A/HRC/9/4 page 2 1. On 14 July 2005, in its resolution 59/113 B, the General Assembly adopted the plan of action for the first phase (2005-2007) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. The first phase of the World Programme focused on the infusion of human rights education into the primary and secondary school systems. Drawing from the principles and frameworks set by international human rights instruments, the plan of action highlights that human rights education in the school system involves not only the integration of human rights in all educational processes and tools (curricula, textbooks, materials, methods and training) but also the practice of human rights in the education system. The main responsibility for implementing the plan rests with the ministry of education or equivalent institution in each country, which should assign or strengthen a department or unit responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a related national strategy, in close cooperation with all relevant actors. Member States are also encouraged to identify and support a resource centre for collecting and disseminating related initiatives and information, such as good practices, educational materials and events. On 28 September 2007, in its resolution 6/24, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the first phase of the World Programme for two more years, until December 2009. 2. The previous report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the World Programme and related activities undertaken by her Office (A/HRC/4/85) was dated 30 January 2007. The present report, submitted in accordance with Council resolution 6/24, provides additional information on activities held from January 2007 to June 2008. 3. During the period under consideration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) focused on promoting and assisting the national implementation of the plan of action, as well as on coordinating related international efforts. 4. OHCHR has devoted a section of its website to the World Programme and regularly replies to related queries. To facilitate information-sharing, OHCHR is making available information on national initiatives undertaken in connection with the plan of action through the World Programme web page www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/education/training/nationalinitiatives.htm., which also contains the text of national human rights education plans as well as excerpts on human rights education from overall human rights plans and information on national focal points for the World Programme. 5. OHCHR has supported the collection and documentation of good practices on human rights education in the school system at the regional level. Together with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Council of Europe, OHCHR is developing a compendium of good practices from Central Asia, Europe and North America, which will be launched on 10 December 2008, as a contribution to the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As part of this initiative, a regional meeting on the World Programme was organized in Strasbourg (France) on 5 and 6 November 2007, gathering more than 100 participants from ministries of education, teacher training institutions, non-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions and other relevant actors from the region. OHCHR is also sponsoring the collection of good practices in Asia, both locally (Tamil Nadu/India) and subregionally (South-East Asia).