A/HRC/4/3 page 21 76. The transfer of the tasks of MINUSTAH to the Office of the Ombudsman could be carried out in three stages, namely by: (a) Giving the Office a truly legislative status by adopting, as soon as possible, the existing bill once it has been amended in the light of the observations and suggestions made in December 2005 by the specialized services of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in order to bring it into line with United Nations norms in this area (Paris Principles); (b) Strengthening the Office’s operational capacity by creating the post of Deputy Ombudsman, which is not provided for in the Constitution, article 207-3 of which states that a law sets the conditions and regulations for the operation of the Office. It should be recalled that such a post had already been created de facto several years ago to assist the Ombudsman and that, during her visit to Haiti, Louise Arbour, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, supported this proposal. In this new arrangement, the Ombudsman would be more particularly responsible for relations with the national authorities and for the Office’s representation in international relations, while the Deputy Ombudsman would be responsible for the supervision and coordination of the investigations conducted by his team and its regional offices (protection function), and for providing human rights training, particularly in cooperation with the University and NGOs (promotion function). The description of the post suggest that it should be assigned to a prominent Haitian with recognized authority in the field of human rights and who is recognized as being independent-minded, and above political divisions; (c) At the end of the MINUSTAH mandate, the Human Rights Section would be maintained on a temporary basis, if necessary, in the form of an office of the High Commissioner, as initially planned. This situation would last until the effective and permanent handover of functions to the Office of the Ombudsman. This should not be difficult, since virtually half (24 out of 49) of the personnel of the Human Rights Section is of Haitian origin and could be transferred to the Office. V. IMPORTANT PROGRESS TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH REGARD TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN 77. The progress achieved since the ratification of the Convention of Belém do Pará owes a great deal to the dynamism of the two successive ministers for the status of women and women’s rights, and to the action taken by the National Round Table on the Prevention of Violence against Women (Table de concertation nationale contre les violences faites aux femmes). This is a coordinating body that gathers information about violence against women, and comprises, in addition to representatives of the Ministry for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights, the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety, the Ministry of Public Health and Population, and specialized civil society organizations, including KONAP, URAMEL, GHESKIO, Doctors of the World and Caritas, as well as the relevant agencies and bodies of the United Nations system, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UNDP, World Health Organization (WHO), and the Gender Unit of the MINUSTAH Human Rights Section.