A/HRC/31/3 83. The World Programme for Human Rights Education represents international consensus on the key contribution of effective human rights education to the realization of those rights. The High Commissioner encouraged States to take full advantage of the third phase of the Programme’s implementation (2015-2019) to promote human rights training for media professionals and journalists. 84. In Kenya, the Niger, Timor-Leste and Uganda, OHCHR worked towards integrating human rights in the curricula of educational institutions, from primary school to university. In the Russian Federation, nine leading universities from five regions developed, with support from OHCHR, common curricula, including core courses on the United Nations human rights machinery and regional human rights mechanisms. F. Early warning and protection of human rights in situations of conflict, violence and insecurity 1. Human rights, peace and security 85. OHCHR interacted with the Security Council on a number of country-specific and thematic issues related to human rights, peace and security, through briefings and consultations. 86. In efforts to further integrate human rights in the United Nations peace and security agenda, OHCHR engaged with the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations and welcomed its report. In his subsequent report on the future of peace operations, the Secretary-General reinforced the centrality of human rights and the protection of civilians in United Nations peacekeeping and as a system-wide responsibility. 87. OHCHR and the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations, Political Affairs and Field Support jointly conducted a review of the implementation of the 2011 policy on integrating human rights in United Nations peace operations and special political missions. The review provided a comprehensive road map, including recommendations for regular public human rights reporting and strengthened human rights training to peacekeeping personnel. As a member of the United Nations inter-agency Standing Committee on Women, Peace and Security, OHCHR provided technical support and input to a global study on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and recommendations on the way forward. 88. OHCHR sought to contribute to a more coherent framework for peace missions on the protection of, for example, children and victims of conflict-related sexual violence. OHCHR supported United Nations peace missions in the Central African Republic, Mali and South Sudan in fulfilling their mandates on the protection of civilians. OHCHR launched a report on human rights and the protection of civilians in peacekeeping. In August, the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire and the Forces républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) established a joint mechanism to share information, address allegations of human rights violations by FRCI elements and improve human rights capacity-building. 89. OHCHR strengthened its cooperation with the Commission of the African Union to further integrate human rights in African Union peace operations. The Office trained the African Union Peace and Security Department and the United Nations Office to the African Union with a view to ensuring that forces deployed by the African Union adhere to international human rights and international humanitarian law, and that United Nations support to the African Union is compliant with the human rights due diligence policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces. OHCHR provided technical support to strengthen the human rights capacity of the African Union start-up team tasked 14

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