A/RES/73/195
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
international law, recognizing that an open and free debate contributes to a
comprehensive understanding of all aspects of migration.
To realize this commitment, we will draw from the following actions:
(a) Enact, implement or maintain legislation that penalizes hate crimes and
aggravated hate crimes targeting migrants, and train law enforcement and other public
officials to identify, prevent and respond to such crimes and other acts of violence
that target migrants, as well as to provide medical, legal and psychosocial assistance
for victims;
(b) Empower migrants and communities to denounce any acts of incitement
to violence directed towards migrants by informing them of available mechanisms for
redress, and ensure that those who actively participate in the commission of a hate
crime targeting migrants are held accountable, in accordance with n ational
legislation, while upholding international human rights law, in particular the right to
freedom of expression;
(c) Promote independent, objective and quality reporting of media outlets,
including Internet-based information, including by sensitizing and educating media
professionals on migration-related issues and terminology, investing in ethical
reporting standards and advertising, and stopping allocation of public funding or
material support to media outlets that systematically promote intoleranc e,
xenophobia, racism and other forms of discrimination towards migrants, in full
respect for the freedom of the media;
(d) Establish mechanisms to prevent, detect and respond to racial, ethnic and
religious profiling of migrants by public authorities, as well as systematic instances
of intolerance, xenophobia, racism and all other multiple and intersecting forms of
discrimination, in partnership with national human rights institutions, including by
tracking and publishing trend analyses, and ensuring access to effective complaint
and redress mechanisms;
(e) Provide migrants, especially migrant women, with access to national and
regional complaint and redress mechanisms with a view to promoting accountability
and addressing governmental actions related to discriminatory acts and manifestations
carried out against migrants and their families;
(f) Promote awareness-raising campaigns targeted at communities of origin,
transit and destination in order to inform public perceptions regarding the positive
contributions of safe, orderly and regular migration, based on evidence and facts, and
to end racism, xenophobia and stigmatization against all migrants;
(g) Engage migrants, political, religious and community leaders, as well as
educators and service providers, to detect and prevent incidences of intolerance,
racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination against migrants and diasporas,
and support activities in local communities to promote mutual respect, including in
the context of electoral campaigns.
Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of
skills, qualifications and competences
34. We commit to invest in innovative solutions that facilitate mutual recognition
of skills, qualifications and competences of migrant workers at all skills levels, and
promote demand-driven skills development to optimize the employability of migrants
in formal labour markets in countries of destination and in countries of origin upon
return, as well as to ensure decent work in labour migration.
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