A/66/44 H. Joint statement on the occasion of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 14. A joint statement with the Subcommittee on Prevention, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture was adopted to be issued on 26 June 2010, the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (see annex VIII to the present report). I. Informal meeting with the States parties to the Convention 15. At its forty-sixth session, on 16 May 2011, the Committee held an informal meeting with States parties to the Convention, which was attended by representatives of 31 States parties. The Committee and the States parties discussed the following issues: the methods of work of the Committee; the harmonization of working methods between treaty bodies; the optional reporting procedure of the Committee, which consists of lists of issues to be transmitted prior to the submission of periodic reports; and general comments. J. Participation of non-governmental organizations 16. At its forty-sixth session, on 12 May 2011, the Committee held an informal meeting with representatives of 16 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that usually provide information to the Committee, and discussed the following issues: the methods of work of the Committee; the harmonization of working methods between treaty bodies; the optional reporting procedure of the Committee; and general comments. 17. The Committee has long recognized the work of non-governmental organizations and met with them in private, with interpretation, on the day immediately before the consideration of each State party report under article 19 of the Convention. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the NGOs for their participation in these meetings and is particularly appreciative of the attendance of national NGOs which provide immediate and direct information. K. Participation of national human rights institutions 18. Similarly, the Committee has recognized the work of national human rights institutions (NHRIs); Country Rapporteurs, together with any other Committee member wishing to attend, have met with the representative of the NHRI, if required, before the consideration of each State party report under article 19 of the Convention. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the information it receives from these institutions, and looks forward to continuing to benefit from the information it derives from these bodies, which has enhanced its understanding of the issues before the Committee. L. Rules of procedure 19. At its forty-fifth session, the Committee completed the revision of its rules of procedure, amended previously at its thirteenth (November 1996), fifteenth (November 1997) and twenty-eighth (May 2002) sessions, and adopted its revised rules of procedure (CAT/C/3/Rev.5; see annex IX to the present report). GE.11-45568 3