- promoting via EU Missions, the use of UN thematic mechanisms by local human rights communities and human rights defenders including, but not limited to facilitating the establishment of contacts with, and exchange information between, thematic mechanisms and human rights defenders; - since the Special Procedures are unable to carry out their mandate in the absence of adequate resources, EU Member States will support the allocation of sufficient funds from the general budget to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Practical supports for Human Rights Defenders including through Development Policy 13. Programmes of the European Community and Member States aimed at assisting in the development of democratic processes and institutions, and the promotion and protection of human rights in developing countries are among a wide range of practical supports for assisting human rights defenders. These can include but are not necessarily limited to the development co-operation programmes of Member States. Practical supports can include the following: - bi-lateral human rights and democratisation programmes of the European Community and Member States should take further account of the need to assist the development of democratic processes and institutions, and the promotion and protection of human rights in developing countries by, inter alia, supporting human rights defenders through such activities as capacity building and public awareness campaigns; - by encouraging and supporting the establishment, and work, of national bodies for the promotion and protection of human rights, established in accordance with the Paris Principles, including, National Human Rights Institutions, Ombudsman’ s Offices and Human Rights Commissions. - assisting in the establishment of networks of human rights defenders at an international level, including by facilitating meetings of human rights defenders; - seeking to ensure that human rights defenders in third countries can access resources, including financial, from abroad; - by ensuring that human rights educations programmes promote, inter alia, the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Role of Council Working Parties 14. In accordance with its mandate COHOM will keep under review the implementation and follow-up to the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders in close co-ordination and co-operation with other relevant Council Working Parties. This will include: - promoting the integration of the issue of human rights defenders into relevant EU policies and actions; - undertaking reviews of the implementation of the Guidelines at appropriate intervals; - continuing to examine, as appropriate, further ways of co-operating with UN and other international and regional mechanisms in support of human rights defenders. - Reporting to Council, via PSC and COREPER, as appropriate on an annual basis on progress made towards implementing the Guidelines. 85