A/HRC/RES/19/36 18. Encourages Member States to continue to strengthen their cooperation with the United Nations system, relevant intergovernmental regional, subregional and other organizations and arrangements, and national human rights institutions, as well as with relevant non-governmental organizations in the field of electoral assistance and support for the promotion of democratization, and to initiate or reinforce networks and partnerships for the dissemination of knowledge and information about the role of democratic institutions and mechanisms in facing the political, economic, social and cultural challenges in their respective societies; 19. Invites intergovernmental regional, subregional and other organizations and arrangements, national human rights institutions and relevant non-governmental organizations to engage actively in work at the local, national, subregional and regional levels to consistently support and consolidate democracy and the rule of law, and to initiate exchanges with the United Nations system on their experiences by, inter alia: (a) Identifying and disseminating best practices and experiences at the regional, subregional and cross-regional levels in promoting and protecting democratic processes, including in the field of electoral reform; (b) Establishing and supporting regional, subregional and national civic education programmes that provide access to information on democratic governance and the rule of law, and stimulate dialogue on the functioning of democracy; (c) Encouraging the study, in schools and universities, of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and good governance, as well as the functioning of public administration, political institutions and civil society organizations; (d) Elaborating and widely distributing reports, assessments, training materials, handbooks, case studies and documentation on various types of democratic constitutions, electoral systems and administration in order to assist populations in making more informed choices; (e) Encouraging the use of democratic consultative mechanisms in decisionmaking processes and disputes as an opportunity for stakeholders to advance their rights and reach well-informed decisions within institutional frameworks; 20. Invites States members of intergovernmental regional organizations and arrangements to include or reinforce provisions of the constitutive acts of their organizations and arrangements that aim at promoting democratic values and principles and at protecting and consolidating democracy in their respective societies; 21. Encourages the Secretary-General, in consultation and cooperation with Member States, to give priority to improving the capacity of the United Nations system as an effective partner for Member States in the process of building democratic societies based on the rule of law, where individuals and peoples have the opportunity to shape their own destiny; 22. Encourages the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and other relevant United Nations structures to make a concerted effort to integrate and mainstream democracy and the rule of law into their strategic planning; 23. Acknowledges that the Human Rights Council, by promoting the normative content and the realization of the human rights enshrined in various international instruments, can play a role in developing and promoting the fulfilment of the principles, norms and standards that are the basis of democracy and the implementation of the rule of law; 6