A/HRC/15/56 should be put in place, including a list of visits that will be conducted by the various human rights mechanisms over a six- month period. 74. The practice of elaborating joint reports, publications, standards and guidelines should be expanded. NGOs and NHRIs should participate in discussions on such initiatives, given the important role they play in disseminating and publicizing joint activities among a broad range of stakeholders. 75. International and regional human rights mechanisms with similar mandates should issue joint press releases, declarations and statements, regarding key issues or situations related to their mandates. 76. Joint actions should be undertaken in order to promote awareness of both international and regional human rights mechanisms among as many actors as possible at the international, regional and national levels. Given the important role played by NHRIs and NGOs in this matter, they should take part in these actions. 77. Technical assistance to States should be enhanced. Joint training and programmes to improve knowledge of international, regional and subregional human rights mechanisms should be put in place. 78. Joint follow-up activities should be established, including country visits, meetings and inter-secretariat cooperation mechanisms. E. Cooperation with national human rights institutions and nongovernmental organizations 79. Both NHRIs and NGOs should be involved as full participants in the cooperation process between international and regional human rights mechanisms. 80. Mechanisms should be set up in order to increase cooperation between NHRIs and international and regional human rights mechanisms, in particular regarding raising awareness, capacity-building and monitoring activities, as well as on follow-up to decisions and recommendations emanating from both international and regional human rights mechanisms. 81. Arrangements for enhancing cooperation between NGOs and international and regional human rights mechanisms should be established, including mechanisms to improve exchange of information, e.g. inclusion into the (future) database of information provided by NGOs, bilateral meetings, common strategies regarding human rights issues in specific regions, etc. 20