Integration of migrants into society as regards education and cultural development

Resolution 631 (1976)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

Assembly debate on 16 September 1976 (9th Sitting) (see Doc. 3843, report of the Committee on Culture and Education). Text adopted by the Assembly on 16 September 1976 (9th Sitting).

Thesaurus

The Assembly,

1. Referring to the report of its Committee on Culture and Education (Doc. 3843) ;

2. Noting that migrants can be a source of cultural enrichment for society ;

3. Considering that every possible step to facilitate the integration of migrants into society should be taken as a matter of urgency ;

4. Recognising that governments, and also the societies, of host countries and emigration countries have a common responsibility towards migrants ;

5. Recalling its Recommendation 786 (1976) on the education and cultural development of migrants,

6. Calls upon all its members :

to give their support to co-operation between the countries concerned, at the level both of governments and of communities, in the education and cultural development of migrants ;

to organise debates in national parliaments in order to improve knowledge and understanding of migration problems ;

to invite governments to carry out an effective programme of action to assist migrants and foster their integration into society.