A/HRC/RES/42/32 Appreciating the important role of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, the Voluntary Trust Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review, the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council and the Voluntary Trust Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review in supporting States in developing their national capacities to promote the effective implementation of their human rights obligations and accepted universal periodic review recommendations, including those pertaining to the treatment of prisoners, Noting with appreciation the contributions of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights and of the Voluntary Trust Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review through their annual reports to the Human Rights Council, in particular on the components of technical cooperation and the identification of good practices, 1. Emphasizes that the general debate under agenda item 10 is an essential platform for Members and observers of the Human Rights Council to share their visions and views with regard to promoting more effective technical cooperation and capacitybuilding in the field of human rights, and to share concrete experiences, challenges and information on assistance needed in the implementation of their human rights obligations and voluntary pledges and commitments, and of accepted universal periodic review recommendations, and their achievements and good practices in this area; 2. Reiterates that technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights continue to be based on consultations with and with the consent of the States concerned, and should take into account their needs, and the fact that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and aim to make a concrete impact on the ground; 3. Underscores the need to strengthen international, regional and bilateral cooperation and dialogue in the promotion and protection of human rights, including those relating to the human rights of prisoners, including women prisoners and offenders; 4. Reaffirms that technical cooperation should remain an inclusive exercise that engages and involves all national stakeholders, including government agencies, national human rights institutions and civil society; 5. Also reaffirms the ongoing need for enhanced voluntary contributions to the relevant United Nations funds to support technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights, and encourages States to continue to make contributions to these funds, especially those who have not yet done so; 6. Encourages Member States to endeavour to improve conditions in detention, including by addressing the issue of overcrowding, consistent with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) and all other relevant and applicable United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice, to continue to exchange good practices in order to identify challenges faced in implementing the rules, and to share their experiences in dealing with those challenges; 7. Encourages Member States having developed legislation, procedures, policies or practices for women in prison or on alternatives to imprisonment for women offenders to make information available to other States and relevant international, regional and intergovernmental organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations, and to assist them in developing and implementing training or other activities in relation to such legislation, procedures, policies or practices; 8. Encourages States in need of assistance to consider requesting technical assistance from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and other United Nations agencies in the implementation of their human rights obligations and voluntary pledges and commitments, 3