A/HRC/4/49 page 7 22. In June 2007, OHCHR will close its offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia where my Office has been active for more than 10 years. OHCHR will remain present in the region, though, strengthening its office in Kosovo in light of serious human rights concerns and upcoming challenges. 23. Last year, I established offices in Nepal, Guatemala and Uganda. In these three countries, our engagement has been fruitful and Governments’ cooperation has given hope for a definite improvement of the situation. A report on the human rights situation in Uganda and one on Guatemala are being presented as addenda to the present report, and a report on the human rights situation in Nepal is being submitted separately to this fourth session of the Human Rights Council, in accordance with the terms of the respective agreements. 24. My country visits also serve an important purpose in strengthening country engagements. In 2006, I conducted visits to the Russian Federation and the Northern Caucasus (19-25 February), Cambodia (17-19 May), Ethiopia and Kenya (April) - the latter concerning Somalia - the Sudan (30 April-5 May), Germany (12-13 October), Canada (3-8 November), Haiti (15-17 October), Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (19-24 November). The common message in all my missions was the need for accountability with a view to putting an end to impunity for all forms of human rights violations. In a number of countries visited, I raised concerns about restrictions on civil society and freedom of expression. I made presentations about my various country visits in my regular oral updates before the Human Rights Council. In 2007, I have already undertaken a very useful follow-up mission after my first mission to Nepal two years ago. 25. My Office also substantively assists the work of Human Rights Components of 17 peace missions. We also initiated a review of this support in order to enhance its capacity to provide advice and training to civilian, police and military components of peace missions. Since 2005, significant steps have been taken towards bringing human rights into the heart of the work of peace missions through enhanced cooperation between the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Political Affairs and OHCHR. In early December 2006, in New York, an annual meeting of Heads of Human Rights Components in Peace Mission was, for the first time, co-organized, by OHCHR, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Political Affairs and gathered Heads of Human Rights Components of peace missions, high-level officials from OHCHR, the two Secretariat departments above, and desk officers from the three entities. 26. Efforts have also been made towards more systematic public reporting on human rights (including thematic reporting) by human rights components of peace missions. A number of missions are issuing regular public human rights reports, including the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI), the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) - the latter two jointly with OHCHR. 27. Partnerships with humanitarian agencies are also a key component of effective country engagement. In 2006, OHCHR further contributed to humanitarian coordinating mechanisms at