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Volume 94 Number 885 Spring 2012and the Policy on Migration adopted by the 17th Session of the GeneralAssembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties (International Federation) and endorsed by the Council of Delegates in2009,recognizing that acting in accordance with the Statutes of the Movement, inparticular Article 3.1, National Societies should enjoy effective access to all migrants,irrespective of their legal status, in order to deliver humanitarian assistance andprotection services without being penalized, both in their role as auxiliaries to thepublic authorities in the humanitarian field at all levels and under their generalhumanitarian mandate,1. requests States, in consultation with National Societies, to ensure that relevantlaws and procedures are in place to enable National Societies, in conformitywith the Statutes of the Movement and, in particular, the FundamentalPrinciples, to enjoy effective and safe access to all migrants withoutdiscrimination and irrespective of their legal status;2. calls upon States, within the framework of applicable international law, toensure that their national procedures at international borders, especially thosethat might result in denial of access to international protection, deportation orinterdiction of persons, include adequate safeguards to protect the dignity andensure the safety of all migrants. States are also called on, in line with suchrelevant international law and national legislation, to grant to migrantsappropriate international protection and to ensure their access to relevantservices, such as Restoring Family Links. States and National Societies areinvited to consult in the implementation of the aforementioned safeguards, asappropriate;3. strongly encourages enhanced cooperation between public authorities, at alllevels, and National Societies to pursue practical actions in formal and nonformalsettings:a. to promote respect for diversity, non-violence and social inclusion of allmigrants;b. to enhance cultural awareness between migrant and local communities;c. to promote through formal and non-formal education, humanitarianvalues and the development of interpersonal skills to live peacefullytogether; andd. to enhance social cohesion through the engagement of local and migrantpopulations and civil society organizations in voluntary service, communityand sport programmes;4. encourages States and the components of the Movement, in conformity withthe Fundamental Principles and Statutes of the Movement, to continue tocollaborate and build partnerships which recognize the role of theMovement in working with migrants and which could include relevantpartners from international organizations (such as the InternationalOrganization for Migration (IOM), the Office of the United NationsHigh Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office393