A/HRC/27/41 series of technical meetings to ensure the compliance of the training materials with international standards. Technical cooperation work was successful in strengthening synergy among all partners involved. 29. In 2012 and 2013 respectively, the FRONTEX Training Unit launched two trainers’ manuals, “Anti-trafficking training for border guards” and “Fundamental rights training for border guards”. The two manuals support national-level training of border guards and are aimed at strengthening their practical skills in operationalizing human rights when controlling borders and combating and preventing human trafficking. Russian Federation: human rights master’s degree programme 30. As part of the OHCHR Framework for Cooperation with the Russian Federation and in the context of the second phase (2010-2014) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, the Human Rights Adviser to the United Nations country team in the Russian Federation has been supporting the education authorities in implementing a human rights master’s degree programme. 31. The programme is being implemented by a consortium of three leading universities, namely, the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, the Russian State University for the Humanities and the Moscow State Institute for International Relations, and is supported by OHCHR, in partnership with the European Centre for Human Rights and Democratization. The consortium was recently extended to include the Kazan Federal University and the Perm State University. 32. The programme contributes to the development among young people and professionals of a culture of human rights, the rule of law and non-discrimination. It is practice oriented and interactive, and is supported by a strong international and national network of international organizations, academia, institutions and business partners. 33. OHCHR cooperates in designing modules and tools, identifying experts and lecturers and providing documentation and publications. Based on the positive experience in the Russian Federation, OHCHR has assisted with the development of human rights Master’s programmes in other countries. For instance, in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Plurinational School of Administration launched a Master’s programme to train civil servants in human rights norms on the prevention of racism and all forms of discrimination. B. Ratification of international and regional human rights instruments and review of reservations Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Thailand: using the United Nations Development Assistance Framework for follow-up 34. With the start of the second cycle of the UPR in 2012, the OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia provided States in the region with support for reporting and following up on UPR recommendations. 35. In this context, OHCHR contributed to strengthening the capacity of the United Nations country teams in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Thailand respectively, in order to support States’ follow-up and reporting efforts in the context of their respective United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). Both documents integrate a human rights-based approach and contain specific outcomes geared to assisting the countries in implementing prioritized UPR recommendations, which include mainstreaming human rights in national policies. 7