Source:
United Nations Website
On
4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and
increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December as
International Migrants Day. On 18 December 1990, the General Assembly had
adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
UN
Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are
invited to observe International Migrants Day through the dissemination of
information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, and
through the sharing of experiences and the design of actions to ensure their
protection.
At
the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in October
2013, Member States unanimously adopted a Declaration in which they recognized
the important contribution of migration to development and called for greater
cooperation to address the challenges of irregular migration and to facilitate
safe, orderly and regular migration. The Declaration also emphasized the need
to respect the human rights of migrants and to promote international labour
standards. The Declaration strongly condemns manifestations of racism and
intolerance and stresses the need to improve public perceptions of migrants and
migration.
In
his report to the General Assembly in October 2013, the Secretary-General put
forward an ambitious eight-point agenda to “make migration work” for all:
migrants, societies of origin and societies of destination alike. “Migration is
an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future.
It is part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family,”
the Secretary-General said in his remarks.
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