A/HRC/35/20 develop a human rights-based directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims. Adopted in 2011, the directive takes into account the contributions by United Nations entities on existing relevant international human rights standards. 26. OHCHR also provided technical assistance to the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) in aligning its policies with the new framework. In close cooperation with the Frontex training unit and with the collaboration of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, UNODC, UNHCR, UNICEF, UN-Women, the International Organization for Migration, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and others, OHCHR provided legal and methodological advice for the development of two specialized training packages for border guards, in compliance with international and regional human rights standards. A human-rights based approach to migration: developing a code of conduct for the protection of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon 27. Since 2005, as part of its technical cooperation work to increase the compliance of laws with international human rights standards, the OHCHR Regional Office for the Middle East has been working closely with the Government of Lebanon, ILO and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to alleviate the hardship experienced by domestic workers in Lebanon. A steering committee was set up to develop a national plan of action. One of the first major achievements of the committee was the drafting of a unified contract, which provided a common set of standards to protect domestic migrant workers. In close consultation with the Ministry of Labour, the Syndicate of Owners of Recruitment Agencies in Lebanon and the Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre, and in coordination with ILO, OHCHR supported the development of a code of conduct for recruiting agencies. Strengthening the capacity of national and local Serbian authorities to protect the rights of migrants and refugees 28. In 2015 and 2016, with the support of OHCHR, the Serbian Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) implemented the “Improvement of the protection of refugees and migrants in the Republic of Serbia” project, which, according to the Government, strengthened the capacity of national and regional authorities to enhance the realization of rights of refugees and migrants. As a result, according to the Government, migrants and refugees along the “Balkan route” could further exercise their rights and the regional cooperation between the United Nations and the national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights was strengthened. In addition, OHCHR supported anti-discrimination training for representatives of ministries and institutions, organized by the country’s Office for Human and Minority Rights and Ministry of Labour. 6 2. Technical cooperation for the establishment and optimal functioning of national human rights institutions 29. Technical cooperation to establish and strengthen national human rights institutions that are constituted and operate in compliance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) 7 has been a clear priority for OHCHR over the past decade. This technical support has often been warmly welcomed by the Human Rights Council, including in several recent resolutions. As seen for example in the Council’s resolution 33/15, assistance from OHCHR takes multiple forms and encompasses multiple areas of cooperation, ranging from support for the drafting of legislation for the establishment of a national human rights institution, to organizing national consultations on the Paris Principles with key stakeholders including in government, parliament and civil society, to capacity-building for members and staff of national human rights institutions. OHCHR collaborates with UNDP 6 7 6 Office for Human and Minority Rights response to OHCHR questionnaire, 21 March 2017. See General Assembly resolution 48/134.