A/HRC/40/44 26. Montenegro reported that the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights had organized seven conferences last year, at which representatives from the academic community, religious organizations and national institutions met to strengthen interreligious dialogue and improve cooperation between the Ministry and religious communities. The conferences were held in the southern and northern parts of Montenegro and Ministry officials visited Orthodox, Islamic and Catholic religious communities in the regions where the conferences were held. In addition to posting the conference outcomes for the general public on the Ministry web portal, the official proceedings from conferences held in 2018 will be published. 27. In the Russian Federation under the aegis of the President, the Council for Interaction with Religious Associations operates the Commission for Religious Associations. The Interreligious Council of Russia, coordinates the efforts of religious associations in developing relations between religions, society and the State, strengthening public morality, preserving and recreating the spiritual and cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia and organizing and supporting interfaith dialogue on socially important and other related problems, in cooperation with international interreligious organizations. 28. Ukraine reported that in 2018, the Government had continued its work in consultation with the Commission on the Implementation of the Rights of Religious Organizations, an advisory body located under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The Commission, headed by a Vice Prime Minister, also includes representatives of the Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim religious organizations of Ukraine. The work of the Commission is to ensure effective interaction between the State and religious organizations in solving topical issues of State-confessional relations and implement the priority tasks of the State policy of Ukraine in the sphere of religion. E. Training of government officials in effective outreach strategies8 29. In Argentina, the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism integrates specialized agencies within the framework of the network of institutional social responsibility of the Ministry of Modernization of the Nation that promotes the training of public administration employees in matters of health, environment, volunteering and inclusion. 30. In Australia, training is delivered to the government network of community liaison officers, a primary conduit between the Government and culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse community organizations and leaders. The training helps officers to develop relevant knowledge, skills and attributes for engaging effectively with members of the community and non-governmental organizations. 31. In Italy, to increase the knowledge of the basic principles of Judaism amongst police officers, the Observatory for Security against Discrimination co-operated with the Union of Jewish communities to produce a guide to Judaism for police officers that will soon be launched. 32. In Saudi Arabia, training is carried out by governmental entities and co-programmed with educational institutions, for penal, justice and law enforcement officials and there is also training for workers, investigators and army personnel to improve their legal knowledge and capacity to investigate all areas of crime. In its submission, Saudi Arabia noted the security studies course at the Nayef Arab University for Security Sciences, the King Fahd Security College and a recent memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation and capacity-building with OHCHR, with the objective of building the capacity of experts in international human rights law. 8 6 Paragraph 7 (c) of resolution 37/38.