A/HRC/13/44 identified challenges and weaknesses experienced by NHRIs, a lack of adequate funding and a need for technical assistance related to organizational and resource management, knowledge of the international human rights system, relationships with public bodies and civil society, and the follow-up of NHRI recommendations by their respective Governments. The Survey provides a diagnostic of gaps and areas of assistance for action by OHCHR, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), donors and the regional coordinating bodies of NHRIs (for a summary of the recommendations, see annex IV). A. Advisory services provided by the Office 7. OHCHR activities to strengthen the role of NHRIs at the country, regional and international level are carried out mainly through the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section, which works in consultation with other parts of OHCHR, including field presences. OHCHR has continued to provide advice and assistance in the establishment and strengthening of institutions through its country and regional offices, human rights advisers and human rights components of United Nations peace missions, as well as through collaboration with other United Nations partners (including UNDP) and the regional coordinating bodies of NHRIs. 8. Technical cooperation programmes and agreements with a view to strengthening the capacity of NHRIs were conducted by OHCHR through its regional offices for Central Africa, Central Asia, East Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Southern Africa, SouthEast Asia, the Pacific and West Africa as well as through country offices, i.e. those of Nepal and Uganda. Cooperation has included training on monitoring, investigation and human rights reporting. 9. Tailored advice is provided on constitutional or legislative frameworks regarding the establishment of NHRIs, as well as on their nature, functions, powers and responsibilities. Comparative analysis, technical cooperation needs assessments, project formulation and evaluation missions are also undertaken to establish and strengthen the institutions’ compliance with the Paris Principles. 10. During the reporting period, OHCHR provided advice to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Belize, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chile, the Comoros, the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, the Netherlands, the Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sudan (Southern Sudan), Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda and Zimbabwe. 1. The Americas and the Caribbean 11. In 2008, a draft legislation to establish a national ombudsman office was received from the Government of Haiti. OHCHR and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti provided comments on this draft. OHCHR has offered technical assistance to the Protectrice du Citoyen, who was appointed on 6 October 2009. 12. OHCHR has provided Belize and Chile with technical support in establishing NHRIs in accordance with the Paris Principles, following the recommendations formulated for both countries through the universal periodic review in May 2009. 13. The National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section and the OHCHR Regional Office for South America provided legal advice on the law establishing an NHRI 4 GE.10-10269