A/HRC/20/9 On 29 and 30 November 2011, training on the rights of indigenous peoples at the universal and national level was organized in cooperation with the NHRI. 13. In September 2011, the Regional Office for South America, in partnership with the NHRI of Argentina, conducted training in Argentina on the United Nations mechanisms and international human rights standards regarding the rights of indigenous peoples. Participants included more than 120 Argentinean indigenous leaders, representing 9 provinces and 16 indigenous ethnics groups. 14. In 2011, the Regional Office for Central America organized various workshops to provide technical assistance on non-discrimination and the rights of Afro-descendants, to NHRIs of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama. OHCHR provided support for the drafting of guiding documents to enhance and strengthen NHRIs’ efforts in combating racism and racial discrimination. 15. In 2011, OHCHR, UNDP, the International Organization of la Francophonie and the Office de la Protection du Citoyen et de la Citoyenne in Haiti started the implementation of a three-year joint global strategy for the strengthening of the Office. A consultant was recruited by OHCHR and the International Organization of la Francophonie for one year to strengthen the capacities of the Office and assist it in discharging its mandate. 2. Africa 16. During the reporting period, the OHCHR regional offices in Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa, the OHCHR country offices in Mauritania, Togo and Uganda, the human rights advisers to the United Nations country teams in Guinea, the Great Lakes region, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger and Rwanda and the human rights components of the United Nations missions in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia and South Sudan continued to provide advice and assistance for the establishment and/or strengthening of NHRIs in Africa. 17. The OHCHR Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa assessed the functioning of the NHRI in Cameroon by analysing its methods of work, and trained its members and staff. 18. During the reporting period, OHCHR continued to provide technical and financial support to the Uganda Human Rights Commission on human rights monitoring, reporting and investigation. In July 2011, for the first time, OHCHR and the Commission carried out a joint planning meeting. 19. In collaboration with the United Nations Office in Burundi, OHCHR continued to provide technical assistance to the NHRI in Burundi established in March 2011, by providing training to its members. 20. During 2011, OHCHR continued to work closely with NHRIs in the Southern Africa Region by providing funding for capacity-building projects aimed at countering discrimination. 21. OHCHR held periodic consultations with the South Africa Human Rights Commission in monitoring the implementation of a project that aimed at addressing human rights concerns of non-nationals and in countering xenophobia and discrimination. 22. In 2011, the OHCHR Regional Office for Southern Africa discussed with the Angolan authorities possible steps for the establishment of a NHRI in compliance with the Paris Principles. 6