RESOLUTION ON ENSURING A COHERENT, SHARED AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE FLOWS 1. Recognizing the global nature of the refugee and migrant crisis which impacts on every member of the international community and calls for a co-ordinated and concerted effort, 2. Especially distressed by the continued flows of refugees and migrants risking their lives to reach Europe and in particular by the increase in illegal crossings in the Central Mediterranean as well as by the record number of over 5,000 deaths in the Mediterranean in 2016 and the fact that about half of the dead have not yet been identified, 3. Alarmed by xenophobic attacks and discrimination against refugees, migrants, and persons perceived to be migrants (e.g. people of African descent, Muslims, Latinos/Hispanics, Asians, Roma and persons from other ethnic, racial and religious groups), 4. Alarmed by the record numbers of children on the move, in particular unaccompanied and separated children (UASCs), and their particular vulnerability to trafficking, and sexual and other forms of violence and abuse, 5. Deeply concerned by the lack of access to education of entire generations of children due to conflict and the long-term negative implications for the rebuilding of their countries and their integration into their host societies, 6. Welcoming the political resolve of the international community to save lives, protect rights and share responsibility on a global scale, as expressed in the New York Declaration for Migrants and Refugees (19 September 2016), and the decision to draft a “Global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration”, 7. Recognizing that a distinction between refugees who are fleeing conflict or persecution, and primarily economic migrants is necessary in order to determine the specific level of protection to which they are entitled to and the types of policy responses warranted, 8. Recalling nevertheless that fundamental human rights apply to all, irrespective of nationality, immigration status, and the reasons for leaving one’s home, 9. Recalling previous OSCE PA resolutions, including those on the Situation in the Middle East and its Effect on the OSCE Area (2013); the Situation of Refugees in the OSCE Area (2014); Calling for Urgent Solutions to the Tragedy of Deaths in the Mediterranean (2015); the Rights of Refugees (2016); and the Security Challenges of Migration (2016), 10. Recalling in particular the recommendations put forth by the OSCE PA General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions in its report “Migration Crisis in the OSCE Area: Towards Greater OSCE Engagement” which led to 19