Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
A/RES/73/195
To realize this commitment, we will draw from the following actions:
(a) Promote mutual respect for the cultures, traditions and customs of
communities of destination and of migrants by exchanging and implementing best
practices on integration policies, programmes and activities, including on ways to
promote acceptance of diversity and facilitate social cohesion and inclusion;
(b) Establish comprehensive and needs-based pre-departure and post-arrival
programmes that may include rights and obligations, basic language training, as well
as orientation about social norms and customs in the country of destinat ion;
(c) Develop national short-, medium- and long-term policy goals regarding
the inclusion of migrants in societies, including on labour market integration, family
reunification, education, non-discrimination and health, including by fostering
partnerships with relevant stakeholders;
(d) Work towards inclusive labour markets and full participation of migrant
workers in the formal economy by facilitating access to decent work and employment
for which they are most qualified, in accordance with local and national labour market
demands and skills supply;
(e) Empower migrant women by eliminating gender-based discriminatory
restrictions on formal employment, ensuring the right to freedom of association and
facilitating access to relevant basic services, as measures to promote their leadership
and guarantee their full, free and equal participation in society and the economy;
(f) Establish community centres or programmes at the local level to facilitate
migrant participation in the receiving society by involving migrants, community
members, diaspora organizations, migrant associations and local authorities in
intercultural dialogue, sharing of stories, mentorship programmes and development
of business ties that improve integration outcomes and foster mutual re spect;
(g) Capitalize on the skills, cultural and language proficiency of migrants and
receiving communities by developing and promoting peer-to-peer training exchanges,
gender-responsive, vocational and civic integration courses and workshops;
(h) Support multicultural activities through sports, music, arts, culinary
festivals, volunteering and other social events that will facilitate mutual understanding
and appreciation of migrant cultures and those of destination communities;
(i) Promote school environments that are welcoming and safe, and support
the aspirations of migrant children by enhancing relationships within the school
community, incorporating evidence-based information about migration into education
curricula, and dedicating targeted resources to schools with a high concentration of
migrant children for integration activities in order to promote respect for diversity
and inclusion, and to prevent all forms of discrimination, including racism,
xenophobia and intolerance.
Objective 17: Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidencebased public discourse to shape perceptions of migration
33. We commit to eliminate all forms of discrimination, condemn and counter
expressions, acts and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, violence,
xenophobia and related intolerance against all migrants in conformity with
international human rights law. We further commit to promote an open and
evidence-based public discourse on migration and migrants in partnership with all
parts of society, that generates a more realistic, humane and constructive perception
in this regard. We also commit to protect freedom of expression in accordance with
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