A/HRC/18/2 (f) Promoting a free and active civil society; (g) Promoting freedom of expression; (h) Ensuring, where they exist, strong and independent national human rights institutions, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles); (i) Promoting human rights education and training, in particular for State actors; (j) Ensuring an independent and functioning judiciary; (k) Fighting corruption; 4. Welcomes the role of national human rights institutions in contributing to the prevention of human rights violations, and encourages States to strengthen the mandate and capacity of such institutions, where they exist, to enable them to fulfil this role effectively in accordance with the Paris Principles; 5. Acknowledges that the Human Rights Council shall, inter alia, contribute, through dialogue and cooperation, to the prevention of human rights violations and respond promptly to human rights emergencies; 6. Welcomes the submission of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Workshop on the Role of Prevention in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights,30 and takes note of the conclusions and recommendations therein; 7. Stresses the need to further develop and raise awareness of the concept of prevention of human rights violations in order to encourage its reflection in relevant policies and strategies at the national, regional and international levels; 8. Recognizes the need for further research to assist States, at their request, and other stakeholders to understand and mainstream the role of prevention into the promotion and protection of human rights; 9. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare, in close cooperation with the mandate holders of the Human Rights Council, within existing resources, a practical toolkit to support States and other stakeholders in understanding the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights, and to present the toolkit to the Council at its twenty-second session; 10. Decides to continue consideration of the matter under the same agenda item, in conformity with its annual programme of work. 36th meeting 29 September 2011 [Adopted without a vote.] 18/14 Regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights The Human Rights Council, 30 40 A/HRC/18/24. GE.12-17756