A/HRC/20/9 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–2 4 II. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and national human rights institutions ..................................................................... 3–67 4 A. Advisory services provided by OHCHR to NHRIs ........................................ 6–48 5 B. Support of OHCHR for regional initiatives of NHRIs.................................... 49–60 9 C. Contribution of OHCHR to international initiatives supporting NHRIs ......... 61–67 11 Cooperation between United Nations human rights mechanisms and national human rights institutions ..................................................................... 68–85 12 A. Human Rights Council ................................................................................... 68–77 12 B. Treaty bodies .................................................................................................. 78–82 13 C. Commission on the Status of Women ............................................................. 83 14 D. Other meetings ............................................................................................... 84–85 14 Cooperation and support to national human rights institutions by United Nations agencies and programmes and international and regional organizations ............................................................................................. 86–90 14 A. United Nations Development Programme ...................................................... 86–88 14 B. United Nations Populations Fund ................................................................... 89 15 C. International Organization of la Francophonie .............................................. 90 15 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 91–98 15 Belgrade principles on the relationship between national human rights institutions and parliaments (Belgrade, 22–23 February 2012) .......................................................................... 17 III. IV. V. Annex 3