A/HRC/RES/27/20 an equal basis with others through, inter alia, the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities and the mainstreaming of such rights in development policies; 6. Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant United Nations agencies to continue to provide technical cooperation to States, upon their request, in the implementation of their human rights obligations and accepted universal periodic review recommendations to ensure and promote the full realization of the rights of persons with disabilities; 7. Welcomes the efforts made by the Office of the High Commissioner to provide technical assistance and capacity-building to States, and emphasizes that such technical assistance and capacity-building shall be provided in consultation with and with the consent of the States concerned; 8. Also welcomes the report of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights submitted to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-sixth session,1 and encourages the Office of the High Commissioner to fully implement the recommendations made by the Board to ensure effectiveness of technical cooperation, while encouraging States to enhance voluntary contributions for the relevant United Nations funds to support technical assistance and capacity-building, particularly the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, the Voluntary Fund for Participation in Universal Periodic Review Mechanism and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review; 9. Decides, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Human Rights Council resolution 18/18 of 29 September 2011, that the theme for the annual thematic panel discussion under agenda item 10 to be held at the twenty-eighth session of the Council shall be “Technical cooperation to support inclusive and participatory development and poverty eradication at the national level”; 10. Requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the technical assistance provided by his Office to support inclusive and participatory development at the national level, for submission to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session, to serve as a basis for the thematic panel discussion, and to liaise with States, relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, relevant special procedures and other stakeholders with a view to ensuring their participation in the thematic panel discussion. 39th meeting 25 September 2014 [Adopted without a vote.] 1 A/HRC/26/51. 3

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