A/HRC/RES/42/6 11. Invites the special procedures, in accordance with their mandates, to continue to identify and incorporate practical approaches to the prevention of human rights violations and abuses in their assessments and recommendations, and to explore further ways to contribute to enhancing cooperation of United Nations actors towards better achieving the preventive mandate of the United Nations system; 12. Stresses the need to develop further the concept of the prevention of human rights violations and to step up efforts to raise awareness of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights in order to encourage its reflection in relevant policies and strategies at the national, regional and international levels; 13. Recognizes the need for further research to assist States, at their request, and other stakeholders to understand and mainstream the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights; 14. Continues to encourage the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the basis of consultation with States, relevant regional organizations, national human rights institutions and other relevant stakeholders, to inform the Human Rights Council on a regular basis on the practical applications of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights; 15. Welcomes the summary of the Office of the High Commissioner of the expert workshop on the role and contribution of civil society organizations, academia, national human rights institutions and other relevant stakeholders in the prevention of human rights abuses,1 and the conclusions and recommendations contained therein, submitted to the Council at its thirty-ninth session; 16. Affirms the primary responsibility of States to strengthen rule of law institutions and to provide effective frameworks for all prevention efforts, including those of civil society actors, academics and national human rights institutions in fulfilling their monitoring, reporting and advocacy functions; 17. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a study, to be presented to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fifth session, on the contribution of the special procedures in assisting States and other stakeholders in the prevention of human rights violations and abuses; 18. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner to continue to gather information and research for further preparation of a practical toolkit to support States and other stakeholders in the practical application of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights; 19. Decides to continue consideration of the matter under the same agenda item, in conformity with its annual programme of work. 39th meeting 26 September 2019 [Adopted without a vote.] 1 A/HRC/39/24. 3