A/HRC/15/56 Regional Mechanisms Section (NIRMS), as the OHCHR focal point on regional mechanisms, should be responsible for coordinating the inputs from the focal points of the various international human rights mechanisms. Focal points will be in charge of outlining a workplan on enhancing cooperation between international and regional human rights mechanisms which will identify the objectives, activities, timelines and responsibilities of each mechanism. Consultations on the workplan should take place between the various human rights mechanisms and subsequently with States, NHRIs and NGOs. Focal points should keep themselves regularly informed about the activities of their respective mechanisms. 58. Biannual meetings should be convened with the participation of international, regional and subregional human rights mechanisms, governments, NHRIs and NGOs. Their main objective will be to discuss sharing of information, joint activities and follow-up to decisions and recommendations, focusing on thematic priorities. During these meetings, focal points should report on their activities indicating results achieved, as well as obstacles encountered in the implementation of their responsibilities. 59. Regional and subregional human rights mechanisms should have the possibility of participating in Human Rights Council sessions relevant to their area of interest, intervene in interactive dialogues, and be entitled to submit documentation and written statements. Their reports, or at least the executive summaries thereof, should be systematically circulated among the members of the Human Rights Council. Regional human rights mechanisms documents should progressively become official documents of the Human Rights Council. 60. The field presences of intergovernmental organizations, in particular those which comprise territories covered by international and regional human rights mechanisms, as well as United Nations country teams and the regional offices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), should reinforce their collaboration with human rights mechanisms, in particular regional and subregional human rights mechanisms located in their sphere of activity. 61. States and intergovernmental organizations should politically and financially support cooperation initiatives resulting from the ongoing cooperation process between international, regional and subregional human rights mechanisms. It is crucial that adequate resources be allocated to implement these recommendations. B. Instruments that will facilitate smooth cooperation 62. A database which centralizes information resulting from both international and regional human rights mechanisms should be created. It should include State party reports, conclusions, recommendations, views, reports and opinions, as well as contact information and information on individual cases if possible. 63. Web links leading to the web pages of various international and regional human rights mechanisms should be available on their respective websites with a view to disseminating and sharing information with relevant stakeholders, in particular the users of international and regional human rights mechanism, including governments, victims, NGOs, and NHRIs. 64. OHCHR should include a web link on its website containing information on cooperation between international and regional human rights mechanisms, including information on meetings, joint activities, focal points, information-sharing mechanisms, etc. 18

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