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institution that includes the proper representation of the child. Families should never
be separated unless separation is necessary to ensure the best interests of the child.
Targets
3.1
Protect the lives and safety of migrants and ensure the rescue of and
immediate assistance to all migrants facing risks to life or safety, in
accordance with the principles and practical guidance on the protection of the
human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations (see A/HRC/34/31), by
developing and effectively implementing procedures and guidelines
3.2
Implement a human rights-based approach to migration and border
management, ensuring that the rights of all migrants are always the first
consideration
3.3
Respect and protect the human rights of all migrants at borders, both at entry
and return, with special attention paid to vulnerable groups, such as
unaccompanied children, families with children, pregnant women, persons
with disabilities, asylum seekers, refugees, potential victims of trafficking and
elderly migrants
3.4
Conduct full individual assessments for all migrants in order to effectively
identify their vulnerabilities and the legal frameworks under which their needs
will be met and their rights protected
3.5
Decriminalize undocumented entry and stay
3.6
Review national and regional border policies to ensure that the human rights
of all migrants at international borders are upheld
3.7
Develop and implement gender- and age-sensitive guidelines to protect
migrants in precarious situations
3.8
Adopt approaches that reduce the precariousness of migrants, in particular by
avoiding the securitization of migration policies and the externalization of
border control
3.9
Returns should be carried out in full respect of international human rights law,
in conditions of safety and dignity and with due procedura l guarantees
3.10 Systematically implement post-return human rights monitoring and ensure that
such monitoring is part of every readmission agreement
Indicators
(a) Increased number and proportion of migrants protected as a result of
search and rescue operations
(b) Considerably reduced number of undocumented migrants who are killed,
injured or become victims of crime or violence while seeking to cross maritime,
land and air borders
(c)
Pushback operations and collective expulsions are stopped
(d) Regular revision of bilateral and regional readmission agreements is
conducted to ensure their compliance with international human rights standards,
thereby protecting the needs and rights of migrants
(e) Policies and practices aimed at detecting vulnerabilities and assessments
of the protection needs of migrants arriving at international borders are
implemented and followed up with appropriate protection measures
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