A/HRC/19/49 VIII. Engagement with international human rights mechanisms 42. Although Guinea is party to the main international human rights treaties, it has not ratified the First and Second Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. As mentioned in the previous report, Guinea has not yet submitted its reports to five treaty bodies, and 13 reports to treaty bodies are overdue. 43. In September 2009, the Government established an inter-ministerial committee to prepare for the universal periodic review, which it did successfully with support from OHCHR. In October 2011, the Government, in collaboration with OHCHR Guinea, organized a workshop to prepare a plan of action for the implementation of the recommendations from the universal periodic review and to develop a national human rights plan of action. Participants included members of the inter-ministerial committee, civil society organizations, non-governmental human rights organizations and relevant stakeholders. A national plan of action was drawn up taking into consideration the recommendations of the universal periodic review, treaty body recommendations and the recommendations of the International Commission of Inquiry. Some of the activities in the plan expected to be accomplished by 2015 include: • The establishment and functioning of all institutions provided for in the Constitution • The implementation of all recommendations of the Etats Généraux de la Justice • The identification and ratification of principal treaties and conventions pending • The strengthening of the capacity of army and security forces • The amelioration of prison conditions • The fight against impunity, especially the prosecution of perpetrators of human rights violations of 28 September 2009 • The establishment of a support fund for victims of specific violence • The creation of a committee in charge of preparing reports for treaty bodies • The development of a programme on human rights education for the population, State agents and educational institutions IX. Other forms of cooperation with the United Nations 44. On 24 January, the Government confirmed the request made by the interim Government to the Peacebuilding Commission for support in three peacebuilding priority areas: (a) youth and women employment policy; (b) the promotion of national reconciliation; and (c) reform of the security and defence sector. Guinea was officially placed on the Commission’s agenda in February, and a Commission-led technical mission, including OHCHR, visited the country in May to develop a timetable to draft the priority plan. The statement of mutual commitments was signed by the President and the Chairperson of the Commission on 23 September. 45. The statement f mutual commitments elaborates priority actions in the promotion of national reconciliation and unity and security and defence sector reform, and stresses the need to establish a national reconciliation mechanism and an independent national human rights institution. With regard to the security sector, it seeks to establish a smaller, more professional army and to undertake a census of all security forces, and to establish and strengthen mechanisms and processes for civilian monitoring and oversight of the security sector as well as capacity-building for key Government departments concerned. The Government steering committee identified six quick-start projects for peacebuilding 12