A/HRC/RES/45/22 their mandates and functions consistent with the Paris Principles, and encourages them to continue to do so, including by: (a) Independently assisting, advising and engaging with the State, and other stakeholders, in the prevention of violations and abuses of human rights; (b) Encouraging the ratification, and ensuring the implementation, of international human rights treaties; (c) Promoting legal, policy and procedural reforms, including to promote and ensure the harmonization of national laws and practices with the international human rights instruments to which a State is a party, and their effective implementation; (d) Cooperating with the United Nations system, including by contributing, as appropriate, to follow-up actions to the recommendations made by international human rights mechanisms; (e) Conducting and promoting practical and relevant human rights training and education, and raising public awareness and advocacy about the promotion and protection of human rights and efforts to combat all forms of discrimination; (f) Working with non-governmental organizations devoted to promoting and protecting human rights and economic and social development, combating racism and protecting groups subject to particular vulnerabilities, marginalization or intersecting forms of discrimination, or specialized areas; (g) Preparing and publicizing reports on the national situation with regard to human rights, drawing the attention of the Government to situations in any part of the country in which human rights are violated, making proposals to put an end to such situations and, where necessary, expressing an opinion on the positions and reactions of the Government; (h) Supporting transparent and meaningful engagement by States in regional and international human rights forums by making contributions, in accordance with their independent mandates, to the reports that States are required to submit to United Nations bodies and committees and to regional institutions pursuant to their treaty obligations; 9. Acknowledges that, in the performance of their key functions, in accordance with their mandates and with the Paris Principles, national human rights institutions are supporting the establishment and maintenance of inclusive societies, and in doing so are contributing to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including by: (a) Assisting States to adopt effective frameworks to promote and protect human rights, which are applied equally to protect the rights of all individuals without discrimination on any grounds, including race, colour, gender, age, disability, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status; (b) Contributing to building the capacity of States to prevent and reduce discrimination and violence through effective national-level legislation, regulation, policies and programmes, including those that guarantee equal access, rights and opportunities for all, including equal access to justice and participatory decision-making; (c) Contributing to the progressive realization of economic, social and cultural rights for all; (d) Contributing to the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and gender-based violence; (e) Contributing to the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other related intolerance, all forms of hate speech, and religious intolerance and its manifestations, including hate crimes and incitement to hatred, and fostering cohesive societies that respect and celebrate diversity and multiculturalism; (f) Contributing to addressing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that can increase the vulnerability to violence and discrimination of persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, refugees and migrants, persons who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and other individuals in vulnerable situations or belonging to marginalized groups; 5