History of international migrants ' day and concern about the freedom of human rights of migrants

International Migrants Day: December 18, 2000, the General Assembly of the United Nations decided to declare December 18 the International Day of migrants (resolution 55/93), taking into account the large number of migrants in the world and its increasing numbers. On the day of 1990, the General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their families (resolution 45/158).

Member States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to organize International Day of migrants, inter alia, to disseminate information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, to share experiences and to develop actions to ensure the protection of migrants.
The Assembly stressed the need for further efforts to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants. It is estimated that one out of every 35 people in the world lives and works in another country other than their own motherland, with migrants in all countries.
2 background

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization and the International NGO Commission on Human Rights held joint expert meetings on the day to discuss world migration. The Conference called on the international community to pay attention to the rights and dignity of migrants and to recognize the contribution of migrants to the development of host countries.
According to United Nations sources, the number of world migrants has increased markedly over the past 10 years, and there are now about 120 million to 130 million migrants worldwide, and the United Nations has pointed out that in recent years there has been a spate of incidents of intolerance, discrimination, exclusion and hatred against migrants, which are on the rise.
The 55th session of the General Assembly adopted the relevant resolution on December 4 to designate December 18 as the "International Day of Migrants", which also called on all Member States to commemorate the day by publicizing human rights, the fundamental right to freedom of migrants and the development of measures to protect all rights of migrants.
3 Right Protection

December 17, 2009, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of the arrival of international migrants on December 18, addressed each other to encourage Governments to protect the human rights of migrants, to regard human rights as the core of migration policies and to increase awareness of the economic, Positive contributions to social and cultural life.
4 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed out that migration matters to every country because they are either countries of origin, transit, or destination, or both. Around 200 million people around the world did not live in the country they were born in 2009, accounting for 3% of the population.
He said that migration could be a positive experience for empowerment, as was the case for migrants, as well as for their countries of origin and host countries. However, discrimination, exploitation and abuse are the realities that many migrants face. They are often subjected to hate speech, harassment and violence, are subjected to unjust accusations and are generally discriminated against. The global economic and financial crisis made migrants more vulnerable. Many countries have strengthened restrictions on migration and have taken stronger measures to combat irregular migration. Such measures could increase the risk of exploitation and abuse of migrants. They will also deepen the erroneous impression that migrants are part of the cause of the crisis and thus contribute to anti-immigrant and xenophobic tendencies. However, the Secretary-General stressed that even where unemployment is high, some industries often need foreign workers because they provide the necessary skills to drive economic growth. Instead of triggering a crisis, migration is actually part of a long-term solution.
5 Violent injuries

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pillay, also said (a) the efforts of many countries to exclude migrants, the violence inflicted on irregular migrants by law enforcement personnel, arbitrary detentions and hasty evictions, and the tendency of settler settlers to discriminate against housing, education, health care, work and social security, while being exploited as a low-cost labour force, On the other hand, it serves as a scapegoat for social and economic problems. Many politicians, state agencies, the media and the public regard immigrants, especially poor migrants, as second-class citizens who do not deserve to enjoy the same rights as others. She stressed that the status quo could no longer be allowed to continue.
6 International Dimensions

The Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights indicated that, at the international level, the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their families was a comprehensive framework for the protection of migrants ' rights and hoped that all Member States that had not yet ratified or acceded to the Convention would act as soon as possible