A/RES/60/169 26. Invites States, the United Nations system and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations to observe, on 18 December of each year, International Migrants Day, proclaimed by the General Assembly, 20 through, inter alia, the dissemination of information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants and on their economic, social and cultural contributions to their host and home countries, the sharing of experience and the adoption of measures to ensure their protection, and to promote greater harmony, tolerance and respect between migrants and the societies in which they live; 27. Welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the human rights of migrants for a period of three years and the appointment of the new Special Rapporteur, and takes note with interest of the interim report submitted by him to the General Assembly, 21 including the proposed methods of work for the fulfilment of his mandate; 28. Requests all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, to furnish all information requested and to respond appropriately and expeditiously to his urgent appeals and to give serious consideration to his requests to visit their countries, and welcomes in this regard the standing invitations extended by some Member States to all special procedures, including the Special Rapporteur; 29. Requests all relevant mechanisms to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur; 30. Requests the Secretary-General to give the Special Rapporteur all the human and financial assistance necessary for the fulfilment of his mandate; 31. Takes note of the report of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on its second session, 22 and requests the Secretary-General to arrange, within existing resources, two sessions for the Committee in 2006, in spring and autumn, respectively, each of a duration of one week; 32. Takes note also of the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of migrants, 23 and calls upon Member States and all relevant stakeholders to consider the implementation of the recommendations contained therein; 33. Decides to examine the question further at its sixty-first session under the item entitled “Human rights questions”. 64th plenary meeting 16 December 2005 _______________ 20 See resolution 55/93. See A/60/357. 22 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 48 (A/60/48). 23 A/60/272. 21 7