A/HRC/13/45 contribute to greater effectiveness of NHRIs in their daily work, as well as to a more comprehensive approach to human rights protection at the national level. 20. The Secretary-General also appreciates the tailored and time-bound recommendations issued as the result of reviews of NHRI applications for accreditation. The Secretary-General calls upon States and other stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, to join efforts and follow up on the Subcommittee on Accreditation’s recommendations so that NHRIs fully comply with the Paris Principles, both in law and in practice. 21. The Secretary-General welcomes the development of general observations by the International Coordinating Committee, serving as an additional and progressive interpretative tool of the Paris Principles. The Secretary-General particularly welcomes the general observation on the interaction between NHRIs and the international human rights system and encourages this interaction to be strengthened in order to ensure greater harmonization between the international and national human rights systems. 22. The Secretary-General welcomes the active participation of NHRIs in the regional consultations organized by OHCHR together with the African Union, the Organization of American States and the Council of Europe on enhancing cooperation between regional and international human rights mechanisms in 2009, and calls on NHRIs to redouble their efforts in enhancing cooperation and dialogue with regional human rights mechanisms and in follow-up to the latter’s recommendations. 23. The Secretary-General welcomes the continuing work of the regional networks of NHRIs in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe and encourages greater cooperation between the regional networks and OHCHR. The SecretaryGeneral particularly welcomes the plan to develop a multi-year cooperation framework between OHCHR and the Asia-Pacific Forum, in support to NHRIs in the region. 24. The Secretary-General notes that NHRIs accredited by the International Coordinating Committee garner greater recognition from, and access to, a growing list of international human rights mechanisms, including special procedures, treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council. GE.10-10278 7