A/HRC/9/28 page 25 organizations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations, for the preparation of their work; 7. Requests the Special Rapporteur, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the expert mechanism to continue to carry out their tasks in a coordinated manner; 8. Suggests that the General Assembly adjust the mandate of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations to take into account Council resolution 5/1, in particular the creation of the expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples; 9. Encourages those States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries of the International Labour Organization; 10. Decides to continue consideration of this question at a future session in conformity with its annual programme of work. 22nd meeting 24 September 2008 Adopted without a vote. 9/8. Effective implementation of international human rights instruments The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming that the full and effective implementation of United Nations human rights instruments is of major importance to the efforts of the United Nations to promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and that the effective functioning of human rights treaty bodies is indispensable for the full and effective implementation of such instruments, Stressing the importance of preserving the independence of the human rights treaty bodies, Recalling General Assembly resolution 57/202 of 18 December 2002, Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/78 of 21 April 2004, and Council resolution 2/5 of 28 November 2006, Welcoming the establishment of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which began its work in 2007, Welcoming also the entry into force on 3 May 2008 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, which creates a ninth human rights treaty body which will begin its work in 2009,