A/HRC/40/53 She is deeply grateful for their engagement and that of some civil society actors and experts with her mandate. However, much more engagement is necessary. The Special Rapporteur notes that unlike with regard to some other human rights issues, many actors working in the cultural field do not necessarily engage with the United Nations system and many of the civil society groups that do are not paying adequate attention to cultural rights. That must change. 45. The Special Rapporteur hopes to see the creation of a civil society coalition for cultural rights at the United Nations, modelled on similar coalitions around, inter alia, freedom of religion or belief. Such a coalition could help spread awareness among artists, cultural practitioners, scientists and relevant organizations about how to work within the system. It is time for more actors in the cultural rights sphere to recognize the relevance of the United Nations human rights system for their work and for the United Nations human rights system to pay greater attention to cultural rights. Other United Nations bodies 46. The thematic work and joint communications have given the mandate holders the opportunity to develop cooperation with a wide variety of stakeholders, including a number of other special procedures mandate holders, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, UNESCO, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Intellectual Property Organization and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). 47. The Special Rapporteur has been pleased to participate in one session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and in side events during two sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women, thanks to civil society and academic support. However, she notes that there is no mechanism to facilitate such cooperation systematically. III. Outstanding challenges A. Challenges facing the United Nations human rights system as a whole Implementation 48. The implementation of cultural rights at the national and international levels remains one of the main outstanding challenges. It results in part from the generalized dearth of follow-up mechanisms in the United Nations human rights system. The Special Rapporteur hopes to advance in this regard by developing a series of implementation toolkits based on some of her reports. However, there is a need for system-wide improvement. The Human Rights Council could do more by drawing attention to States that do not respond favourably to requests for visits by Special Rapporteurs. It could also more systematically inquire about follow-up to recommendations made by mandate holders during the universal periodic review. Funding and capacity 49. Greater funding is needed for the work on cultural rights, to hold regional consultations and side events, and translate the work of the mandate into materials accessible to a popular, global audience, including youth. While the independence of mandate holders is critical, the time constraints resulting from having two full-time jobs sharply limits what can be achieved. Developing a system of independent funding that would, at the least, enable mandate holders to devote one full year in every three-year term to their mandates would significantly enhance their ability to achieve the goals set by the Human Rights Council. 50. Furthermore, with only one full-time staff person working at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the cultural rights mandate, with part time support from one other, there is insufficient capacity. She thanks the staff for their hard work, but hopes that staffing will increase. 10