A/HRC/DEC/19/119 (e) The secretariat of the Human Rights Council will continue to provide all nongovernmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council with robust advice and support so that they may contribute constructively and positively to the work of the Human Rights Council. 48. The task force recommends a number of practical steps for videoconferencing and video messaging, as described below. 49. Taking into account the interactive nature of videoconferencing, all efforts should be made by the secretariat to render its use feasible within the context of the work of the Human Rights Council. In the meantime, video messaging should be used to enhance the participation of non-resident State delegations, specialized agencies, other intergovernmental organizations and national human rights institutions compliant with the Paris Principles and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. 50. Video messaging may be used in full compliance with the rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council and the rules concerning accreditation. In particular: (a) National human rights institutions compliant with the Paris Principles may pre-record video messages in one of the six official languages of the United Nations, to be delivered to enhance their participation in the plenary debates of the Human Rights Council, in accordance with the provisions contained in the annex to Council resolution 16/21, paragraph 13 (national human rights institution of the State under review) and paragraph 28 (national human rights institution from the country concerned); (b) A limited number of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council may pre-record video messages in one of the six official languages of the United Nations, to be delivered, as a test, in the framework of the general segment of the plenary session of the Human Rights Council (held in March), interactive dialogues with special procedures relating to the reports on country missions (for organizations that have contributed to the mission to that country), plenary adoption of universal periodic review outcomes (in particular for organizations involved in the national process or having sent contributions for the summary of stakeholder information prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner) and panels/annual discussions, in order to enhance the participation of local stakeholders in plenary meetings. B. Paper-smart measures (1) General remarks 51. According to paragraph 60 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21, the use of modern information technology, such as the electronic circulation of copies, is encouraged in order to reduce the circulation of paper. 52. The task force acknowledged the urgent need to reduce the consumption of paper and thereby encouraged both the secretariat and all delegations, whenever possible, to resort to modern information technology in the framework of the work of the Human Rights Council. The task force was informed of and welcomed effective paper-smart measures already taken by the United Nations Office at Geneva, such as the reduction of the number of copies of parliamentary documents sent to Permanent Missions, the e-version of the Permanent Missions to the United Nations (“Blue Book”) replacing hard copies and other measures to encourage all Missions and observers to increasingly rely on electronic distribution of documents. In this regard, the United Nations Office at Geneva provided information on the use of UNOG mailing accounts: as at 30 January 2012, only 17 Permanent Missions had opted to receive electronic versions of official documents, 72 had accessed their accounts and made adjustments, and 92 had not had access to their accounts at all. 12

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