A/HRC/13/44 Bamako from 16 to 17 October 2009 to brief parliamentarians on how to mainstream the Paris Principles in the legislative process. The Parliament passed the law in November 2009. 22. Discussions on establishing an NHRI in Guinea were held with the authorities and civil society in Conakry in April 2009. OHCHR provided comparative information. 23. In the United Republic of Tanzania, OHCHR conducted a training session from 22 to 25 June 2009 on human rights standards and human rights monitoring for 29 Commission officers. 24. In Liberia, OHCHR and the United Nations Mission in Liberia continued to encourage the Government to establish an NHRI and provided advice on the enabling legislation that was enacted on 11 March 2005. On 17 August 2009 the commissioners were appointed by the President. 25. In Nigeria, OHCHR continued to provide support to the NHRI and encouraged the Government to revise the law to make it compliant with the Paris Principles. 26. In Uganda, OHCHR conducted training for NHRIs on human rights monitoring and investigations. OHCHR and the NHRI have conducted joint research on, inter alia, HIV/AIDS-related activities and discrimination, and provided support to the Government with regard to its reporting obligations under international human rights instruments. 27. Following the establishment of an NHRI in Djibouti in 2008, the OHCHR Regional Office for East Africa (EARO) and the NHRI conducted a training workshop on reporting to the United Nations human rights mechanisms, focusing on the universal periodic review and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. A two-year technical cooperation programme was developed by EARO, UNDP, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), together with the Government and the NHRI, in order to enhance the human rights-related knowledge of national stakeholders and strengthen their capacity in the area of treaty body and universal periodic review reporting. 28. In Ethiopia, training was provided to staff of the NHRI and a website was developed. EARO assisted the institute in carrying out human rights awareness-raising activities and to enhance the Government’s capacity in the area of treaty body reporting. 3. Asia and the Pacific 29. In Pakistan, OHCHR has followed up on its efforts undertaken together with the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and UNDP to establish NHRIs in line with the Paris Principles. On 18 and 19 December 2008, representatives from the Asia-Pacific Forum and OHCHR visited Pakistan to participate in consultations with civil society and parliamentarians on draft legislation to establish an institution. Following those consultations, OHCHR provided comments on the draft legislation. 30. From 12 to 20 January 2009, OHCHR and UNDP undertook a midterm evaluation of the capacity-building project of the Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste (2007–2009). The evaluation concluded that the institution had made important progress, and that the project had been crucial in providing support during its inception phase. The recommendations of the evaluation have been reflected in the project. In October 2009, the Office of the Provedor, OHCHR and UNDP started to develop a new technical assistance project. 31. In February 2009, OHCHR signed guidelines for cooperation with the NHRI of Nepal. Support has been provided to the institution and other stakeholders to establish 6 GE.10-10269