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However, recognizing also that National Human Rights Institutions do not currently have independent participation status at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the primary intergovernmental mechanism on womens empowerment and gender equality. National Human Rights Institutions represented at the 54th Session of CSW: Urge the CSW to formally recognise the independent role of National Human Rights Institutions in promoting womens empowerment and gender equality at the national, regional and international level; Encourage Member States to support a resolution enabling the independent participation of National Human Rights Institutions at the CSW, consistent with other UN bodies; Urge Member States to show leadership in the strengthening of the international gender architecture by ensuring that NHRIs have an independent status at CSW; Encourage Member States to consider how National Human Rights Institutions could fully engage with the proposed new gender entity as a national partner; and Request civil society to support efforts to secure independent participation status for National Human Rights Institutions at CSW. This joint statement is issued by the representatives of the National Human Rights Institutions of Australia, Canada, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Spain and Thailand. Enquiries regarding this joint statement can be directed to Ms Pip Dargan at pipdargan@asiapacificforum.net  National Human Rights Institutions established in accordance with the Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions (referred to as the Paris Principles) which were adopted by the Commission on Human Rights (1992/54) and General Assembly in 1993 (48/134).  UN Human Rights Council, the Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the UN Human Rights Committee, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other international human rights bodies.      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