clarify any additional questions that Committee members might have during the rest of the Committee session. In this way you ensure that your priority issues are not dropped because there is uncertainty about the specific facts or analysis. Phase 5 – Work on national implementation and follow-up As stated in the beginning, the main objective of the State review procedure is to promote improvements in the enjoyment of human rights on the ground in the State concerned. The main objective of this last phase of the cycle is thus to make sure that the recommendations are promptly and effectively implemented and that the State is held accountable for this. While State representatives are the most important stakeholders in this effort, it may also be relevant to activate Committee members, the Committee secretariat Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in general, NHRIs and other national and international NGOs. National NGOs can support lobbying on the implementation of the Concluding Observations and provide technical assistance to the State; international NGOs can support such efforts by maintaining international focus on the situation, activating other international actors in support of your objectives and providing technical assistance to the State; the Committee secretariat and the OHCHR can possibly facilitate support with technical assistance to the State, and it can help involve UN country offices where relevant; and Committee members can participate in the national awareness raising and promotion of the Concluding Observation and conduct a formal evaluation of implementation of the recommendations 22 selected for follow up one year after the review. The methods that national NGOs use for collaboration and lobbying is highly context-specific, and it is thus outside the scope of this guide. However, it is important to reflect on how international and regional NGOs can be activated to support these primary efforts. International NGOs can often be helpful in applying additional pressure on the Government through letter writing, country visits and offers for technical assistance with implementing specific recommendations. It is therefore important to draw on international partners affiliated with the different national organisations involved to ensure that they are active and coordinated between each other and, more importantly, with the national organisations. The national advocacy efforts should always be led by the national organisations who know the local context best and international NGOs should be involved when requested by the national organisations. Country visits by individual committee members, acting in their own capacity or as representatives of the Committee, is a practice that often produces positive results. These visits can either be done immediately after the review to introduce the Concluding Observations and discuss implementation plans with all national stakeholders, including State representatives and NGOs, or they can be conducted at a later stage with the objective of an on-site assessment of the implementation efforts. International NGOs can often be helpful in establishing the contact to the Committee members and facilitating the visit. More formally, the Committee will conduct an assessment of the implementation Engaging with State reviews in the UN Committee against Torture: A practical guide