A/68/283 38. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) promotes itself and is sometimes referred to as the global lead agency on migration. 4 However, as yet, IOM does not have a comprehensive mandate on migration issues, and especially not a legal protection mandate enshrined in its Constitution, or a clear policy on protection. Its mandate focuses primarily on providing services to States, including in relation to the return of migrants. Different United Nations agencies and entities, such as OHCHR, ILO, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat have mandates and expertise on a wide range of migration-related issues complementary to those of IOM. 1. United Nations (a) General Assembly 39. The General Assembly has taken some crucial measures in relation to the human rights of migrants, including the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990 and the holding of the first High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in 2006. 40. The Third Committee holds interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur, who presents annual thematic reports, and adopts annual resolutions on the protection of migrants. Likewise, the Second Committee adopts resolutions on migration and development. 41. In 2012, the General Assembly, in its resolution 67/172, requested Member States, the United Nations system, international organizations, civil society and all relevant stakeholders, especially the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur and the Global Migration Group, to ensure that the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development to be held in 2013 analyses the linkage between migration and development in a balanced and comprehensive manner that includes, among others, a human rights perspective. 42. The Special Rapporteur looks forward to the High-level Dialogue and hopes for an outcome document that will contribute to better protection of the human rights of migrants. Furthermore, he encourages the General Assembly to hold regular high-level dialogues. (b) Human Rights Council 43. The Human Rights Council adopts resolutions on the human rights of migrants annually and holds interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur, who presents annual thematic reports and country visit reports to the Human Rights Council. 44. The Special Rapporteur believes that there is potential for more engagement by the Human Rights Council on issues relating to the human rights of migrants. Mainstreaming migrants’ rights in the Council’s work in relation to, inter alia, the rights of the child, women’s rights, xenophobia and racial discrimination, and rights of minorities should be considered. __________________ 4 8/26 See for example www.iom.int/files/live/sites/iom/files/What-We-Do/docs/2013-Global-RCPChairs-Summary-English.pdf. 13-42115