A/HRC/10/54 page 6 those institutions. In 2008, after four years of a valuable and effective partnership with the Danish Institute for Human Rights, OHCHR signed a grant agreement with the Indian National Human Rights Commission for the management of the above-mentioned website, which will be strengthened with the development of an Intranet version that will be available to members of the International Coordinating Committee through a username and password. 7. In addition, in 2008 the National Institutions Unit of OHCHR introduced a fellowship programme and issued new calls for candidates for 2009. Through the programme, A-status staff members of national human rights institutions are selected to work in the Unit for six months in order to gain knowledge of and experience with the United Nations human rights system. The programme is beneficial for OHCHR, in terms of both substantive expertise and the consolidation of direct contacts with institution staff globally. A. Advisory services provided by the Office 8. OHCHR has undertaken to strengthen the role of national human rights institutions at the country, regional and global levels, mainly through its National Institutions Unit, which works in consultation with the geographic and thematic units and field offices of OHCHR. Tailored advice is provided on appropriate constitutional or legislative frameworks regarding the establishment of institutions and on their nature, functions, powers and responsibilities. Comparative analyses, technical cooperation needs assessments, project formulation and evaluation missions are also undertaken to both establish and strengthen the institutions. 9. During the reporting period, advice and support was provided by OHCHR concerning national human rights institutions in Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chile, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda and Uruguay. Advice was frequently provided in collaboration with other United Nations partners, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, national human rights institutions and their regional networks. 1. The Americas and the Caribbean 10. In 2008, OHCHR continued to support the project to establish an ombudsman and a human rights institute in Chile. OHCHR has provided legal advice on the draft legislation and constitutional reform, assessing their conformity with the Paris Principles. 11. From 17 to 19 September 2008, UNDP and OHCHR organized a workshop on the establishment of a human rights institution in Uruguay, as a follow-up to a 2005 mission, and following the elaboration of a draft law by a working group sponsored by OHCHR and UNDP. In addition to OHCHR and the United Nations system in Uruguay, representatives of the institutions of Peru and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) participated in the mission, the purpose of which was to highlight the importance of ensuring that the draft law complies with the Paris Principles during the deliberations in the Congress and Senate, and to confirm the support of the United Nations, and OHCHR in particular, for the process.