A/HRC/42/48 (o) Allow civil society to contribute to shaping the agendas of discussions, and to advocate issues outside the spaces’ agendas; (p) Share meeting agendas with civil society invitees well ahead of the meetings concerned; (q) Distribute documents prepared by civil society to delegates ahead of the meeting so that they can be studied properly; (r) Allow sufficient time between civil society summits and ministerial and leaders’ summits to enable due consideration of civil society recommendations by member States; (s) diligently; Issue invitations and registration information to civil society participants (t) Facilitate the timely issuance of visas to civil society participants; (u) Ensure the participation of high-level officials at civil society summits; (v) Grant civil society access to leaders’ summits; (w) Establish robust independent accountability mechanisms to measure progress towards fulfilling the commitments made at the summits and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, in a reliable, objective and systematic manner; (x) Consider linking the commitments made by the global governance spaces with the universal periodic review; (y) Support civil society financially so that it can contribute to monitoring implementation of commitments; (z) Ensure a safe and conducive environment for civil society by respecting, promoting and facilitating the rights to freedom of opinion and expression (including access to information), freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association; (aa) Investigate thoroughly all acts of intimidation and reprisal against civil society actors engaging or seeking to engage with global governance spaces, provide effective remedies and prevent their recurrences. 79. The Independent Expert recommends that civil society: (a) Establish permanent structures, according to category, for its continuous participation in global governance spaces, through impartial, non-discriminatory, transparent and participatory processes; ensure that these structures are particularly accessible to and inclusive of individuals and groups that are marginalized or discriminated against; and set up a depository of all civil society statements and other relevant documents; (b) Introduce a reporting process to measure progress made by global governance spaces and their members with respect to civil society recommendations; (c) Undertake greater outreach, in particular by steering committees that organize civil society participation and by large NGOs, with a view to informing small or grass-roots organizations, and individuals and groups that are marginalized or discriminated against, about opportunities for participation, and enhance their capacity to participate. 80. The Independent Expert encourages IMF, World Bank and OECD to champion public participation in the decision-making processes of global governance spaces, and denounce any acts of intimidation or reprisal that may occur against those participating or seeking to participate. 81. The Independent Expert encourages the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association to look at the issue of the enjoyment of these rights in the context of global governance spaces. He further encourages special procedure mandate holders in general, and other 19