A/RES/49/182. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 1994

• Resolution Number: A/RES/49/182
• Year: 1994
• Session: 49th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

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A/RES/49/182

2 March 1995

Forty-ninth session

Agenda item 100 (b)

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

[on the report of the Third Committee (A/49/610/Add.2)]

49/182. Respect for the universal freedom of travel and the

vital importance of family reunification

The General Assembly,

Reaffirming that all human rights and fundamental freedoms are

universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated,

Recalling the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human

Rights, 1/

Stressing that, as stated in the Programme of Action of the

International Conference on Population and Development, held at Cairo from 5

to 13 September 1994, 2/ family reunification of documented migrants is an

important factor in international migration, and that financial remittances by

documented migrants to their countries of origin often constitute a very

important source of foreign exchange and are instrumental in improving the

well-being of relatives left behind,

1. Calls upon all States to ensure the universally recognized freedom

of travel to all foreign nationals legally residing in their territory;

2. Reaffirms that all Governments, particularly those of receiving

countries, must recognize the vital importance of family reunification and

promote its integration into their national legislation in order to ensure the

protection of the unity of the families of documented migrants;

1/ Resolution 217 A (III).

2/ A/CONF.171/13, chap. I, resolution 1, annex.

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