Palestine as a Non-Member Observer State at the United Nations alleged contraventions of the standards of the economic, social and cultural human rights enforced in the state43. At the international level, ICHR may participate in the work of the Human Rights Council and discuss the items on its agenda, and this includes circulating its communications and issuing documents to the United Nations as official documents. Separate arrangements may also be made in order to attend the rounds of HRC and play a vital role in the Universal Periodic Review. National human rights institutions may submit and include their own contributions into the reports of competent authorities. Nineteen (19) national human rights institutions, for example, contributed in 2010 to the report of the competent authorities and continued to present statements in writing and orally within the framework of the Universal Periodic Review. Britain, Egypt, Azerbaijan and the Asia Pacific Forum presented written contributions, whereas Portugal, El Salvador, Bolivia and Nicaragua presented oral statements. The International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions granted those institutions with «A» status the right to effectively participate in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This right includes, inter alia, the following: 1. Time should be allotted for NHRIs to speak during the review of their respective countries’ reports following the presentation of the state under review. 2. NHRIs should have the opportunity to submit a detailed report of their countries during the upcoming rounds of the UPR. 3. NHRIs should have the opportunity to ask questions and present recommendations in writing concerning the UPR of their countries’ reports. 4. An NHRI presents its statement following the presentation of the state it belongs to during the HRC’s session for general discussion and adoption of the UPR report. 5. NHRIs should have the opportunity to regularly update the council on UPR recommendations. 6. Expanding the services of the UPR Trust Fund to support NHRI attendance at the UPR working group’s sessions44. NHRIs help the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights implement the UPR’s recommendations on promoting human rights and present it with relevant information. They also cooperate with the Special Rapporteurs and assist in implementing the jurisdictions of special procedures. The NHRI of a state does have the right to present a statement immediately following the presentation of the state under review in a general meeting45. 43 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 19th round (1998), General Comment No. 10, NHRI’s role in protecting economic, social and cultural rights. 44 GA, UNHRC, clauses (2, 8) of the agenda, annual report of UN›s High Human Rights Commission and its other reports in addition to that of the Secretary-General. Also, implementation of Vienna declaration and platform, NHRIs for promotion of human rights 2010, see : http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/ hrcouncil/docs/16session/A-HRC-16-76_ar.p 45 See UNHRC, institution›s building (UPR) see: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx 23