A/HRC/DEC/19/119 human rights institution of the State under review) and paragraph 28 (national human rights institution of the State concerned); (b) Only the Head, Secretary-General or designated representative in possession of a written authorization may deliver a video message; (c) The credentials of the institution and the identity of individuals delivering the video message will be duly verified by the Office of the High Commissioner, which maintains a list of national human rights institutions and their current accreditation status; (d) Whenever a point of order is raised during the projection of a video message of an institution, the President of the Human Rights Council will pause the intervention and address the issue in accordance with the rules of procedure and practices of the Council. The President will then continue with the projection of the video message, unless a second point of order is raised or the President considers that the message infringes the rules of procedure and practices of the Council, in which case the President may interrupt the projection of the video message. As the speaker will not be present in the room, a written communication recalling the applicable rules of procedures and practices of the Council shall then be forwarded to the institution concerned; (e) The International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and the secretariat of the Human Rights Council will continue to provide all national human rights institutions with robust advice and support so that they may contribute constructively and positively to the work of the Council. 47. In the case of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council: (a) To test the feasibility of video messages in terms of time available during the sessions of the Human Rights Council, a limited number of may pre-record video messages in the framework of the general segment of the Council plenary session (held in March), interactive dialogues with special procedures relating to reports on country missions (in particular for organizations that have contributed to the mission to that country), plenary adoption of universal periodic review outcomes (in particular for organizations involved in the national process or having sent contributions for the summary of stakeholder information prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner) and panels/annual discussions, in order to enhance the participation of local stakeholders in plenary meetings; (b) Accreditation of organizations will be duly verified by the secretariat of the Human Rights Council; (c) The identity of individuals delivering the video message, and whether they are duly authorized to represent the non-governmental organizations in question, will be duly verified by the secretariat of the Human Rights Council upon receipt of a written authorization by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the organization and a colour copy of the individual’s passport or formal identity document, together with a photograph of the individual delivering the statement (as mentioned above); (d) Whenever a point of order is raised during the projection of a video message, the President of the Human Rights Council will pause the intervention and address the issue in accordance with the rules of procedure and practices of the Council. The President will then resume the projection of the video message unless a second point of order is raised or the President considers that the message infringes Council the rules of procedure or practices, in which case the President may interrupt the projection of the video message. As the speaker will not be present in the room, a written communication recalling the applicable rules of procedures and practices of the Council shall then be forwarded to the organization concerned. 11

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