A/HRC/19/21 III. Conclusions 102. While OHCHR is committed to respond to situations where human rights are most at risk, solid political support and adequate resources are a prerequisite for its meaningfully engagement. 103. I welcome the increasing number of cross-regional initiatives undertaken by the Human Rights Council, including the establishment of new mandates, which indicate the Council’s determination to address multiple human rights issues and challenges. However, this carries significant resource implications. 104. With regard to the efforts to strengthen the treaty body system, I take note with great satisfaction of the many varied proposals made through the nine consultations held since 2009 between different actors, including States parties to international human rights treaties, treaty body experts, United Nations entities and specialized agencies, national human rights institutions and civil society, including academia. Treaty body outputs provide valuable advice for Member States and advocacy tools for national institutions and non-governmental organizations, contribute to better integrating human rights considerations into the work of relevant United Nations agencies and programmes, and provide the universal periodic review mechanism with the building blocks necessary to ensure that the peer review is based on objective technical grounds. Efforts currently under way to strengthen the treaty body system are crucial, but they will not replace the pressing need for the human and financial resources that are essential to a well-functioning and credible treaty body system. 105. In 2011, the promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was brought to the forefront by civil society in cities from Tunis to New York. The myriad global crises confronting Governments and international institutions call for human rights-based governance at the national and international levels. Responding effectively to these calls will be our collective mission for 2012, and beyond. 18