A/HRC/33/34 national human rights institutions and/or in binding administrative guidelines, as appropriate. 24. Newly established national human rights institutions are encouraged to request accreditation by the Global Alliance in order for them to be able to interact effectively with peer institutions as well as with the regional and international human rights systems. 25. National human rights institutions are urged to implement recommendations emanating from the Subcommittee on Accreditation with a view to enhancing their compliance with the Paris Principles and their effectiveness in discharging their mandate. Governments, and other stakeholders, including United Nations entities, are encouraged to assist national human rights institutions in implementing those recommendations. 26. The Secretary-General commends the Subcommittee on Accreditation for its performance and underscores the dedicated and professional support provided by OHCHR to its work, including in the accreditation process. 27. The Paris Principles, and the general observations of the Subcommittee on Accreditation interpreting those principles, remain the basis upon which the Subcommittee accredits national human rights institutions. In order to support this process, the Subcommittee invites civil society organizations to provide input on the functioning of institutions under review, in addition to the legislation and other documentation submitted by institutions. 29. The Secretary-General encourages Member States and other stakeholders to enable OHCHR, through financial contributions, to maintain high-quality servicing of the Subcommittee on Accreditation. 30. With the enhanced role of “A” status national human rights institutions in the proceedings of the Human Rights Council and the prospect of achieving the same in other United Nations mechanisms and processes, the Subcommittee is encouraged to be more vigilant and rigorous in granting “A” status, in order to ensure that only institutions fully compliant with the Paris Principles can make use of the benefits granted to “A” status institutions. 31. The role of OHCHR as secretariat for the Subcommittee, and in holding the Subcommittee’s meetings under its auspices, enhances the credibility of the accreditation process before the international and regional human rights systems. The presence of OHCHR during the decision-making process is instrumental to attesting to the compliance of this process with the established rules of procedure, and contributes to its transparency, fairness and rigour. 32. The Statute of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, and the rules of procedure of the Subcommittee on Accreditation, are silent on cases where, in deliberations, there may be a split vote. In order to avoid a deadlock in such situations, the Secretary-General recommends to the Global Alliance, with the support of the secretariat (OHCHR), to make proposals for a solution that ensures full respect for the Paris Principles and a most effective accreditation process. 8