National human rights institutions A/RES/74/156 24. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide support to national human rights institutions compliant with the Paris Principles, as they enga ge with relevant United Nations mechanisms and processes, with full respect for their respective mandates, and with a view to enabling their most effective contributions, in order to further the implementation of international human rights obligations and commitments; 25. Urges the Secretary-General to continue to give high priority to requests from Member States for assistance in the establishment and strengthening of national human rights institutions in line with the Paris Principles, including as one of the means of accelerating and guaranteeing progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and encourages the Secretary-General to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions in this regard; 26. Calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to encourage national human rights institutions to interact with and advocate independent participation in all relevant United Nations mechanisms and processes, in accor dance with their respective mandates, existing rules of procedure and modalities; 27. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the assistance necessary for holding international and regional meetings of national institutions, including meetings of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner; 28. Also requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with Member States and national human rights institutions, to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution, including on best practices among national human rights institutions. 50th plenary meeting 18 December 2019 19-22282 7/7

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