Integration of migrants into society as regards education and cultural development
- 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 ;
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.
