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Promote the assessment of the protection needs of accompanied and unaccompanied children and
adolescents, including their access to refugee status determination procedures, and emphasize that
all considerations in this matter should be governed by the principles recognized in the Convention
on the Rights of the Child, in particular the best interests of the child and non‐discrimination, seeking
to preserve family unity and recognizing children as persons entitled to rights and special protection.
Promote the increased presence in border areas, to the extent possible, of national bodies for the
determination of refugee status, so as to provide dignified treatment to persons in need of
international protection with full respect for their human rights.
Recognize that the deprivation of liberty of migrant children in an irregular situation, ordered solely
for this reason, is arbitrary and that consequently we must make progress in adopting alternatives to
detention, aimed at its prohibition, that promote their care and welfare with a view to their full
protection in light of their particular vulnerabilities, taking into account Advisory Opinion 21/14 of
the Inter‐American Court of Human Rights, as appropriate.
Promote the adoption of comprehensive public policies and their inclusion in national development
plans that address the needs of refugees, displaced and stateless persons, ensuring their
participation and that of the host communities; and multiply efforts to guarantee the enjoyment of
economic, social and cultural rights, including labour rights, taking into account the differentiated
needs of groups and populations in a vulnerable situation, in order to promote their local
integration.
Urge States to establish tripartite mechanisms between the country of origin, the country of asylum,
and UNHCR to facilitate voluntary repatriation processes, considering the participation of refugees
as a regional good practice.
Facilitate the issuance of personal identification documents to refugees, displaced and stateless
persons, without mention of or reference to their status, in order to promote local integration in
accordance with national legislation.
Foster hospitality and non‐discrimination policies to strengthen local integration through the
promotion of respect for diversity and interculturalism, highlighting the positive contribution of
refugees, displaced and stateless persons to host communities.
Facilitate the naturalization of refugees and stateless persons through appropriate procedures, as
part of a comprehensive durable solutions strategy, in accordance with national legislation.
Invite the countries of the region which have not yet done so to evaluate the possibility of
participating in the regional resettlement programme, in a framework of international solidarity and
cooperation.
Encourage traditional resettlement countries to continue receiving refugees from the region, in
particular from those Latin American and Caribbean countries hosting large numbers of refugees.
Consider, in countries where the legal framework allows it, the implementation of temporary or
permanent options offered by regional integration systems, such as labour mobility programmes for
refugees, to promote their integration in third countries and as a regional solidarity mechanism to
support countries hosting large numbers of refugees.
Reaffirm our commitment to the eradication of statelessness within the next ten years and support
the campaign and the Global Plan of Action to End Statelessness, launched by UNHCR within the
framework of the sixtieth anniversary of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless
Persons, by resolving existing situations, preventing new cases of statelessness and protecting
stateless persons, through the revision of national legislation, the strengthening of national
mechanisms for universal birth registration and the establishment of statelessness status
determination procedures.
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