A/HRC/33/39 applying for a collective land title and had obtained recognition of their “indigenous” identity from the Ministry of Rural Development, while 92 of them were registered by the Ministry of the Interior, 42 of which had obtained interim protective measures for their land. The ultimate objective of obtaining a collective land title had been achieved by only 11 communities. While the State has publicly pledged to issue 50 titles by the end of 2018, the process remains so complicated and costly (approximately $70,000 for each title) that, for many communities, embarking on the process is only possible with external technical and financial assistance. Overall, the dispute resolution mechanisms in place, including the courts, tend to handle indigenous and other land issues inconsistently, with limited transparency and accountability. OHCHR contributed to advocacy to protect indigenous peoples’ land rights and cultural and linguistic rights. 63. OHCHR collaborated fruitfully with the Ministry of Rural Development and the Koh Kong local authorities on the first step of indigenous identity registration of eight communities in the Areng Valley, the site of a number of high-profile land disputes in recent years. 64. OHCHR continued to contribute to the development of the legal and policy framework regulating the land sector and the management of natural resources. It participated in consultations on a new environmental code led by the Ministry of the Environment and on a bill on the management and use of agricultural land, for which it provided advice on the harmonization of the final draft with international human rights standards. 65. OHCHR worked to improve women’s participation in public processes and to promote women’s rights to land, tenure security, adequate housing and related economic, social and cultural rights. In August 2015, OHCHR conducted a regional workshop in Siem Reap province on women and the right to adequate housing, with the participation of local authorities and 53 representatives of non-governmental organizations and women land and housing activists from the region. In 2016, OHCHR worked closely with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) to deliver training on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Two training sessions were scheduled for July, with the aim of enabling lawyers working with women’s non-governmental organizations to submit communications and requests to conduct inquiries to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. VI. Public information 66. During the period under review, the Office continued to diversify its outreach and communication work through the increased use of a broad range of media, as well as its traditional printed materials, in both Khmer and English. Between July 2015 and April 2016, the office distributed a total of 36,670 publications to universities, associations, private citizens, other United Nations agencies, government institutions, non-governmental organizations and other organizations, and another 18,000 publications during its own events. OHCHR continued its popular “open-door Fridays” to allow members of the general public to obtain or peruse its publications at its premises. 67. In addition to producing information material specifically for Cambodia, the Office continued to make available in Khmer key global publications of OHCHR, such as the guides How to Follow Up on United Nations Human Rights Recommendations and Civil Society Space and the United Nations Human Rights System. 68. OHCHR, in partnership with the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, continued its regular series of monthly radio programmes in Khmer in order to promote 13