A/HRC/4/106 page 5 and secondary schools, was issued in Spanish. A Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster, containing the text of the Universal Declaration, was distributed in English, French and Spanish. Finally, the Plan of Action for the First Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education was published in English, jointly with UNESCO. 3. Special issue papers 13. Special issue papers explore selected issues in greater depth. Issues are chosen in the light of their topicality and urgency, and of recent developments which have led to a change of perspective or emphasis that demands closer analysis. Several special issue papers were published in the period under review: International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights - 2006 Consolidated Version (in English); Human Rights and World Trade Agreements Using general exception clauses to protect human rights (in Arabic, Chinese, English and Russian); Frequently asked questions on a human rights-based approach to development cooperation (in English, French and Spanish); 25 Years Rebuilding Lives - United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (in English, French and Spanish); Indigenous people’s right to adequate housing - A global overview (published jointly with UN-HABITAT in English); Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice (published jointly with the United Nations Global Compact in English); Dimensions of Racism (published jointly with UNESCO in English); Assessing the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions (published jointly with the International Council on Human Rights Policy in English, French and Spanish); Principles and Guidelines for a Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction Strategies (in English, Web-based). 14. Rule-of-law tools for post-conflict States include the following: Truth Commissions, in Arabic, English and French; Mapping the justice sector, in Arabic, English and French; Monitoring legal systems in Arabic, English and French; Prosecution initiatives, in Arabic and English; Vetting: an operational framework, in Arabic and English. 4. Reference material 15. The OHCHR reference publications give researchers and human rights law practitioners access to key human rights instruments and other essential information. The material includes jurisprudence from human rights treaty bodies under the following tiles: Compilation of documents or texts adopted and used by various intergovernmental, international, regional and subregional organizations aimed at promoting and consolidating democracy, in English; Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol (vol. IV), in French, Russian and Spanish; Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol (vol. V), in English, French and Spanish; Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol (vol. VI), in English and Russian; Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol (vol. VII), in English; and The Core International Human Rights Treaties, in Chinese, Russian and Spanish. 5. Promotional material 16. The purpose of promotional material is to inform the general public about United Nations work in the field of human rights. It provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about the United Nations human rights programme as well as information on how to use the

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