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contribute to the work of the Human Rights Council in its resolutions, including most
recently in Assembly resolution 70/163;
24.
Commends the efforts made to date by all relevant United Nations
mechanisms and processes, in accordance with their respective mandates and in accordance
with General Assembly resolution 70/163, including the Commission on the Status of
Women, the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, and the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, including the high-level political forum on sustainable
development, to further enhance the participation of national human rights institutions
compliant with the Paris Principles and to allow for their contribution to these United
Nations mechanisms and processes, bearing in mind the relevant provisions dealing with
their participation contained in Assembly resolution 60/251, Human Rights Council
resolutions 5/1 and 5/2, and 16/21 of 25 March 2011, and Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2005/74, and encourages the continuation of these efforts;
25.
Invites both the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and
the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to work to further enhance the
participation of national human rights institutions, in accordance with their mandates and
rules of procedure;
26.
Commends the work of the Office of the High Commissioner with national
human rights institutions, including through technical cooperation, capacity-building
activities and advice, and encourages the High Commissioner, in view of the expanded
activities relating to national human rights institutions, to ensure that appropriate
arrangements are made and budgetary resources are provided to continue and further extend
activities in support of national human rights institutions, including by supporting the work
of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and its regional networks, and
invites Governments to contribute additional voluntary funds to that end;
27.
Welcomes the strengthening of international cooperation among national
human rights institutions, including through the Global Alliance of National Human Rights
Institutions, and encourages the Secretary-General to continue to provide the assistance
necessary for holding international, regional and cross-regional meetings and conferences
of national human rights institutions, including meetings of the Global Alliance of National
Human Rights Institutions, in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner;
28.
Also welcomes the important role of national human rights institutions in
supporting cooperation between their Governments and the United Nations in the
promotion and protection of human rights;
29.
Further welcomes the strengthening in all regions of regional cooperation
among national human rights institutions, and notes with appreciation the continuing work
of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions, the Network of National
Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Americas, the AsiaPacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the European Network of
National Human Rights Institutions;
30.
Encourages all States and national human rights institutions to continue to
take appropriate steps to promote cooperation, the exchange of information, the sharing of
experience and the dissemination of best practices concerning the establishment and
effective operation of national human rights institutions;
31.
Invites national human rights institutions to include in their cooperation the
exchange of best practices on strengthening their liaison role between civil society and their
Governments;
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