A/HRC/4/43 page 24 6. Ensure the active participation of special procedures in the review of mechanisms through the participation of the Coordination Committee which serves as the contact group with the mandate-holders on issues of collective nature and should be associated ab initio and with a consultative status to all reforms undertaken. 7. Request the Secretary General, in cooperation with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, to provide special procedures with human, material and financial resources that will enable them to respond actively to the challenges and expectations that arise in the context of the reform process. 8. Recognize the fundamental role of NGOs, regional and national human rights institutions as key partners of the Council and special procedures. We urge that civil society access and participation is maintained and enhanced as an indispensable element of the Council’s effectiveness. We believe that all of these elements are essential for States to fulfil the great expectations they have raised by creating this new body. They are now expected to take advantage of the pool of experience and knowledge that existed in the former Commission on Human Rights and at the same time shedding the approach which often undermined the Commission’s work. Special procedures stand ready to take up the challenge to respond to these increased expectations for the benefit of all, in particular the victims of human rights violations, in all parts of the world who continue to look upon them for effective protection of their rights. -----