gender -based violence against women as a form of persecution and serious harm, requiring complementary or subsidiary protection. 41 __________________ 37 38 39 40 41 10/24 See submission of the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations. See Ecuador Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, “The Foreign Ministry launches the Human Mobility National Plan” (https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/en/the-foreign-ministrylaunches-the-human-mobility-national-plan-and-makes-the-delivery-of-credits-scholarships-andcertificates-by-competences/). Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Normativas sobre migración internacional, Uruguay, 2016 (https://oig.cepal.org/es/laws/6/country/uruguay-22). European Migration Network, Luxembourg, Policies, practices, and data on unaccompanied minors in 2014 (https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-wedo/networks/european_migration_network/reports/docs/emn-studies/unaccompaniedminors/luxembourg_national_report_uams_en.pdf), 2014, p. 53. See submission of the Council of Europe. 19-12287