A/HRC/7/66 page 15 E. National Human Rights Commission 54. Significant progress was noted in operationalizing the Human Rights Commission since its establishment in December 2006. As a new institution, however, the Commission has faced a number of teething problems, including weak capacity and start-up challenges. Building the capacity of the Commission is crucial to ensuring the seamless transfer of responsibility for the promotion and protection of human rights from the United Nations to a national institution. With the support of OHCHR, the Section conducted a two-week comprehensive training programme for the Commission in May, following which an international study tour of human rights commissions in Ghana, South Africa and Uganda was organized for the Commissioners. Through further technical support from OHCHR, the institutional and operational modalities, as well as the rules of procedure of the Commission, have been established. Formulation of a strategic plan of action for the Commission was still in progress at the end of 2007. 55. In June 2007, the Peacebuilding Fund approved a grant of $1.5 million to build the capacity of the Commission. The Section is providing technical assistance in the implementation of this project. The Commission also received support from UNDP for start-up activities, including the establishment of a documentation centre and the control and management of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission archives from Fourah Bay College of the University of Sierra Leone. 56. Despite the demonstrated goodwill of the international community, Government support for the Commission has been lukewarm at best. Salaries of the Commissioners are paid irregularly, while no budgetary allocations for the daily operation of the Commission have been approved. It is hoped that the new Government will give priority consideration to the Commission and support its activities. F. Peacebuilding Commission 57. In 2006, Sierra Leone was identified for support by the Peacebuilding Commission to assist it in the consolidation of peace by addressing the root causes of the conflict in the country. Initially, four priority areas were identified for support under the $35 million allocated to Sierra Leone by the Commission: (a) youth employment; (b) strengthening governance; (c) justice and security sector reform, including the Human Rights Commission; and (d) capacity-building and public service delivery. Funds have been approved for the Human Rights Commission, youth employment and justice sector institutions. By the end of 2007, there were some additional projects in the pipeline for approval, including one aimed at supporting prisons and another to support the implementation of the reparations programme of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 58. In order to provide a political framework to guide the work of the Peacebuilding Commission in Sierra Leone, the United Nations and the Government jointly adopted the Sierra Leone Peacebuilding cooperation framework. The framework identifies three key principles of cooperation: national ownership, mutual accountability and sustained engagement. It reiterates the need for continuous support for justice and security sector reform, energy, the implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, support for the newly established National Human Rights Commission and for the continued work of the Special Court.