make use of their networks to communicate on migration issues, and to make recommendations to strengthen cooperation between NHRIs to ensure the promotion and protection of all human rights of migrants, Welcoming the outcome of the Seoul Conference on Human Rights of Migrants and Multicultural Society (Seoul, 10-12 Nov. 2008) which recognizes the urgent need to develop strategies and action-oriented guidelines to strengthen and promote cooperation among NHRIs in Asia in addressing challenges identified during the Conference, Recalling the Seoul Commitment to “promote, where relevant, regional cooperation among NHRIs” in order to implement the Seoul Declaration of the 7th International Conference of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Seoul on 14-17 September 2004, Welcoming the establishment of the Seoul Process as a framework for cooperation among NHRIs and other stakeholders, adopts the following guidelines on the cooperation of NHRIs for the promotion and protection of the human rights of migrants in Asia. SECTION I Principal Areas of Action NHRIs in Asia are encouraged to take action in the following areas for the purpose of promoting and protecting the human rights of migrants: International Human Rights Mechanisms and Processes 1. Standard-setting on women migrant workers at the international and regional level, 2. Promoting universal ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, particularly among destination countries in Asia, 3. Promoting universal ratification and implementation of all other international UN human rights treaties and ILO conventions relevant to migrant issues, 4. Promoting ratification of the 2nd Palermo Protocol to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 5. Ensuring regular reporting on and implementation of the concluding observations and recommendations associated with the human rights treaties above, 6. Encouraging removal of reservations to ratified human rights treaties, 7. Strengthening of cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants and other Special Procedures established by the Human Rights Council (HRC) 8. Participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism and ensuring 4