International Migrants Day, 18 December 2022

On 4 December 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93). On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (A/RES/45/158). 

Related links

• Secretary-General's message on the International Migrant Day
• Policy brief on international migration

Selected resolutions 

• International migration and development (A/77/176) 
• Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum (A/76/642)
• Resolution 2013/1, New trends in migration: demographic aspects 
• Resolution 2006/2, International migration and development 

Selected resources 

• General Assembly: Report of the Secretary-General (A/77/236)
• International Migration 2020