design, promote and implement at the national, regional and international levels, strategies, programmes and policies, and adequate legislation, which may include special and positive measures, for furthering equal social development and the realization of the civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights of all victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 11. Welcomes and encourages regional initiatives to promote the further realization of economic, social and cultural rights; 12. Recognizes and encourages the important contributions of National Human Rights Institutions and of non-governmental organizations to the question of the realization and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights; 13. Expresses its appreciation for the activities carried out by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, mainly through technical cooperation, the work of its field offices, its relevant reports to United Nations bodies, the development of in-house expertise and its publications and studies on related issues; 14. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner: (a) To continue to provide or facilitate practical support aimed at building capacities for the full realization of economic, social and cultural rights; (b) To continue its cooperation with other United Nations agencies as part of the integration of economic, social and cultural rights within the United Nations system; (c) To strengthen its research and analytical capacities in the field of economic, social and cultural rights and to share its expertise, inter alia through the holding of expert meetings; (d) To strengthen the support for the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; (e) To continue its activities on the promotion and awareness-raising of economic, social and cultural rights, including by supporting regional initiatives