A/HRC/24/54 IV. Concluding remarks 23. The Romanian State Secretary for Political Affairs and Liaison with Parliament, Radu Podgorean, pointed out that the United Nations and regional organizations can offer an important framework for the exchange of experience and the sharing of best practices. He also stressed that the international community has a responsibility to offer a general framework for the development of human rights through the promotion of peace. He suggested that an international forum could be established in order to elaborate a framework for education, democracy and human rights. He also encouraged the promotion of resolution 19/6. 24. The member of the Executive Board of Femmes Africa Soldarité, Brigitte Balipou, emphasized the need for strong and robust institutions and support for international and regional mechanisms. She also stressed the importance of combatting impunity. She called for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. 25. The Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Vidar Helgesen, reiterated that democracy can only be sustained if it was owned by citizens. Moreover, political process and institutions must be inclusive. However, he cautioned that inclusion takes time and cannot be rushed. He stressed the need to move from the normative to the realities on the ground and suggested that the post-2015 development agenda could be an opportunity in that regard, including by setting democracy as a development goal on the post-2015 development agenda. 26. The Vice-President of the Arab Parliament of the League of Arab States, Aisha al-Mannai, underlined that good governance is the basis for democracy, the rule of law and human rights. She recommended the implementation of the recommendations set out in the above-mentioned study of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. She also recalled the importance of dialogue in democracies. 27. The Permanent Delegate of Peru to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris, Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros, underlined that building democracies is a multidimensional task, which includes establishing the rule of law and access to the exercise of power through democratic structures. He also emphasized that the protection of human rights is not a solely domestic matter anymore. Legal systems have also been established for the protection of democracy, including “democracy clauses”. He called for the elaboration of a United Nations declaration on democracy. He also suggested integrating respect for democracy and the rule of law as medium and long-term assessment benchmarks in the Universal Periodic Review process. 28. The President of the Moroccan National Human Rights Council, Driss elYazami, referred to the importance of coherent efforts to strengthen democracy by the multiple actors in this field and called for strengthening consistency between the various efforts and actors. He also reiterated the fundamental importance of elections and political participation in general. In that context, he called for further reflection on how to ensure a participative democracy. He stressed the particular importance of ensuring participation of persons with disabilities. 9