their parents, when possible, and encourages the relevant United Nations bodies, within the framework of their respective mandates, to pay special attention to the conditions of migrant children in all States and, where necessary, to put forward recommendations to strengthen their protection, especially against sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, including coercion into begging, drug dealing, in particular by national or transnational organized crime groups; 22. Encourages States to consider participating in international and regional dialogues on migration that include sending and receiving countries, as well as countries of transit, and invites them to consider negotiating bilateral and regional agreements on migrant workers in the framework of applicable human rights law and designing and implementing programmes with States of other regions to protect the rights of migrants; 23. Calls upon States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to observe on 18 December of each year International Migrants Day, proclaimed by the General Assembly, by disseminating, inter alia, information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants and on their economic, social and cultural contributions to their host and home countries, and by sharing experiences and adopting measures to ensure their protection and to promote greater harmony between migrants and the societies in which they live; 24. Decides to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; 25. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (E/CN.4/2005/85 and Corr.1 and Add.1-4) and her interim report to the General Assembly (59/377), both submitted pursuant to Commission resolution 2004/53 of 20 April 2004, especially regarding the work she has undertaken, including on the aspect of migrant domestic workers, and takes note of her observations and recommendations; 26. Requests all relevant mechanisms to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur; 27. Encourages States to consider the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur, to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, give serious consideration to her requests to visit their countries, and notes with appreciation that some Governments have already invited the Special Rapporteur; 28. Encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to examine ways and means of overcoming existing obstacles to the full and effective protection of the human rights of persons belonging to this large vulnerable group, including obstacles to and difficulties for the page 7

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