A/HRC/21/20 initiatives can be found in the correspondence received by OHCHR, available on the web page dedicated to the World Programme, where a summary of information received on human rights education in the primary and secondary school systems and other areas beyond the second phase is also available.1 A. National focal points, strategies and plans of action 8. Various institutions have been designated to coordinate human rights education initiatives at the national level, depending on national institutional settings. For example, the Presidential Commission for Coordinating Executive Policy in the Field of Human Rights ensures the follow-up of the World Programme in Guatemala, while in Spain this role is played by the Office of the Deputy General for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. In Australia, the Human Rights Policy Branch of the Attorney-General’s Department is responsible for a comprehensive range of human rights education activities. Two governmental agencies, the Discrimination Ombudsman and the Living History Forum, are tasked with enhancing human rights awareness in Sweden. In Switzerland, key institutions supported by the Government are the Service against Racism and the Foundation for Education and Development.2 Divisions within ministries of education coordinate human rights education initiatives in Argentina (Office of the Under-Secretary for Equity and Education Standards), Georgia (General Education Development Division) and Thailand (Monitoring Committee of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, based in the Bureau of International Cooperation). 9. The first recommendation made in the World Programme plan of action was to review the status of human rights education, for example through a national baseline study. The Irish Human Rights Commission conducted in 2011 a comprehensive study giving an overview of human rights education in Ireland to provide a foundation for the development of a national action plan on human rights education. 3 In Slovenia, a governmental working group, comprising representatives of the ministries in charge of higher education, the public sector and foreign affairs, was tasked with mapping existing initiatives and gaps, and defining an implementation plan with possible measures for improving human rights education in the focus areas of the second phase. 10. The National Institute for Study and Action for Development in Education, under the Ministry of Education in Senegal, reported on a 2005 study of the situation concerning human rights education in the formal and non-formal education systems. Since 2008, efforts have been made to develop and pilot a plan of action for integrating human rights education into the Senegalese curricula for formal and informal education and related didactical tools, and to train education sector actors and ensure evaluation. The Swiss university network is mandated to carry out a national baseline study. Kyrgyzstan mentions a future study on human rights education to inform the development of new legislation and related steps. 11. Fewer States reported on existing overall strategies or plans of action for human rights education, often developed through collaborative efforts. For example, the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, assisted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), formulated the National Plan of Action in the Area of Human Rights Education (2012-2015), which details activities for implementation concerning teachers and 1 2 3 4 See www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/education/training/programme/secondphase/ nationalinitiatives.htm. See www.globaleducation.ch. See www.ihrc.ie/publications/list/human-rights-education-in-ireland-an-overview.