A/HRC/RES/30/24 Recognizing that each State has the right to choose the framework that is best suited to its particular needs at the national level, Reaffirming the importance of international cooperation to support States in the process of integrating their obligations and commitments under international human rights law into national legislation, and drawing up and carrying out national policies aimed at the full realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recognizing the important and constructive role that national human rights institutions and civil society can play in the process of drawing up and assessing the impact of national policies aimed at the promotion, protection and full realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Bearing in mind that the technical cooperation offered by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, upon the request of and in close cooperation with States, with the aim of integrating human rights into national policies and programmes can be a useful vehicle to support States’ compliance with their human rights obligations and their follow-up to recommendations made by United Nations human rights mechanisms, Affirming that the inclusive participation of all sectors of society in debating and developing policies and programmes affecting the population is critical for the success of such processes, Recognizing that public policies planned and formulated through participatory and accessible approaches are a key factor in promoting respect for and safeguarding the realization of human rights, 1. Welcomes the panel discussion on the issue of national policies and human rights, with a particular focus on the findings of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and capacitybuilding options for integrating human rights into national policies,2 held by the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session; 2. Takes note with appreciation of the summary report of the Office of the High Commissioner of the panel discussion, 3 and of the conclusions and recommendations contained therein; 3. Acknowledges the efforts made by the Office of the High Commissioner in both technical assistance and capacity-building, upon request and in close cooperation with States, to align laws, policies, institutions and practices with their human rights obligations and commitments, to implement accepted universal periodic review recommendations and to follow up on recommendations made by other United Nations human rights mechanisms; 4. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner to enhance further the efforts aimed at supporting these measures in order that national policies have a positive impact on the enjoyment of human rights; 5. Invites relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, funds and programmes and other relevant stakeholders to cooperate with States in providing technical assistance, upon request, of the States concerned, with the aim of assisting them in integrating human rights into national policies and programmes so that national policies contribute to the enjoyment of human rights; 2 3 2 A/HRC/27/41. A/HRC/30/28.