A/HRC/4/42 page 6 Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises and his support staff, and participated in a regional consultation with the Special Representative in Bogota, on 18-19 January 2007. The Chairperson-Rapporteur also met with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, and agreed to share information in particular concerning children being recruited by private military security companies. During the thirteenth annual meeting of the special procedure mandate-holders, held in June 2006 in Geneva, the Chairperson-Rapporteur and one Working Group member consulted with other independent experts, as well as with the Head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees West Africa Unit. The Working Group Chairperson-Rapporteur also met with the Director of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights in Costa Rica, in August 2006, to explore opportunities for cooperation. 10. In a joint statement with other mandate-holders for Human Rights Day, on 10 December 2006, the Chairperson-Rapporteur expressed that any successful effort to eradicate poverty must advocate for the full respect of all human rights, and stressed that eliminating poverty will greatly contribute to efforts to protect and promote human rights and human dignity. B. Country visits 11. The Chairperson-Rapporteur held consultations, during visits in 2006 to Geneva and New York, with the Permanent Missions of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Ghana, Honduras, Papua New Guinea and Peru, including with regard to pending requests for invitations for the Working Group. With a view to undertake a regional visit to Latin America, the Working Group decided at its meeting in February 2006 to request invitations to visit Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru (see E/CN.4/2006/11/Add.1, para. 23). 12. During 2006, the Working Group undertook visits to Honduras and Ecuador. The Working Group expresses its appreciation for the speedy invitations and excellent cooperation in the preparations and execution of these visits, and commends the Governments of Honduras and Ecuador for their efforts and openness to consult in a constructive and progressive manner. 13. The Chairperson-Rapporteur and one Working Group member visited Honduras from 21 to 25 August 2006, at the invitation of the Government, to study the situation and verify information received concerning the recruitment and training of individuals from Honduras and other Latin American countries to perform security services in countries of conflict, and the legislation and regulation of private security companies offering military assistance, training, consultancy and security services operating in Honduras. Among its conclusions, the Working Group recommended the speedy accession to the International Convention, and strengthening and dissemination of the regulatory framework for private security companies in Honduras. The Working Group also encouraged the insertion of components on international human rights standards in the training provided by private security companies to their employees, and the maintenance by the authorities of a transparent registry of private security companies, including on issues of ownership, control and possible conflicts of interest. The Working Group further