13. Declares that advisory services and technical cooperation provided at the request of Governments with a view to developing national capacities and national ownership in the field of human rights constitute one of the most efficient and effective means of promoting and protecting all human rights and democracy; 14. Emphasizes the need for an increase in the allocation of resources from within the United Nations regular budget for advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights; 15. Invites the High Commissioner to continue to provide information on cooperation with other United Nations bodies and also invites her to make available information concerning agreements with other United Nations bodies and their implementation, in an open and transparent manner, as appropriate; 16. Requests the High Commissioner to take further measures to implement the recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit with a view to improving the geographic balance of the staff composition of her Office at all levels; 17. Emphasizes in this regard the need to take into account the request made by Fifth Committee resolution 61/244 that the Secretary-General present to the General Assembly, in consultation with the Office of the High Commissioner, proposals to address the imbalance in the geographic distribution of the staff in that Office; 18. Again invites the High Commissioner to submit information pursuant to the present resolution in her annual report to the Council; 19. Decides to consider the implementation of the present resolution at a future session under the relevant agenda item. Adopted by a recorded vote of 35, with 12 abstentions 31st meeting 30 March 2007 ----