A/HRC/18/41 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1-2 4 II. Organization of work ................................................................................................ 3-5 4 III. Activities of the Coordination Committee................................................................ 6-9 4 IV. Exchange of views with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 10-12 5 V. Human Rights Council and the special procedures system...................................... 13-17 6 VI. Thematic issues and working methods ..................................................................... 18-25 7 18-22 7 on communications........................................................................................... 23-24 9 Documentation issues ....................................................................................... 25 9 Consultations with human rights mechanisms, States and others............................ 26-48 10 A. Joint meeting with human rights treaty bodies ................................................ 26-32 10 B. Exchange of views with States......................................................................... 33-36 11 C. Exchange of views with United Nations entities and field presences of the Office of the High Commissioner .................................................................... 37-43 12 Exchange of views with civil society and national human rights institutions 44-48 13 A. Strengthening follow-up, working with external support and enhancing information-sharing .......................................................................................... B. C. VII. D. Annex Paragraphs Strengthening the effectiveness of the special procedures: a joint report List of special procedures of the Human Rights Council and other mandate holders invited to attend the eighteenth meeting .................................................................. 15 3