International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

A/RES/54/158View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 116a Implementation of human rights instruments, published in 2000.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1991–2005

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/262

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2005	A/RES/59/262	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	798	30%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/166	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	761	85%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/201	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	772	75%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/145	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	675	96%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/88	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	683	88%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2003

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2003	A/58/221	Status of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/201

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Advisory Services Discrimination Human Rights Human Rights Education Information Dissemination Migrant Workers Migrant Workers' Families Public Information Racial Discrimination Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Special Rapporteurs Treaties Xenophobia

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Expresses its deep concern at the growing manifestations of racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination and inhuman or degrading treatment directed against migrant workers in different parts of the world;

Welcomes the signature or ratification of or accession to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by some Member States;

Calls upon all Member States to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the Convention as a matter of priority, expresses the hope that it will enter into force at an early date, and notes that, pursuant to article 87 of the Convention, only eight ratifications or accessions are still needed for it to enter into force;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide all the facilities and assistance necessary for the promotion of the Convention through the World Public Information Campaign on Human Rights and the programme of advisory services in the field of human rights;

Welcomes the global campaign for the entry into force of the Convention, and invites the organizations and agencies of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to intensify further their efforts with a view to disseminating information on and promoting understanding of the importance of the Convention;

Welcomes the decision of the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1999/44 of 27 April 1999,⁸ to appoint a Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants to examine ways and means to overcome the obstacles existing to the full and effective protection of the human rights of this vulnerable group;

⁸See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1999, Supplement No. 3 (E/1999/23), chap. II, sect. A.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General,⁹ and requests him to submit an updated report on the status of the Convention to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session;

⁹A/54/346.

Decides to consider the report of the Secretary-General at its fifty-fifth session under the sub-item entitled “Implementation of human rights instruments”.

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