A/RES/55/90 rights, and encourages States parties, individually and through meetings of States parties, to consider how to give better effect to these principles; 22. Takes note of the discussion of the payment of honorariums to the members of the human rights treaty bodies included in the report of the SecretaryGeneral,4 and of other work being done by the Secretary-General on this subject, and encourages Member States to consider possible follow-up; 23. Encourages the Economic and Social Council, as well as its functional commissions and their subsidiary bodies, other United Nations bodies and the specialized agencies to consider the feasibility of participation by representatives of the human rights treaty bodies in their meetings; 24. Welcomes the continuing emphasis by the persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies on closely monitoring the enjoyment of the human rights of women within their mandates; 25. Also welcomes the contributions of the human rights treaty bodies, within their mandates, to the prevention of violations of human rights, in the context of their consideration of reports submitted under their respective treaties; 26. Invites the Secretary-General to submit the reports of the persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies on their periodic meetings to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session; 27. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session on measures taken to implement the present resolution, on obstacles to its implementation and on measures taken or planned to ensure financing and adequate staff and information resources for the effective operation of the human rights treaty bodies; 28. Decides to continue to give priority consideration at its fifty-seventh session to the conclusions and recommendations of the periodic meetings of the persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies, in the light of the deliberations of the Commission on Human Rights, under the item entitled “Human rights questions”. 81st plenary meeting 4 December 2000 5