RESOLVES:
1. To revitalize implementation of the “borders of solidarity”, “solidarity cities” and
“solidarity resettlement” programmes of the 2004 Mexico Plan of Action to
Strengthen the International Protection of Refugees in Latin America, with the
support of the international community, as necessary.
2. To promote the exchange of good practices and lessons learned throughout the
region within the framework of the Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action which
could be useful for the care and protection of refugees and internally displaced
persons and the search for durable solutions.
3. To recommend applying the Mexico Plan of Action as the regional framework to
address new challenges related to the identification and the protection of refugees in
the context of mixed migratory movements.
4. To recognize the importance of achieving durable solutions for refugees and, in
particular, the need to address the fundamental root causes of refugee displacement, in
order to avoid new refugee flows.
5. To promote accession in the hemisphere to the international instruments for the
protection of refugees and, in this regard, to call on States that have not yet done so to
consider speedy accession to these instruments.
6. To consider the possibility of adopting appropriate national protection mechanisms
to address new situations not foreseen by the international instruments for the
protection of refugees, giving due consideration to the protection needs of migrants
and victims of trafficking, including whether they are in need of international
protection as refugees.
7. To urge countries in the Americas to consider acceding to the international
instruments on statelessness, reviewing their national legislation to prevent and reduce
situations of statelessness, and strengthening national mechanisms for comprehensive
birth registration.
8. To promote the values of solidarity, respect, tolerance and multiculturalism,
underscoring the non-political and humanitarian nature of the protection of refugees,
internally displaced persons and stateless persons, and recognizing their rights and
obligations as well as their positive contributions to society.
9. To recognize the importance of greater opportunities for regular migration and
policies that respect the human rights of migrants, regardless of their migration status,
for preserving the space for refugee protection.
10. To promote assessment of the protection needs of separated or unaccompanied
children, including their need for international protection as refugees, and the
establishment of national mechanisms for the determination of the best interests of the
child.
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