A/HRC/RES/54/28 recommendations, pledges and commitments could serve as a platform to develop and strengthen technical cooperation and to increase partnerships among States, relevant United Nations agencies and stakeholders, including civil society, in order to support the implementation of international human rights obligations by States; 6. Welcomes the contributions made by States towards the process of follow-up on and implementation of universal periodic review recommendations in States under review, and encourages all States to contribute to the follow-up on and implementation of such recommendations by States under review by, inter alia, showcasing best practices, sharing experiences and expertise and offering technical assistance on the basis of requests and the consent of the States concerned; 7. Encourages States also to consider offering technical assistance and to share best practices and experience in the areas that they can, contributing to the implementation of their own universal periodic review recommendations that were accepted by States under review on the basis of requests and the consent of the States concerned; 8. Welcomes the efforts made by the Office of the High Commissioner and other relevant United Nations agencies to promote and support the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations by States, and calls for the Office and other relevant United Nations agencies to continue to provide timely and quality support for States’ requests in their efforts to implement recommendations accepted in the context of the universal periodic review and to prepare their national reports for the review, and encourages greater coordination in this regard; 9. Recognizes that existing national human rights institutions and civil society can play an important role in supporting the implementation of accepted universal periodic review recommendations and the preparation of national universal periodic review reports, and hence encourages States and relevant United Nations agencies to provide technical assistance and capacity-building for and to collaborate with these actors in those processes; 10. Encourages States in need of technical assistance to consider requesting it from the Office of the High Commissioner and other relevant United Nations agencies in the implementation of their human rights obligations, as well as their voluntary pledges and commitments, including recommendations accepted in the context of the universal periodic review, and strongly encourages the Office and respective United Nations agencies to respond favourably to such requests and to provide information, in a transparent and timely manner, on the technical support available for and provided to States; 11. Stresses the importance of enhancing coordination between the Office of the High Commissioner and other United Nations agencies in their technical cooperation and capacity-building efforts, and encourages the sharing of information and best practices on a regular basis between the Office, other relevant United Nations agencies and the States concerned on technical assistance and capacity-building efforts undertaken at the national level; 12. Encourages the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, in their interaction with States, to continue to share information and knowledge relating to best practices and the possibility of providing technical assistance and capacity-building in the promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights, including, where applicable and within their respective mandates, those pertaining to the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations; 13. Welcomes the holding of the intersessional meeting and the enhanced interactive dialogue on technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 51/34 of 7 October 2022, at which participants underlined the importance of this mission of the Council, reflected on achievements made and obstacles faced, and stressed the need to provide sufficient funding to carry out the Council’s work, and also discussed the way forward to improve technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, including by enhancing the 4