Original: Spanish
Highlight the importance of ensuring unrestricted respect, protection and promotion of the human
rights of refugees, displaced and stateless persons, with special emphasis on groups in a vulnerable
situation,
Highlight that the extended refugee definition of the Cartagena Declaration has been incorporated
in large measure by the majority of Latin American countries in their internal legislation, and
recognize the existence of new challenges regarding international protection for some countries of
the region that need to continue making progress in the application of the regional extended
refugee definition, thus responding to the new international protection needs caused, among
others, by transnational organized crime,
Underline the gradual progress we have made to incorporate into national legislation high protection
standards, with a comprehensive and differentiated age, gender and diversity approach, in
accordance with the international obligations we have acquired in this area,
Recognize developments in the jurisprudence and doctrine of the Inter‐American Court of Human
Rights, in those countries in which they apply, regarding the content and scope of the right to seek
and be granted asylum enshrined in the regional human rights instruments, their relationship to
international refugee instruments, the jus cogens character of the principle of non‐refoulement,
including non‐rejection at borders and indirect refoulement, and the integration of due process
guarantees in refugee status determination procedures, so that they are fair and efficient,
Reaffirm the importance of consolidating national refugee status determination systems through the
effective application of the standards of due process of law,
Appreciate the good practices in the region of regulating complementary protection and the grant of
humanitarian visas to people who may not necessarily qualify as refugees under the Convention, but
who may also benefit from protection responses,
Recognize that the specific characteristics and realities of the Caribbean require a dialogue for the
adoption of a subregional strategy for the progressive development of asylum systems,
Highlight the changes in the dynamics of international migration within the continent, particularly
the increase in mixed migration movements, which may include people who are in need of
international protection,
Underline the need to analyse in depth and address the causes that generate displacement in the
region, with the cooperation of States, international and civil society organizations, within a
framework of cooperation and regional solidarity,
Recognize that, owing to a multiplicity of causes, the displacement of persons, including
accompanied and non‐accompanied children, forced to escape from their community of origin
constitutes a new challenge in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and highlight the importance
of promoting shared but differentiated responsibility among the States of origin, transit and
destination and of providing a differentiated response in view of their high degree of vulnerability, as
well as the need to work jointly and in close coordination between Governments, civil society and
regional and international organizations, in order to guarantee to these persons due process,
dignified treatment and respect of their rights,
Emphasize the importance of striking a balance between States' legitimate security concerns and the
protection needs of asylum‐seekers and refugees, including the application of the refugee
definitions in a manner which is consistent with international instruments, jurisprudence and
doctrine,
Highlight with concern the vulnerable situation and increased presence of accompanied and
unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, who may be in need of international protection,
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