A/57/292 the rights of migrants within the management process itself. 53. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur wishes to point out that it is time for existing regional dialogues to move beyond their initial stage of diagnosing problems to the adoption of active measures agreed on by all the participating countries. G. Non-governmental organizations and their role in the protection of the human rights of migrants 54. Throughout her three years of work, the Special Rapporteur has taken the opportunity of engaging in dialogue with many international, regional and national NGOs. She has thus been able to observe the multitude of activities and of NGOs concentrating specifically on migration. She has also noted with satisfaction that NGOs which previously focused exclusively on asylum are beginning to develop activities and programmes relating to migration. 55. The Special Rapporteur recognizes the quality and commitment which these groups bring to their work. It is of particular importance that they should establish a constructive dialogue with the States in which they work in order to draw attention to the problems suffered by migrants and to formulate specific proposals to ensure their protection. 56. The Special Rapporteur would also like to congratulate many NGOs on the work they do in accompanying and assisting migrants and their families, in particular from the countries of origin. Moreover, she greatly values the links currently being forged among NGOs in countries of origin, transit and destination, enabling them to carry out their work in a coordinated way. 57. The Special Rapporteur recommends that NGOs should assist and accompany migrants held in detention. 58. She also recommends that a polarization of the debate on migration, to the detriment of migrants themselves, should be avoided. She would encourage organizations that are making efforts to find a space for dialogue among the various procedures undertaken by States at the national, regional or international level to continue to do so and to involve migrants themselves in their efforts. 16 V. Conclusions 59. The international community is showing a growing interest in the question of the protection of the human rights of migrants, as is evidenced by the numerous recent world conferences and multilateral forums at which States have devoted extensive attention to the aspects of migration that give rise to particular concern. One of the most convincing proofs of the international community’s concern over the situation of migrants was the establishment by the Commission on Human Rights of a monitoring mechanism that would operate independently of the human rights treaties, namely the appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. 60. This growing interest on the part of States has been matched by greater activism and involvement by NGOs and civil society in the protection of migrants at the international level. 61. The primary reference document for the mandate on the human rights of migrants is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, followed by the principal international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 62. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is a fundamental element of the protection of the human rights of migrants, since it applies to all aspects of the life of migrants and their families and includes a wide range of rights to which even those in an irregular situation are entitled. 63. The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants are indispensable instruments for the waging of a coordinated struggle against these terrible activities and to protect their victims at the international level. The next challenge is to formulate a concept of migrating populations that will be able to address new situations. The Special Rapporteur considers it essential to highlight the precarious situation faced by people not covered by the provisions of the Convention