A/HRC/15/39 e. Underline the importance of partnerships between Governments, national human rights institutions and civil society at the national and regional levels in developing regional mechanisms; f. Encourage strengthened cooperation between the United Nations and regional arrangements in the field of human rights and the identification of strategies to overcome obstacles to the promotion and protection of human rights at the regional and international level; g. Encourage participation in the forthcoming workshop on “Enhancing cooperation between regional and international mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights” to be held in Geneva in May 2010 of representatives of the relevant regional and subregional arrangements from different regions, experts and interested States Members of the United Nations, observers, national human rights institutions and representatives of non-governmental organizations; h. Encourage the establishment of effective, independent and pluralistic national human rights institutions in accordance with the Paris Principles or, where they already exist, their strengthening, and encourage OHCHR, the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and other existing regional institutions to support emerging regional and national mechanisms and to give high priority to requests from Member States on the development and strengthening of such institutions in partnership with relevant regional organizations; i. Request OHCHR and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions to support further cooperation at the regional level among national human rights institutions and thematic human rights institutions; j. Request OHCHR to finalise for publication a directory of resource materials available to assist the implementation of activities under the Regional Framework based on the latest information from participants, and to engage in consultations with Member States, UNESCAP, United Nations agencies, regional organizations, national human rights institutions, civil society and other stakeholders on follow-up to activities under the Regional Framework. 13