A/HRC/38/18 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. How civil society contributes to the work of regional and international organizations ................ 4 A. Advocacy and awareness-raising .......................................................................................... 4 B. Expertise and knowledge ...................................................................................................... 5 C. Implementation, monitoring and evaluation ......................................................................... 5 Procedures and practices related to civil society engagement in regional and international organizations ............................................................................................................ 5 A. Regulatory and institutional frameworks for civil society engagement ................................ 6 B. Accreditation ........................................................................................................................ 7 C. Access to and modalities of participation in meetings .......................................................... 9 D. Other channels for civil society interventions ....................................................................... 10 E. Access to information ........................................................................................................... 11 F. Accountability mechanisms .................................................................................................. 12 G. Protecting civil society from threats and reprisals ................................................................ 12 H. Ensuring diversity of civil society representatives ............................................................... 13 I. Promoting and funding civil society engagement ................................................................. 14 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 15 III. IV. 2