E/CN.4/2005/85 page 18 management, in order to promote, through these intergovernmental forums, the adoption of comprehensive policies on migration and legal instruments on foreigners in which the regulatory measures focus on individuals and individual rights. 66. The Special Rapporteur visits countries upon invitation, but also takes the initiative of approaching Governments herself, with a view to visiting countries about which she has received reports indicating a serious situation as regards migrant’s rights. These official visits or missions provide an opportunity to investigate the subject of her mandate on the ground. Prior to a mission, the Special Rapporteur makes known the relevant dates and the people and places she intends to visit. Given the complex nature of migration, the schedule of visits usually includes meetings with central government authorities, regional and local authorities, officials from various ministries, the security forces, etc. In addition, through meetings with civil society, the Special Rapporteur is able to take account in her reports of the input and views of migrants themselves, immigrant associations, humanitarian and human rights NGOs specializing in migration, trade unions, bar associations, etc. She also holds consultations with representatives of international organizations with a presence in the country. 67. Each mission gives rise to a report, which is published as an addendum to the annual report to the Commission. These reports give an account of the issues addressed at the meetings held with the authorities and civil society, and of observations made in the places visited. If necessary, the Special Rapporteur calls a press conference at the end of the visit. After the visits, the Special Rapporteur draws the attention of the Governments concerned to the comments and recommendations made in the reports and requests information on the attention given to them, any measures taken to implement them and any factors that might have impeded such implementation. 68. The Special Rapporteur’s programme of visits makes for better protection of the human rights of migrants and for full implementation of all aspects of her mandate, in addition to establishing a dialogue aimed at reviewing migration policies where these are not in line with international human rights obligations. The Special Rapporteur provides information to the Commission on these visits in her annual report and transmits to the Governments concerned the rejoinders received from civil society to the notes verbales on the reports of her visits submitted by those Governments to the Commission. 69. The Special Rapporteur has continued the practice of cooperating with other Commission mandate-holders in order to avoid duplication of work, by transmitting joint communications to Governments and in the planning of her missions. She maintains contact and, where necessary, holds consultations, with other human rights bodies and mechanisms of the United Nations system such as the other special public procedures and the human rights treaty-monitoring bodies. The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, decided at its first session to hold regular meetings with the Special Rapporteur to allow an exchange of views on specific topics and to coordinate their work. The Committee agreed to work with the Special Rapporteur in promoting ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (A/59/48, para. 12).