A/HRC/RES/54/28 particular on the components of technical cooperation and the identification of good practices, Welcoming and encouraging new and existing initiatives aimed at providing human rights technical cooperation and capacity-building support, in consultation with and with the consent of the States concerned, through bilateral, regional, multilateral and international cooperation, including bilateral human rights dialogues and North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation, as well as public-private partnerships, to assist States in implementing their human rights obligations, as well as voluntary pledges and commitments, and underlining the need for States and all relevant stakeholders to work in complementarity with one another in the delivery of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, Stressing the need to raise awareness about the importance of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, which would accelerate the implementation of activities in this area, with a view to improving human rights situations worldwide, and also the need to maintain the spirit of constructive cooperation and nonpoliticization, Reaffirming that the universal periodic review is a cooperative mechanism and a Statedriven process with the full involvement of the State concerned and with consideration given to its capacity-building needs, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/251 and Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, Welcoming the 100 per cent participation of States in the universal periodic review since its inception and the efforts made to implement the recommendations emanating from their review, 1. Emphasizes that the general debate under agenda item 10 is an essential platform for members and observers of the Human Rights Council to openly share their visions and views, and concrete experiences, challenges, progress and achievements, as well as information on assistance needed, with regard to promoting more effective technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, and that such technical cooperation should remain an inclusive exercise that engages and involves all national stakeholders, including government agencies, national human rights institutions, national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up, the private sector, civil society, including women’s organizations, and rights holders; 2. Reiterates that technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights continue to be based on consultations with and with the consent of the States concerned, and should take into account their requests, needs and priorities, as well as their national context, and the fact that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and are aimed at making a concrete impact at all levels on the ground; 3. Underscores the need to strengthen international, regional and bilateral cooperation and dialogue in support of the promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights, with a view to generating sustainable outcomes, and encourages regional human rights bodies to share experiences and exchange good practices in the promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights, including those relating to the empowerment of all women and girls, while engaging with relevant players, including national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and rights holders; 4. Reaffirms the ongoing need for enhanced voluntary contributions to the relevant United Nations funds to support technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights, encourages States to continue to make contributions to these funds as well as to the technical assistance and capacity-building programme of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure that the Office of the High Commissioner is in a position to respond to the requests for assistance identified in its annual appeals, and encourages the funds and the Office to continue to enhance the efficiency and transparency of their activities; 5. Affirms that the universal periodic review process is a channel to initiate constructive and inclusive dialogue on human rights and explore avenues for technical cooperation with States under review, and that their accepted universal periodic review 3