A/HRC/32/28 interministerial committee, organized meetings on the establishment of a timetable for the preparation of reports due for submission, on strategies for better monitoring of the implementation of recommendations emanating from the universal periodic review and on the need for capacity-building programmes for members of the Interministerial Committee. Support has been provided to the Interministerial Committee in developing its action plan for the universal periodic review, including support for three workshops targeting, respectively, the Government focal points, the technical and financial partners and civil society organizations. 18. In Costa Rica, the OHCHR Regional Office for Central America continued to enhance the functioning of the existing inter-institutional commission to implement recommendations from human rights mechanisms, and provided technical advice on prioritized recommendations. 19. In the Dominican Republic, progress was made in developing a national human rights action plan; the process was officially initiated in March 2015. A series of consultations at the national and regional levels was completed and several drafts of the plan were circulated among and discussed with civil society organizations and State entities. The support provided by the Voluntary Fund increased the human rights adviser’s capacity to assist the Government and civil society organizations during the process. Comments and recommendations on the process and the content of the plan were submitted regularly to the Government for consideration and further action. A systematization of the main recommendations emanating from the human rights treaty bodies and the universal periodic review and an initial proposal to adopt a mechanism to follow up on the plan’s implementation were completed. The official launch of the plan was postponed to 2016. 20. Through the work of the human rights adviser deployed in the State, Jamaica updated its common core document and subsequently increased compliance and engagement with international human rights mechanisms. A number of reports have been submitted to human rights treaty bodies and for the universal periodic review. The support provided by the Voluntary Fund enhanced the capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and the interministerial committee to meet the State’s reporting obligations in accordance with international obligations and standards, as recommended to the Government during the universal periodic review. 21. In Kazakhstan, the technical assistance and support provided was aimed at continuing to raise awareness among rights holders and duty bearers about the holistic approach to follow-up to recommendations of human rights mechanisms through a comprehensive national human rights action plan and the establishment of a national mechanism for reporting and follow-up. In particular, in order to increase understanding and knowledge among State authorities, a national workshop was held on best practices related to national human rights action plans and national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up. Training on standards for preventive visits was provided to 145 newly elected members of the national preventive mechanism in order to strengthen the capacity of the mechanism. Efforts have been made to amend the law on national preventive mechanisms to expand the mandate of the mechanism. 22. In Kenya, at the request of the Government, Voluntary Fund resources were used to co-fund a three-day national consultation process, held in September 2015, on the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations. The process was led by the Government, with the support of OHCHR, and included the participation of civil society and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. The objectives included developing an implementation plan with provisions for a monitoring mechanism for approval by the Cabinet. The process of finalizing the implementation plan is ongoing. 5