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mechanisms and to use and integrate consistently their output in all aspects of the
Office’s work.
45.
OHCHR has focused its support on establishing and/or strengthening national
follow-up mechanisms and processes, including for the establishment of standing State
institutions, such as national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up. OHCHR will
continue to support such mechanisms, while the Voluntary Fund will continue to
support States in fulfilling their commitments to implement priority thematic human
rights recommendations accepted during their universal periodic review and those
from other international human rights mechanisms.
46.
OHCHR will continue its efforts to share with States and other United Nations
partners the tools available for integrating and mainstreaming the recommendations
of international human rights mechanisms into their programmes, such as in United
Nations development assistance frameworks and the national development action
plans. It will provide States, on their request, with a database that will allow them to
plan and monitor the progress of the implementation of recommendations made by
international human rights mechanisms. OHCHR will also continue to document good
practices that have emerged from the follow-up support process, and share them with
States and other stakeholders.
47.
In recognition of the close linkage of effective follow-up support to States to the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, OHCHR will
continue to develop tools that not only enable States to implement the
recommendations made by international human rights mechanisms and achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals, but also help stake other stakeholders to monitor and
track the implementation of recommendations and the Goals by States through the
more effective use of the funds made available by the Voluntary Fund.
48.
OHCHR once again emphasizes the importance of the active participation of
other stakeholders in the follow-up process, a key factor in achieving sustained
impact. It will therefore continue to explore ways and means by which stakeholders
can benefit from the Voluntary Fund, either directly or indirectly, by becoming
involved in the technical cooperation and assistance programmes of the States
concerned to be assisted by the Fund.
49.
While welcoming the recent slight increase in contributions to the Voluntary
Fund, OHCHR reiterates its call for more contributions to be made. With further
resources, the Fund will enable OHCHR to provide more effective support to States in
implementing the recommendations of international human rights mechanisms.
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