A/HRC/4/49 page 12 human rights was conducted in Nepal with the staff of the National Human Rights Commission under the sponsorship of the Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking. Additionally, a study on the human rights analysis of anti-trafficking interventions was finalized to assess and identify elements to ensure that migration and development projects or programmes and national legislation, policies and strategies are consistent with existing international human rights standards. D. Equality and non-discrimination 45. OHCHR continued its support to the Human Rights Council mechanisms established to ensure the follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, namely the Inter-governmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. The Office facilitated the organization of high-level seminars on racism and the Internet, and on complementary standards to fill the existing gaps in international instruments. The Office also sought to facilitate the meeting of the Group of Independent Eminent Experts and was in frequent contact with them. 46. As a follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 1/5 of 30 June 2006, OHCHR, in consultation with regional groups, selected five highly qualified experts to elaborate a base document that contains concrete recommendations on the means or values to bridge the gaps including but not limited to the drafting of a new optional protocol to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination or the adoption of new instruments such as conventions or declarations. 47. At the request of the Government of Brazil, OHCHR also supported the Regional Conference of the Americas on the progress and challenges of the Durban Programme of Action, held in Brasilia from 26 to 28 July 2006 and co-chaired by Brazil and Chile. The Conference reviewed the progress achieved in the region of the Americas and the challenges ahead in the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. At the request of the Government of Uruguay, my Office also supported the Second Consultation of Governmental Institutions Responsible for the Promotion of Racial Equality, held in Montevideo from 26 to 29 June 2006. The Office conducted several outreach activities in particular, within the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination, on 21 March. 48. Through research and analysis, OHCHR is equally making efforts to enhance its capacity to provide assistance to Member States in the area of model legislation for combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as well as good practices and national plans of actions. E. Women’s human rights and gender 49. For many years the United Nations has been trying to address the enormous barriers that face individuals in the enjoyment of their rights, as a result of inequalities that result from gender-based discrimination. I have committed our Office to ensure that gender is at the core of