A/HRC/RES/27/18 18. Welcomes the important role played by national human rights institutions in the Human Rights Council, including its universal periodic review mechanism, in both preparation and follow-up, and the special procedures, as well as in the human rights treaty bodies, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and 65/281 of 17 June 2011, Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007 and decision 19/119 of 22 March 2012, and Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/74 of 20 April 2005, and encourages national human rights institutions to continue to participate in and contribute to these mechanisms, including by continuing to engage with the treaty bodies by, inter alia, providing parallel reports and other information; 19. Commends in particular the increasing engagement of national human rights institutions at all stages of the universal periodic review mechanism, and encourages national human rights institutions to promote and support the implementation of accepted recommendations in their respective national contexts; 20. Welcomes the increased engagement between the special procedures and national human rights institutions, including during country and follow-up visits and on thematic reports, and encourages the deepening of such engagement, including through the participation of national human rights institutions following the presentation of country mission reports to the Human Rights Council; 21. Also welcomes the participation in and contribution of national human rights institutions to the process of strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system, as noted by the General Assembly in its resolution 68/268 of 9 April 2014; 22. Further welcomes the endorsement by the General Assembly of the strengthening of opportunities for national human rights institutions compliant with the Paris Principles to contribute to the work of the Human Rights Council in its resolutions 65/281, 66/169 of 19 December 2011 and 68/171 of 18 December 2013, and urges the Assembly to explore the feasibility of enabling national human rights institutions compliant with the Paris Principles to participate in the Assembly based on the practices and arrangements agreed upon in Assembly resolution 60/251, Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2, and 16/21 of 25 March 2011, and Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/74, while ensuring their most effective contribution; 23. Commends the work of the Office of the High Commissioner with national human rights institutions, including through technical cooperation, capacity-building activities and advice, and encourages the High Commissioner , in view of the expanded activities relating to national human rights institutions, to ensure that appropriate arrangements are made and budgetary resources provided to continue and further extend activities in support of national human rights institutions, including by supporting the work of the International Coordinating Committee and its regional coordinating committees, and invites Governments to contribute additional voluntary funds to that end; 24. Welcomes the strengthening of international cooperation among national human rights institutions, including through the International Coordinating Committee, and encourages the Secretary-General to continue to provide the assistance necessary for holding international, regional and cross-regional meetings and conferences of national human rights institutions, including meetings of the International Coordinating Committee, in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner; 25. Also welcomes the important role of national human rights institutions in supporting cooperation between their Governments and the United Nations in the promotion and protection of human rights; 4