E/CN.4/2006/73/Add.2 page 19 establish an appropriate national migration policy. The Special Rapporteur advocates incorporating the following elements in such a policy: (a) The conclusion of bilateral agreements with countries expelling nationals to Burkina Faso, so that repatriation may be conducted with due regard for the rights of irregular migrants. An agreement of this kind is particularly necessary with the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; (b) The active participation of the country in regional migration processes, in order to ensure that Burkina Faso’s concerns and requirements are taken into account in regional migration policies. Parliamentary committees specializing in migration issues could be set up in order to encourage political debate on migration within the Parliament and to assist the development of appropriate national migration policies; (c) Initiatives aimed at optimizing the benefits of international migration, such as: (1) promoting official fund transfers (for instance through a State bank which would replace or reduce the use of international banking services offered by Western Union); (2) promoting the productive investment of fund transfers in sectors likely to stimulate local and national economic development; (3) supporting joint development initiatives, such as the MIDA programme, aimed at making best use of the human resources of the diaspora; (d) passports; Stricter controls of civil status documents used in the preparation of national (e) The introduction of transparent procedures respectful of human rights in the area of irregular migration, which security personnel can follow in their daily work, especially those concerning the situation of unaccompanied minors. Security personnel should receive appropriate training, which would cover the human rights of migrants, as well as international obligations arising from international instruments ratified by Burkina Faso; (f) nationals. The introduction of measures to safeguard the voting rights of Burkina Faso 94. With regard to child trafficking, stricter measures are necessary to support the action of watchdog committees. In this respect the Special Rapporteur refers to the recommendations put forward by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC/C/15/Add.193, para. 55)22 and the studies mentioned in the bibliography of that report (particularly notes 16 to 21). 95. The Special Rapporteur asks the international community to assist Burkina Faso with the implementation of the recommendations contained in the present report. She suggests in particular: (a) Supporting socio-economic resettlement programmes for returnees, especially those in favour of women;

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