The NAM highlights the necessity of enhancing and improving the work of human rights mechanisms, as appropriate, including human rights treaty bodies, special procedures, expert groups, and the confidential procedures, bearing in mind the need to prevent politicization and double standards in the work of human rights mechanisms, so as to enhance the effectiveness of the UN human rights system. [...] Mindful of an independent character of mandate holders, the NAM underlines that in their work mandate holders acting on behalf of the United Nations have to follow the provisions of the UN Charter and UN official documents, including those of Security Council and General Assembly, and base their work on the principles of cooperation with the Member States, transparency in their actions and account. [...] The NAM also highlights the need to ensure that the human rights mechanisms and bodies aim at strengthening the capacity of the Member States to implement their obligations on the promotion and protection of human rights upon their request and consent, as well as in consultation with them. [...] The NAM expresses serious concern over non-representation or under-representation of its Member States in the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in the human rights treaty bodies, and in the special procedures of the HRC, and stresses the need for ensuring the adequate representation of the NAM Member States on the basis of the principle of equitable geographical distri. [...] To conclude, NAM also reiterates the importance of the Office of the High Commissioner in promoting and protecting the enjoyment and full realization of the rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and strictly in line with the mandate upon which it was created.
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