A/HRC/29/36 biometric databases, with as one of its key aims the identification of individuals who have overstayed their visas, together with the prevention of irregular migration. One of the three stated objectives of the EUROSUR system is to reduce deaths at sea contributes to protecting and saving the lives of migrants trying to reach European shores. 25. At European level, Frontex is establishing the European Situational Picture and the Common Pre-frontier Intelligence Picture, which will be continuously upgraded in 20142015. Frontex also established, as an initial service, the service for the “common application of surveillance tools”, consisting of information derived from satellite imagery and from ship reporting systems together with the EU Satellite Centre and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).23 Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Officer 26. Since the publication of the Special Rapporteur’s 2013 report, the office of Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Officer (FRO) has been more fully developed. The work of Ms. Inmaculada Arnaez Fernandez and those supporting her since the inception of the FRO mandate is considered an example of good practice. The Fundamental Rights Officer is involved in many activities of the Agency such as the establishment of a Code of Conduct for Joint Return Operations, the Vega handbook on children (soon to be finalised) and the establishment of a mechanism for monitoring fundamental rights. She is involved in preparing the operational plans for joint operations and she also carries out field visits to these operations. She reports to the Management Board at each of its meetings on joint operations, in particular any incidents reported during these operations, capacity building, as well as on relations with other agencies, such as the European Asylum and Support Office.24 The Fundamental Rights Agency 27. The EU’s FRA has been active on the issues related to the human rights of migrants in relation to border management. Their 2014 annual conference focussed the human rights of migrants. The outputs of the conference reflected the key human rights concerns and a significant degree of commonality with the findings of the Special Rapporteur, as discussed in the policies and dialogues section below. In addition the agency have published a number of publications on key issues.25 3. Policies and dialogues European Agenda on Migration 28. The European Commission launched the work on elaborating a European Agenda on Migration on 4 March 2015, which is expected to be adopted on 13 May. It aims to set out its ideas for a comprehensive, coherent and holistic approach to migration, covering both legal and irregular migration. It four main areas of focus are a common asylum system; a new policy on legal migration; fighting irregular migration and trafficking more robustly; and securing Europe’s external borders. 23 24 25 30 European Commission, 2015, “Reply by DG Migration and Home Affairs to the questions by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants”. European Commission, 2015, “Reply by DG Migration and Home Affairs to the questions by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants”. FRA, 2014, “Conference Conclusions”.