30 Partners in Implementation PART I society. We pledge ourselves to enhance the ability of NGOs to make their full contribution to the further development of civil society and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Helsinki 2008 (Ministerial Declaration on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) (…) We recognize that human rights are best respected in democratic societies, where decisions are taken with maximum transparency and broad participation. We support a pluralistic civil society and encourage partnerships between different stakeholders in the promotion and protection of human rights. Astana 2010 6. (…) We value the important role played by civil society and free media in helping us to ensure full respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, including free and fair elections, and the rule of law. 2.3.4 OSCE Institutions/Structures with Particular Relevance to the Human Dimension Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: III. Our Common Response) 14. (…) We individually confirm our willingness to comply fully with our commitments. We also have a joint responsibility to uphold OSCE principles. We are therefore determined to cooperate within the OSCE and with its institutions and representatives …We will co-operate in a spirit of solidarity and partnership in a continuing review of implementation. Maastricht 2003 (OSCE Strategy to Address Threats to Security and Stability in the TwentyFirst Century) The OSCE response 20. The OSCE will continue to be an active player across its region, using its institutions — the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), and the Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFM) — its field operations and its Secretariat to the full. They are important instruments in assisting all participating States to implement their commitments, including respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. In all relevant activities, possibilities for strengthening co-operation with the Parliamentary Assembly, and through it, national parliaments will be actively pursued. A. The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) I. General Mandate, Including Additional General Tasks Paris 1990 (A New Era of Democracy, Peace and Unity) We decide to establish an Office for Free Elections in Warsaw to facilitate contacts and the exchange of information on elections within participating States.