A/HRC/27/30 Human Rights Council, human rights treaty bodies and the UPR that will be held between September 2014 and March 2015. 3. Technical cooperation with State institutions, United Nations agencies and indigenous communities and organizations 17. OHCHR and its field offices carried out a range of activities on indigenous peoples’ rights at the regional and country level, including monitoring, support for legal reform, technical cooperation, capacity-building and awareness-raising, including the activities described below. OHCHR field presences also consistently supported the work of special procedures mandate holders and provided support for the High Commissioner’s country visits. 18. During the reporting period, OHCHR carried out a number of training and briefing sessions as part of its efforts to promote the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In Nepal, for instance, OHCHR conducted a training workshop for the United Nations country team and bilateral donors with the aim of enhancing coordination and integration of the rights of indigenous peoples in policies and programmes, with particular focus on gender issues. As an outcome of the workshop, collaboration was established to work towards finalizing the National Plan of Action for the Promotion of Indigenous Peoples Rights, one of the outcomes of the UNDAF. 19. In Mexico, OHCHR engaged in capacity-building initiatives and provided technical cooperation and assistance to various authorities, NGOs and indigenous peoples on the right to free, prior and informed consultation. The Office also participated in the Technical Committee for the creation of an Indigenous Peoples Consultancy Common Protocol, organized by the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. In Bolivia, OHCHR, in coordination with other United Nations agencies and national actors, conducted training sessions and public events on the rights of indigenous peoples to consultation. 20. OHCHR also engaged in activities aimed at policy and legislative reforms. For example, the Regional Office for Southern Africa commented on the text of South Africa’s Traditional Affairs Bill, and the Regional Office for South America participated, as an observer, in the negotiations between the Government of Chile and indigenous peoples’ representatives on the draft decree on indigenous peoples’ right to consultation. 21. OHCHR Paraguay provided technical assistance on how to implement the decisions of the Inter-American Court for Human Rights regarding restitution of ancestral land and land claims. The Office also provided technical assistance with public conferences and high-level meetings and made concrete recommendations on the draft law on consultation with indigenous peoples that was presented by the Ombudsman. A report will be published in 2014, reflecting the discussions, conclusions and recommendations for action, including legislative and policy reforms in that area. 22. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) met regularly with representatives of the Amazigh Supreme Council, the National Tabu Gathering, the Tuareg Supreme Council as well as NGOs, human rights defenders and representatives of the General National Congress. At those meetings, UNSMIL advocated the creation of an inclusive Constitution Drafting Assembly that reflects the fair representation of all communities and provided advice and training on international human rights law with a view to its application to all communities, without discrimination. 23. During the reporting period, OHCHR deployed staff to the Philippines in the context of its humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan that struck a number of islands in November 2013 with devastating consequences. The Office contributed significantly to the advocacy of non-discrimination in humanitarian aid delivery to indigenous peoples. 6

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