A/76/257 (b) To ensure that measures and restrictions adopted to contain the pandemic do not result in denying effective access to asylum and other protection procedures under international law, and that the principle of non-refoulement and the prohibition of collection expulsions are upheld; (c) To include effectively all migrants at all stages of the migration cycle, regardless of their nationality and migration status, in national health systems and procedures, including those specific to the pandemic, such as national COVID-19 health prevention and response plans; and to guarantee migrants have full access to treatment in a non-discriminatory manner and in line with WHO technical guidance, 96 and can receive information in a language they understand; (d) To include all migrants in equitable vaccination plans and protocols on a non-discriminatory basis, regardless of their nationality and migration status, and to ensure that prioritization criteria for vaccination takes into consideration the vulnerabilities, risks and needs of migrants, including migrant women and children; the prioritization criteria should be developed in consultation and cooperation with relevant agencies and stakeholders, in coordination with other countries and in line with international human rights standards and relevant guidance; (e) To ensure the full realization of the right to health; and to provide migrants, regardless of their nationality and migration status, with access to mental health and psychosocial support, as well as assistance for conditions exacerbated by the pandemic or more severe mental health conditions; (f) To enact firewalls between immigration enforcement and public health or social support services, in order to prevent fear or risk of reporting, detention, deportation and other penalties as result of migration status; not to use testing, treatment and vaccine registration to collect or share information about migration status; and put in place data protection protocols for the collection and disaggregation of data, as well as for the transfer of medical files; (g) To carry out campaigns informing undocumented migrants and those in an irregular situation that they will not be penalized or targeted for immigration enforcement in testing, treatment or vaccination processes; (h) To ensure the full realization of the right to an adequate standard of living, as well as the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work and effective access to justice, taking into consideration the particular needs of migrants, in particular women, children and all those who have suffered disproportionately from the negative impact of the pandemic; (i) To ensure just, favourable and safe conditions of work, including through protection from contagion at the workplace; to protect jobs, pensions and other social benefits of migrant workers; and to take the measures necessary to alleviate the impact of the economic crisis on migrant workers, through, for example, access to social services; (j) In coordination with health personnel, United Nations agencies, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations, constantly __________________ 96 21-10577 See www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-determinants/migration-and-health/publications/ technical-guidance; see also WHO, “Preparedness, prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for refugees and migrants in non-camp settings”, available from www.who.int/ publications/i/item/preparedness-prevention-and-control-of-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-forrefugees-and-migrants-in-non-camp-settings; and https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2020/ 06/final_network_wg_policy_brief_covid-19_and_access_to_services.pdf. 21/22

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