A/HRC/16/2 (d) To seek, receive, examine and respond to information on the situation and the rights of anyone, acting individually or in association with others, to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms; (e) To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of his/her mandate, paying particular attention to the situation of women human rights defenders; (f) To work in close coordination with other relevant United Nations bodies, offices, departments and specialized agencies, both at Headquarters and at the country level, and in particular with other special procedures of the Council; (g) To report regularly to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly; 3. Urges all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his/her tasks, to provide all information and to respond to the communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur without undue delay; 4. Calls upon Governments to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries, and urges them to enter into a constructive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur with respect to the followup to and implementation of his/her recommendations so as to enable him/her to fulfil his/her mandate even more effectively; 5. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the assistance necessary for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate; 6. Decides to continue consideration of this issue in accordance with its annual programme of work. 45th meeting 24 March 2011 [Adopted without a vote.] 16/6 Mandate of the independent expert on minority issues The Human Rights Council, Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, and bearing in mind article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other relevant existing international standards and national legislation, Recalling also all previous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, including Assembly resolution 63/174 of 18 December 2008, Commission resolution 2005/79 of 21 April 2005, and Council resolutions 6/15 of 28 September 2007, 7/6 of 27 March 2008, and 13/12 of 25 March 2010, Noting that 2012 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Emphasizing the need for reinforced efforts to meet the goal of the full realization of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, 14 GE.11-17059