Summary

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants provides an account of the activities undertaken during the reporting period. He also provides a thematic study on the impact of migration on migrant women and girls, from a gender perspective, in which he aims to contribute to deepening the understanding of migration as a gendered phenomenon and its impact on human rights.

Women comprise slightly less than half of the international migrant population. While women and men decide to migrate for similar reasons, gender-specific social and cultural norms also play decisive roles in the migration process and therefore affect the experience of migrant women and girls. A greater understanding of migration as a gendered phenomenon can enable States to better protect migrant women and girls from genderbased discrimination, abuse and violations at all stages of migration, and fulfil their human rights.