20. Acknowledging the significant contribution made by the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016 towards reducing illegal flows and deaths on the Eastern Mediterranean route, 21. Welcoming the February 2017 Malta Declaration by the Members of the European Council and its focus on Libya as a first step towards addressing the main point of departure for illegal crossings across the Central Mediterranean, 22. Emphasizing that the timely processing of asylum claims and appeals as well as speedy family reunification contribute to reducing onward migration and opportunities for human trafficking and to enhancing prospects for integration in destination countries, The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: 23. Calls on the OSCE and OSCE participating States to enhance their co-operation and coordination and the sharing of best practices with the aim of developing a coherent, shared and responsible approach to migration governance underpinned by the principles of solidarity and responsibility sharing; 24. Stresses the importance of gender mainstreaming and ensuring that migration policies take into account the particular vulnerabilities facing women and girl migrants and refugees as well as the different experiences of men and women, boys and girls, inter alia by: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. collecting and analysing gender-disaggregated data; addressing the challenges for women and girls during their journey to safety; developing measures to prevent sexual and gender-based violence and abuse at reception centres and camps; promoting policies aiming at overcoming barriers to accessing basic services; emphasizing the need for fair treatment of women’s and girls’ asylum claims; implementing effective measures to identify and assist victims of human trafficking; and addressing the challenges as well as the opportunities for integration into host societies; 25. Urges all OSCE participating States to demonstrate their clear commitment to the principles of solidarity and responsibility sharing and to live up to their moral obligations by relocating or resettling a substantially larger number of persons in need of international protection from frontline states such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy; 26. Emphasizes the urgent need to comprehensively reform the current EU asylum system, including through a fair mechanism for redistributing asylum-seekers that would take into account family links and a common approach to UASCs, as proposed by the UNHCR in its innovative proposals “Better Protecting Refugees in the EU and Globally” (December 2016); 27. Calls upon the OSCE participating States that are part of the Common European Asylum System to support the development of a common registration system for a comprehensive and orderly processing and security screening of all irregular arrivals, ensuring access to 21