A/RES/50/168 Page 2 Stressing that the promotion of the human rights of women constitutes an integral part of human rights activities of the United Nations, as reaffirmed in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 7/ Affirming the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, 8/ which called upon all countries to take full measures to eliminate all forms of exploitation, abuse, harassment and violence against women, Welcoming the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, adopted by the World Summit on 12 March 1995, 9/ which declared that countries should take concrete measures against the exploitation of migrants, Welcoming also the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995, 10/ which recognized the vulnerability to violence and other forms of abuse of women migrants, including women migrant workers, whose legal status in the host country depends on employers who may exploit their situations, Noting the large numbers of women from developing countries and from some countries with economies in transition who continue to venture forth to more affluent countries in search of a living for themselves and their families, as a consequence of poverty, unemployment and other socio-economic conditions, while acknowledging the primary duty of States to work for conditions that provide employment and security to their citizens, Concerned by the continuing reports of grave abuses and acts of violence committed against the persons of women migrant workers by some employers in some host countries, Encouraged by some measures adopted by some receiving countries to alleviate the plight of women migrant workers residing within their areas of jurisdiction, Reiterating that acts of violence directed against women impair or nullify their enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, 1. Determines to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls; 2. Calls upon States Members of the United Nations to adopt measures for the effective implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 11/ including applying them to women migrant 7/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 8/ Report of the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 5-13 September 1994 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XIII.18), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 9/ A/CONF.166/9, chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 10/ A/CONF.177/20, chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 11/ Resolution 48/104. /...