A/HRC/4/95 page 5 5. The office also worked in accordance with the terms of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the implementation of a technical cooperation programme on human rights which came into effect on 12 January 2005 for a two-year period. This programme includes the following: − Provision of assistance to the Government in promoting and protecting human rights; − Promotion of greater integration of the human rights dimension into education, health and other development programmes; − Provision of technical support for the Government’s reform programmes, including in the areas of administration of justice and the legislative process; − Encouragement of the participation of civil society and promoting public education in democracy and human rights; − Provision, upon the Government’s request, of technical assistance and advice in fulfilling its responsibilities, including submission of reports in accordance with its international human rights treaty obligations; and advising and assisting the Government and its civil society partners in establishing a national human rights institution. 6. In 2006, the office in Cambodia’s programmes were implemented in cooperation with governmental institutions with responsibilities for human rights, including the judiciary and the courts, the Council of Ministers and the Government’s Human Rights Committee, the Ministries of Justice, Interior, Women’s Affairs, and Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, and with municipal and provincial authorities. The office cooperated with a wide range of non-governmental and community-based organizations and groups working on human rights, legal and development issues. II. VISIT OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 7. The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, undertook her first visit to Cambodia in May. During her visit, the High Commissioner held positive discussions with the Prime Minister on the continuation of the mandate of OHCHR in Cambodia. At the end of her mission, she issued the following statement: It has been an honour for me to make a first visit to Cambodia, a country in which my Office has been operational for more than a decade now. I have had the privilege of being granted an audience with His Majesty the King, and I have met with Prime Minister Hun Sen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An and Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vattana. I have also met with a broad range of representatives of Cambodia’s civil society, the United Nations Country Team, members of the diplomatic community and officials of the Extraordinary Chambers for the Khmer Rouge trials.