Human Rights of Migrants

Problem orientation:

• Migrants are a particularly vulnerable group;
  
• they lack legal protection;
  
• the UN Migration Convention is not yet ratified by major receiving countries.

UNESCO's objectives:

• increase protection of human rights of migrants through the UN Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families;
  
• promote research on the acceptance of international instruments such as the UN Migration Convention or the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity;
  
• cooperate with existing and new migration research networks in different regions and sub-regions.

Activities in the area of human rights:

• Best Practices Project
  
• Asia Pacific Migration Research Network (APMRN)
• Central and Eastern European Network on Migration Research (CEENOM)