A/HRC/10/64 page 13 II. ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS A. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 51. OHCHR has continued to work on trafficking in persons through formulating and promoting a human rights approach to every aspect of combating trafficking by all stakeholders. 52. OHCHR is engaged in a number of activities related to human trafficking at the country level. For example, in 2008, it provided comments to the Government of Panama on its draft legislation and procedures on migration, which also dealt with provisions on human trafficking. The comments were submitted jointly with IOM, UNICEF and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 53. In Nepal two consultations were held with national and local government officials on legal and policy issues relating to combating trafficking, and training for the National Human Rights Commission and government representatives was organized in December 2006. Support and partnership on a research project with the Office of the National Rapporteur at the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal on “gender vulnerability, trafficking, and human rights in western Nepal”, initiated in 2007, is to be concluded in 2009. 54. OHCHR has been involved in developing projects on combating human trafficking in Thailand, in collaboration with other United Nations agencies. It has been working on a joint project on trafficking with ILO and the Ministry of Labour in Lebanon on developing a model contract for migrant workers in Lebanon, in an attempt to prevent trafficking. 55. In collaboration with members of the United Nations Country Team and civil society, in 2008, OHCHR worked in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Moldova to strengthen the anti-trafficking legislative framework and to develop the capacity of civil society to engage in anti-trafficking efforts. 56. The Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa participated in the development of a reference manual for prosecuting traffickers in persons in Cameroon, organized by the American Bar Association (ABA), which was first used in September 2008 for training police trainers on trafficking. In October 2008, the Centre organized, in partnership with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), in Libreville, Gabon, an expert consultation on child trafficking in central Africa, with the participation of 25 experts. 57. OHCHR is a member of the Steering Committee of UN.GIFT, and participated in the Vienna Forum, including in the workshop on proactive prevention, which discussed appropriate messages and innovative media, preventing demand and measuring success. OHCHR participates in the Inter-agency Group on Violence against Children which aims to increase cooperation among different partners, including on trafficking. OHCHR also participates in the OSCE Alliance Expert Coordination Team (AECT), aiming to promote the human rights of trafficked persons and migrants through research and advocacy.