Partners in Implementation pa rt I (43.6) The CSCE Secretariat will, within the framework of the resources at its disposal, respond favourably to requests by NGOs for non-restricted documents of the CSCE. Helsinki 1992 (Summit Declaration) 7. We reaffirm the validity of the guiding principles and common values of the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris, embodying responsibilities of States towards each other and of governments towards their people. These are the collective conscience of our community (…) We underline the democratic rights of citizens to demand from their governments respect for these values and standards. Helsinki 1992 (Decisions: IV. Relations with International Organizations, Relations with Non-Participating States, Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)) (1) (…) Successful efforts to build a lasting peaceful and democratic order and to manage the process of change require more structured and substantive input from groups, individuals, States and organizations outside the CSCE process. To this end, the participating States have decided as follows: (…) Increasing openness of CSCE activities, promoting understanding of the CSCE, expanding the role of NGOs (12) The participating States will increase the openness of the CSCE institutions and structures and ensure wide dissemination of information on the CSCE. (…) (14) The participating States will provide opportunities for the increased involvement of non-governmental organizations in CSCE activities. (15) They will, accordingly: • apply to all CSCE meetings the guidelines previously agreed for NGO access to certain CSCE meetings; • make open to NGOs all plenary meetings of review conferences, ODIHR seminars, workshops and meetings, the CSO when meeting as the Economic Forum, and human rights implementation meetings, as well as other expert meetings. In addition each meeting may decide to open some other sessions to attendance by NGOs; • instruct Directors of CSCE institutions and Executive Secretaries of CSCE meetings to designate an "NGO liaison person" from among their staff; • designate, as appropriate, one member of their Foreign Ministries and a member of their delegations to CSCE meetings to be responsible for NGO liaison; OSCE Human Dimension Commitments 29