A/HRC/RES/45/22 in preventing, remedying and assisting victims to find remedies to human rights violations and abuses, in the dissemination of human rights information, and education in human rights, Recalling the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles), and the establishment of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, Reaffirming the importance of, and welcoming the rapidly growing interest and progress throughout the world in, establishing and strengthening independent, pluralistic national human rights institutions in accordance with the Paris Principles, Recalling that the existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles is a global indicator of progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16, and taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals,1 including this indicator, Reaffirming the important role that such national human rights institutions play, and will continue to play, in promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, strengthening participation, in particular of civil society organizations, promoting the rule of law, developing and enhancing public awareness of those rights and fundamental freedoms, and contributing to the prevention of human rights violations and abuses, Encouraging greater efforts to investigate and respond to increasing reports of cases of reprisal against national human rights institutions, their members and staff, and those who cooperate or seek to cooperate with them, Recognizing the important role that national human rights institutions can play in preventing and addressing acts of intimidation and cases of reprisal as part of supporting the cooperation between States and the United Nations in the promotion of human rights, including by contributing to follow-up actions, as appropriate, to recommendations made by international human rights mechanisms, and in this regard taking note of the Marrakech Declaration adopted at the thirteenth International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions, Welcoming the strengthening in all regions of regional and cross-regional cooperation among national human rights institutions, and between national human rights institutions and other regional human rights forums, Commending the important work of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and regional networks of national human rights institutions, including the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions, the Network of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, in support of the development and strengthening of independent and effective national human rights institutions compliant with the Paris Principles, Welcoming efforts to strengthen United Nations system-wide coordination in support of national human rights institutions and their networks, including the tripartite partnership between the United Nations Development Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, 2 and encouraging further cooperation in this regard between United Nations mechanisms and processes and with national human rights institutions, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and its regional networks, Welcoming also the valuable participation and contribution of national human rights institutions and their networks, including their contribution to national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up, and with regard to follow-up to recommendations and relevant United Nations mechanisms and processes, in accordance with their respective mandates, including the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review mechanism and the special procedures, the treaty bodies, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous 1 2 2 E/2020/57. General Assembly resolution 70/163, para. 19.