A/HRC/RES/38/12 society engagement with international and regional organizations, and welcomes efforts already made in this regard; 19. Notes the intention of a group of States to undertake a stocktaking exercise in the run-up to the forty-first session of the Human Rights Council, to examine the progress made to date in improving civil society engagement in international and regional organizations, with particular reference to the recommendations made by the High Commissioner in his report,1 and invites States and other stakeholders, including the Office of the High Commissioner and civil society, to participate in this exercise; 20. Welcomes the work of the Office of the High Commissioner to promote and protect civil society space, including its work on widening the democratic space, and invites it to continue efforts in this regard; 21. Requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on progress made in improving civil society engagement with international and regional organizations and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fourth session; 22. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 38th meeting 6 July 2018 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 35 to 0, with 11 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Abstaining: Burundi, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)] 5