A/HRC/4/85 page 2 2. On 27 February 2006, the High Commissioner for Human Rights presented a report on the World Programme and on related activities undertaken by her Office to the Commission on Human Rights (E/CN.4/2006/90). The present report provides additional information on activities which took place from February to December 2006, and is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council decision 2/102. 3. On 3 April 2006, the General Assembly established the Human Rights Council by its resolution 60/251, according to which one of the primary responsibilities of the Council would be to promote human rights education and learning (para. 5). 4. On 23 June 2006, the Eighteenth Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies accepted the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties, including guidelines on a common core document and treaty specific documents (HRI/MC/2006/3). The guidelines mention that States should provide information on any measures taken to ensure adequate education and training in human rights for a wide range of professional categories, including teachers (para. 43 (d)). States should also submit information on any measures taken to promote respect for human rights through education and training in general, and within schools in particular (paras. 43 (e) and 56). 5. On 24 August 2006, the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights adopted resolution 2006/19 welcoming the establishment of the Human Rights Council and the activities carried out by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) both aimed at disseminating globally the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Programme’s Plan of Action, and at supporting the Plan’s implementation. The Sub-Commission recommended that human rights treaty bodies, when examining reports of States parties, devote specific attention to human rights education in the framework of the World Programme and that human rights education be included as an item in the agenda of the annual meeting of the persons chairing the treaty bodies. 6. Since the adoption of the Plan of Action, OHCHR and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have carried out joint activities with a view to disseminating the Plan. 7. OHCHR and UNESCO jointly published a booklet containing the text of the Plan of Action as well as a summary highlighting its main aspects and relevant General Assembly resolutions. As of mid-December 2006, the booklet was available in English and it will soon be published in all United Nations official languages. 8. As stated in report E/CN.4/2006/90, in January 2006 the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Director-General of UNESCO, as well as the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe as far as Council of Europe’s Member States are concerned, addressed personal letters to ministers of education to encourage implementation of the Plan of Action and offer assistance upon request. They also requested information on which relevant departments or units in the Ministry would coordinate initiatives related to the implementation of the Plan of Action. As of