Guidelines for the periodic reports To be submitted by States Parties under Article 73 of the Convention HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5 page 140 INTRODUCTION 1. Article 73 (1) (a) of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families provides that States parties undertake to submit to the Secretary‑General of the United Nations, for consideration by the Committee, a report on the measures they have taken to give effect to the provisions of the Convention. Thereafter, the States parties shall submit periodic reports every five years and whenever the Committee so requests, according to article 73 (1) (b). The Committee has agreed to the following guidelines in addition to its guidelines for initial reports, in order to give indications to States parties on the form and contents of their periodic reports. 2. State reports under the reporting system will consist of two parts: the common core document and the treaty‑specific document. The common core document should include general information about the reporting State, the general framework for the protection and promotion of human rights as well as general information on non‑discrimination and equality and effective remedies in accordance with the harmonized guidelines (HRI/ GEN/2/Rev.4). A. The CMW‑specific document 3. Under the CMW‑specific document, States parties should provide information relating to: (a) The implementation of the Convention taking into account the issues raised by the Committee in its concluding observations on the State party’s previous report; (b) Recent developments in law and practice affecting the enjoyment of the rights of migrant workers. The CMW‑specific document should not merely list or describe the legislation of the State party but elaborate on its practical implementation; (c) The measures taken by the State party for the dissemination and promotion of the Convention and on the cooperation with civil society in order to promote and respect the rights contained in the Convention and in the preparation of the State party’s CMW‑specific document. 4. The CMW‑specific document should be divided in two sections, a general information part and a specific provisions part, according to the following indications. B. General information 5. In this part of the periodic report, the State party should provide updated information related to the current reporting period in accordance with the following categories; if there is nothing new to report under a category, it should be so stated: (a) Disaggregated data on the characteristics and nature of migratory flows (immigration, transit and emigration) affecting the State party. If no exact data are available, please provide estimated figures on the dynamics of migration flows in the State party; (b) Data and statistics on the number of unaccompanied or separated migrant children within the territory of the State party; 44