ANNEXURE: 4 Implementation Arrangements Governance Mechanism Governance Mechanism Members of the Commission and the thema�c commi�ees convene regularly and are responsible for se�ng the strategic direc�on of the Commission and ensuring the delivery of Strategic Plans. The Commission is also responsible for ensuring the effec�ve and efficient use of Commission resources in delivering the Strategic Plan. The Commission is supported internally in its func�on by finance and audit-related ac�vi�es. The Commission is intended to review performance against strategic and opera�onal plans and receives assurances on the use of resources, financial performance, and business risk. Strategic Objec�ves-Collabora�ve The NHRC will collaborate with other stakeholders to promote and protect human rights in Bangladesh. a. b. c. d. Collabora�on with Government Agencies and State Ins�tu�ons NHRC will establish and maintain rela�onships with government func�onaries at the na�onal level (i.e., Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Social Welfare, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs), and both rural and urban local government bodies to make the strategic objec�ves well-adver�sed and effec�ve. Collabora�on with the Academic Ins�tu�ons The NHRC will collaborate with law schools to establish ‘Law Clinic’ to promote public interest law programmes involving human rights educa�on among faculty members and students as a part of their academic curriculum. Collabora�on with Civil Society Organiza�ons (CSOs) and ci�zens groups/pla�orms and media The NHRC will establish collabora�on with the civil society organiza�ons (CSOs) and groups/pla�orms and media and take ini�a�ves to make human rights educa�on and awareness programmes more accessible, effec�ve, and commensurate with the needs of the target groups and wider dissemina�on. Areas of such coopera�on and collabora�on will be iden�fied through adequate research, mee�ngs, and exchanging views. Collabora�on with Interna�onal Bodies The NHRC will Con�nue to share and exchange ideas with interna�onally recognized legal aid providers and/or ins�tu�ons and incorporate new ideas as appropriate into the legal aid system of Bangladesh to make it comprehensive and dynamic. 41