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General Assembly Mandates
Underscoring the importance of protecion of the human rights
of migrants, the General Assembly has provided several
mandates to its organs and member states contained in the
following resolutions.
The General Assembly, through its resolutions [AG/RES.
2224 (XXXVI-O/06)] and [AG/RES.
2248 (XXXVI-O/06)], approved a series of additional
mandates regarding the protection of the human rights of
migrants, among which the following are worth noting: a call
to the Secretary General that, in accordance with the
Program and with the cooperation of the organs, organisms
and pertinent entities of the OAS, to develop and present
the Work Plan necessary to continue the specific activities
anticipated by said Program.
The General Assembly also requires that the Permanent
Council hold at least two special sessions on the issue of
migrants within the next ten months. The first of these
sessions is a CAJP session that will take place during the
first semester of 2007 with the participation of government
experts and representatives of organs, organisms and
entities of the Inter-American system, other international
organizations and civil society, to exchange best practices
and activities held past year with the support of the
Program, as well as new proposals that could be included in
the Program. The second is a Special Session that will take
place during the second semester of 2006 to study the impact
of human migration flows in the member states and its
relationship with the human rights of migrant workers. In
addtion to the special sessions, the General Assembly
requested to the CAJP to periodically summon the organs,
organisms and entities of the OAS to faciliate dialogue with
the member states on the implementation of the activities
assigned to the Organization by the Program.
On the other hand, the General Assembly delegated a study
for the possible establishment of a Special Commission of
Migrant Affairs of the Permanent Council to analize
migration issues and flows from an integral perspective,
taking into account the relevant dispositions of
international law, in particular international human rights
law.
Finally, the General Assembly delegated to the Permanent
Council the establishment of a fund specifically for
voluntary donations, for the financing of the activities
assigned to the organs, organisms and entities of the OAS in
support of the Program.
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