A/RES/73/195
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
proportionate and pursue a legitimate aim, in accordance with international human
rights law.
To realize this commitment, we will draw from the following actions:
(a) Enact laws and take measures to ensure that service delivery does not
amount to discrimination against migrants on the grounds of race, colour, sex,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth,
disability or other grounds irrespective of cases where differential provision of
services based on migration status might apply;
(b) Ensure that cooperation between service providers and immigration
authorities does not exacerbate vulnerabilities of irregular migrants by compromising
their safe access to basic services or by unlawfully infringing upon the human rights
to privacy, liberty and security of person at places of basic service delivery;
(c) Establish and strengthen holistic and easily accessible service points at the
local level that are migrant-inclusive, offer relevant information on basic services in
a gender- and disability-responsive as well as child-sensitive manner, and facilitate
safe access thereto;
(d) Establish or mandate independent institutions at the national or local level,
such as national human rights institutions, to receive, investigate and monitor
complaints about situations in which migrants’ access to basic services is
systematically denied or hindered, facilitate access to redress, and work towards a
change in practice;
(e) Incorporate the health needs of migrants into national and local health care policies and plans, such as by strengthening capacities for service provision,
facilitating affordable and non-discriminatory access, reducing communication
barriers, and training health-care providers on culturally sensitive service delivery, in
order to promote the physical and mental health of migrants and communities overall,
including by taking into consideration relevant recommendations from the World
Health Organization Framework of Priorities and Guiding Principles to Promote the
Health of Refugees and Migrants;
(f) Provide inclusive and equitable quality education to migrant children and
youth, as well as facilitate access to lifelong learning opportunities, including by
strengthening the capacities of education systems and by facilitating non-discriminatory
access to early childhood development, formal schooling, non-formal education
programmes for children for whom the formal system is inaccessible, on -the-job and
vocational training, technical education and language training, as well as by fostering
partnerships with all stakeholders that can support this endeavour.
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and
social cohesion
32. We commit to foster inclusive and cohesive societies by empowering migrants
to become active members of society and promoting the reciprocal engagement of
receiving communities and migrants in the exercise of their rights and obligations
towards each other, including observance of national laws and respect for customs of
the country of destination. We further commit to strengthen the welfare of all
members of societies by minimizing disparities, avoiding polarization and increasing
public confidence in policies and institutions related to migration, in line with the
acknowledgement that fully integrated migrants are better positioned to contribute to
prosperity.
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