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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) prepares a range of reports on topics related to the human rights of migrants. These reports are requested by and presented to the Human Rights Council and/or the General Assembly. In order to prepare these reports OHCHR addresses a note verbale to Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, seeking their views and relevant information on the scope and content of the report.

For reports by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, please visit the Special Rapporteur’s webpage.

Human Rights Council reports

YearPresentedReport and related linksSubject of the report
2024HRC 57th sessionA/HRC/57/32Intersessional panel discussion on the human rights of migrants: prevention and accountability for human rights violations in transit
2023HRC 54th sessionA/HRC/54/81Human rights of migrants
2022HRC 50th sessionA/HRC/50/52Summary of the intersessional panel discussion on the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations
2021HRC 45th sessionA/HRC/45/30Human rights of Migrants
2018HRC 38th sessionA/HRC/38/21Human rights protection gaps in the context of climate change related migration and displacement
2018HRC 37th sessionA/HRC/37/34Principles on the protection of the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations
A/HRC/37/34/Add.1Addendum –Practical Guidance on the protection of the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations
2018HRC 37th sessionA/HRC/37/CRP.4The Slow onset effects of climate change and cross-border migrants
2018HRC 37th sessionA/HRC/37/35Summary of the panel discussion on human rights, climate change and migrants
2017HRC 36th sessionA/HRC/36/42Safe, orderly and regular migration
2017HRC 34th sessionA/HRC/34/31Progress report on Principles and practical guidance on the protection of the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations
2016HRC 33rd sessionA/HRC/33/67Migrants in large movements
2016HRC 31st sessionA/HRC/31/35Migrants in transit
2011HRC 18th sessionA/HRC/18/54The situation of migrants and asylum-seekers fleeing recent events in North Africa
2010HRC 15th sessionA/HRC/15/29 View report pageHuman rights of migrant children

General Assembly reports

YearPresentedReport and related linksSubject of the report
2023GA 78th sessionA/78/311Human rights of migrants
2021GA 76th sessionA/HRC/45/30Human rights of Migrants
2019GA 74th sessionA/74/271Human rights of Migrants
2016GA 71st sessionA/71/284Protection of Migrants
2015GA 70th sessionA/70/259Migrant domestic workers
2014GA 69th sessionA/69/277Migrant children and adolescents
2013GA 68th sessionA/68/292International migration and development policies
2010 E/2010/89Economic, social and cultural rights of all migrants