24 The Committee shall consider communications received under the present Protocol in the light of all written information made available to it by the individual and by the State Party concerned. The Committee shall not consider any communication from an individual unless it has ascertained that: - the same matter is not being examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement; - the individual has exhausted effective domestic remedies. This shall not be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged. The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under the present Protocol. The Committee shall forward its views to the State Party concerned and to the individual. Article 9 1. Each State Party shall cooperate with the Committee and assist its members in the fulfilment of their mandate. 2. In its relationship with States Parties, the Committee shall give due consideration to ways and means of enhancing national capacities for the implementation of the present Convention, including through international cooperation. Article 10 In order to foster the effective implementation of the present Convention and to encourage international cooperation in the field covered by the present Convention: (a) the specialized agencies and other United Nations organs shall be entitled to be represented at the consideration of the implementation of such provisions of the present Convention as fall within the scope of their mandate. The Committee may invite the specialized agencies and other competent bodies as it may consider appropriate to provide expert advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their respective mandates. The Committee may invite specialized agencies and other United Nations organs to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities; (b) the Committee, as it discharges its mandate, shall consult, as appropriate, other relevant bodies instituted by international human rights treaties, with a view to ensuring the consistency of their respective reporting guidelines, suggestions and general recommendations, and avoiding duplication and overlap in the performance of their functions. Article 11 The Committee shall report every two years to the General Assembly and to the Economic and Social Council on its activities and may make suggestions and general recommendations based on the examination of reports and information received from the States Parties. Such