A/HRC/13/19 • In the area of participating in international meetings organized by human rights mechanisms, such as effective participation in the Human Rights Council sessions and other United Nations mechanisms. It stated that these meetings provided appropriate platforms to discuss important human rights issues, exchange good practices and remind States to respect their international obligations in the field of human rights. It also stated that it was necessary to develop strategies to allow effective participation of States, especially the least developing countries, in the meetings of different organs. In particular, this concerns their participation in the sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, during which the interactive dialogue constitutes an opportunity for exchange of information and good practices in the field of the promotion and protection of human rights. Burkina Faso recalled that one of the essential goals of the Universal Periodic Review was capacity-building and technical assistance. It suggested that, at the time of the adoption of the reports, requests for assistance should be systematically registered and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights should initiate as a consequence an appeal for contributions. • In the area of presenting periodic reports, the Government of Burkina Faso noted that the enhancement of cooperation and international dialogue could be achieved by the enhancement of tools to monitor the application of international human rights instruments, especially by the presentation of periodic reports to the respective treaty monitoring bodies. It stated that the presentation of these reports offered opportunities for dialogue between the monitoring mechanisms and the States concerned, with the view to ensuring the effectiveness of the rights provided by these instruments. It also stated that the presentation of periodic reports helped promote the universality, interdependence, indivisibility and interrelatedness of all human rights. Consequently, the High Commissioner for Human Rights should provide adequate assistance to States in the elaboration and presentation of reports. For the purpose of assisting African States that are confronted with the difficulty of inadequate resources, United Nations and the African mechanisms should harmonize and agree upon the guidelines for the presentation of periodic reports. • In the area of developing regional frameworks for discussion and coordination, Burkina Faso considered it important to facilitate, encourage and support the institution of regional channels for discussion and understanding among different regional groups on the question of human rights. These channels would allow States in similar situations to exchange views and experiences on important questions concerning human rights, including those on the agenda of United Nations human rights mechanisms. Such frameworks could allow States to develop common strategies to solve common problems in the field of human rights. It stressed the need to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations human rights system and regional human rights institutions, as well as cooperation among regional institutions, while reiterating its readiness to enhance its cooperation with other States, international organizations and non-governmental organizations in the United Nations human rights mechanisms. Iraq [Original: Arabic] [17 November 2009] The Government of Iraq provided information on its treaty ratification status in the field of human rights: it considered that the country’s efforts to implement provisions of international human rights instruments proved its commitment to comply with its treaty obligations. With regard to international cooperation in the field of human rights, the 4 GE.10-10005