A/HRC/34/50 resources are available, the Special Rapporteur intends to undertake such a study over the next three years. 67. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the greater attention being paid to the promotion of the right to freedom of religion or belief at the national and international levels by Governments, parliamentarians, national human rights institutions, intergovernmental organizations, human rights organizations, faith-based organizations, and academia. They have raised international awareness about country-specific issues and problems, increased sensitivity to existing challenges and emerging trends, encouraged positive actions by States, fostered dialogue and interfaith communication, created networks of parliamentarians, diplomats, human rights defenders and academics around the issue of the right to freedom of religion or belief, and developed tools and frameworks for the advancement of respect for this right. The Special Rapporteur believes that these efforts and activities can be harnessed to support even more effective implementation of the right to freedom of religion or belief, and notes that efforts aimed at identifying interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral approaches to promoting this right must continue to be bolstered, including by fostering greater collaboration among these diverse actors. 68. The mandate has had a fruitful relationship with a range of civil society actors over the past 30 years. Their contributions to the capacity, efficiency and impact of the special procedures and other human rights mechanisms, and their ability to generate respect for human rights domestically, has been, and remains, crucial to bolstering respect for the right to freedom of religion or belief both nationally and internationally. The Special Rapporteur will, therefore, continue to engage with, and expand, this network of actors and stakeholders, including existing regional and national human rights mechanisms, in an effort to benefit from this vital resource. 69. The Special Rapporteur stresses the importance of the roles and responsibilities of civil society actors, especially religious and community leaders, in generating crossboundary cooperation among religions and beliefs and for this engagement to be grounded in the principles of universality, equality, inclusivity and transparency. He calls upon all non-governmental human rights organizations working on economic, social and cultural rights, and civil and political rights, to work with faith- and beliefbased civil society actors, at both the level of the United Nations and on the ground, to build coalitions that transcend boundaries based on religion or whatever belief. 20