A/HRC/12/36 page 4 I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Human Rights Council, in resolution 10/3, requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to consult with States Members of the United Nations, national human rights institutions and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the possible focus, in terms of target sector or thematic area, of the second phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, to begin on 1 January 2010, and to submit a report on those consultations to the Council at its twelfth session. The present report is submitted in accordance with that request. 2. On 5 June 2009, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) sent a request to Member States, national human rights institutions and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations for their views and contributions. The consultation was announced on the OHCHR website and publicized on the Global Human Rights Education LISTSERV. 3. By 28 July 2009, 59 responses were received including 17 replies from Governments, 15 from national human rights institutions and 8 from international organizations. In addition 16 NGOs and 3 individuals also replied. The present report summarizes their views and makes some concluding remarks on the basis of the information and suggestions received.1 4. The Governments of the following Member States replied: Armenia; Cambodia; Costa Rica; Cyprus; Germany; Italy; Japan; Montenegro; Morocco; Republic of Moldova; Romania; Slovenia; Switzerland; Togo; Turkey; Ukraine; and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 5. The following national human rights institutions replied: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Australian Human Rights Commission; Canadian Human Rights Commission; Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, Mexico; Commission consultative des droits de l’homme, Luxembourg; Irish Human Rights Commission; National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms, Cameroon; National Human Rights Commission of India; National Human Rights Commission of Korea; National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia; New Zealand Human Rights Commission; Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de Nicaragua; Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, Canada; Uganda Human Rights Commission; and Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. 6. The following United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, international and regional organizations replied: United Nations Children’s Fund; United Nations Population Fund; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; United Nations World Food Programme; International Labour Organization; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; International Maritime Organization; and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 1 Input from replies received after 28 July 2009 could not be included in this report.