A/HRC/43/64 process of developing the framework benefited from the active guidance of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities. 69. Furthermore, both the United Nations country teams and the Geneva-based agencies had been working to strengthen stakeholders’ understanding of the structural transformations necessary to implement the Sustainable Development Goals through a human rights framework. They sought enhanced collaboration with special procedure mandate holders in that regard. It was decided that mandate holders should consider ways to strengthen engagement with the high-level political forum on the Goals. 5. Cooperation by States, including in relation to country visits 70. Mandate holders addressed issues related to cooperation with States and other stakeholders and instances of personal attacks against mandate holders. The importance of taking a coherent and coordinated approach was highlighted. In light of the incidents that had occurred in previous years, mandate holders agreed to exchange more information about the cooperation, or lack of cooperation, extended by States during visits. 6. Reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations on human rights 71. Statistics and trends about cases of intimidation and reprisal against those cooperating with the United Nations on human rights addressed by mandate holders were shared with mandate holders, who also discussed ways to consolidate their response to reprisals in line with the internal guidelines they had adopted in 2014. It was recalled that information on cases and special procedures-related actions should be recorded for appropriate action. Reference was also made to the letter dated 20 June 2019 sent by the Coordination Committee sent to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations regarding the accreditation process.8 7. Issues related to mandate holders’ ability to express themselves publicly 72. Mandate holders discussed issues related to mandate holders’ ability to express themselves publicly, for example in end-of-mission statements, press releases and social media during country visits. They discussed existing rules and guidance on the matter and agreed to review the Manual of Operations to address best practices related to the expression of their views in social media, end-of-mission statements and media releases, as well as other issues raised by States. They recognized that new forms of communication, including social media, posed challenges for everybody and that they should examine and encourage best practices on the use of such forms of communication. 73. More specifically, the mandate holders agreed that social media must be used in a manner consistent with the Code of Conduct, the applicable regulations in the Manual of Operations and the terms of reference for the country visits. Furthermore, outside of urgent situations, mandate holders would not send communications or issue press releases to missions after business hours, keeping also in mind the need to ensure sufficient time for capitals to be informed of the intention of a mandate holder to issue a press release. In relation to end-of-mission statements, the mandate holders renewed their commitment to sharing such statements and any related press releases with visited States in advance of making them public. Mandate holders decided to examine the topic of the length of the statements as part of their internal review of the Manual of Operations but that, given their preliminary nature and the fact that States had limited time to react, they should not be too long or too detailed. 8. Use of social media 74. Representatives of the OHCHR communications team informed mandate holders of the social media tools available to them. They noted that since the Twitter account of the special procedures had been launched there had been an increase of 500 followers per month. The platform was being used to share the work of special procedures and its contribution to human rights. Mandate holders shared their experience with the social 8 14 See www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/SP/CC_Chair_letter_to_NGO_Committee_20062019.pdf.