A/HRC/43/31 donors, the Office was able to provide capacity-building by organizing national consultations and supporting the drafting of legal documents establishing the commission, in line with human rights standards. OHCHR also helped to train commission staff. 83. OHCHR worked closely with Tunisia after the revolution of January 2011, first to help with the drafting of the new constitution, resulting in the inclusion of different human rights, in line with international standards, then in the establishment of bodies relating to elections, justice and the media, all in line with nationally recognized standards. It has also assisted Columbia in the field of land reparation restitution process, which was introduced after the end of the civil war. Furthermore, OHCHR has assisted El Salvador in the development of a national protocol for the investigation of femicide. 84. OHCHR has assisted some States in introducing provisions in their laws to improve access to justice and basic services. In Senegal, for example, the OHCHR regional office for West Africa provided technical advice for the drafting of a new nationality code, which ended the differentiated treatment of men and women in the field of transmission of nationality through marriage, child birth and adoption. The work was based on the concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the reports submitted by the State.3 85. In Cambodia, OHCHR has assisted the Government in many actions aimed at strengthening the rule of culture by, for instance, assisting the Ministry of Justice in organizing round-table discussions with judges on the subject of pretrial detention. In 2013, OHCHR launched the first ever course for lawyers on fair trial standards. 86. In the Philippines, OHCHR has assisted the Government, on its request and with the coordination of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, in drafting an important document on standards with regard to housing, land and land property rights of populations affected by typhoon Yolanda. In Lebanon, OHCHR has assisted the Government in developing a code of conduct for the protection of migrant domestic workers. In Guatemala, OHCHR, together with UNDP, UNESCO and UNICEF, aided the Government in the implementation of the Maya Programme, launched in 2009 to empower indigenous populations in achieving stronger negotiating power and participation in public life. The intervention of OHCHR, together with the above-mentioned specialized agencies, led to positive outcomes, such as the establishment of a support network for organizations working on indigenous rights and an increase in the use of national and regional protection systems by those organizations. 87. Lastly, OHCHR has assisted many developing countries, particularly in developing national human rights systems, facilitating inclusive participation in decision-making, and developing and monitoring public policies. For example, in Kenya, OHCHR supported a thematic working group on governance, judiciary, security and the rule of law and another working group on gender, vulnerable groups and youth. 88. OHCHR also has helped Ecuador, Serbia, the State of Palestine and Uganda to implement human rights in development planning, a consultation methodology for Roma communities, a human rights-based framework for development and a human rights perspective of development, respectively. X. Technical assistance and capacity-building in reporting to treaty bodies and implementing their recommendations 89. In its resolution 68/268, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General, through OHCHR, to support States parties in building their capacity to implement their treaty obligations, and to provide in that regard advisory services, technical assistance and capacity- 3 CEDAW/C/SEN/CO/3-7. 13

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