A/HRC/45/42 8. During the period under review, OHCHR provided advice and/or assistance aimed at the establishment and/or the strengthening of national human rights institutions in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, the Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Serbia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), as well as the State of Palestine. It also provided similar advice in Kosovo. 2 In some cases, assistance was provided jointly with other United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and other partners. 1. Africa 9. During the period under review, the OHCHR regional offices for Central, East, Southern and West Africa, the OHCHR country offices in Chad, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Mozambique and Uganda, the human rights advisers to the United Nations country teams in Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, the Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe, and the human rights components of the United Nations peace missions in Guinea-Bissau, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan and the Sudan (in Darfur) provided advice on and assistance in the establishment or strengthening of national human rights institutions. The activities described below were conducted. 10. OHCHR provided legislative advice to Botswana, Chad, Gabon, the Gambia Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho on the establishment of national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles. 11. OHCHR organized capacity-building and awareness sessions for the staff of the National Human Rights Commission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on international human rights law, protection mechanisms, monitoring and social auditing. In September 2019, OHCHR provided technical and financial support for the open days event of the Commission to enhance its visibility. 12. In September 2019, OHCHR conducted a workshop on business and human rights for the staff of the National Human Rights Commission of Mozambique. In December 2019, OHCHR conducted seven training sessions and follow-up sessions for the staff of the Commission on human rights indicators and mechanisms, business and human rights, and monitoring human rights in electoral contexts. In February 2020, OHCHR, UNDP and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions conducted a capacity assessment of the Commission. In June 2020, OHCHR provided technical assistance to the Commission to strengthen its capacity as a national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 13. In September 2019, OHCHR organized an induction training for the newly appointed commissioners of the Independent National Human Rights Commission of Burundi. In November and December 2019, OHCHR supported the Commission in the organization of training sessions and a workshop on human rights protection in the context of elections. 14. In September 2019, OHCHR organized for the staff of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms of Cameroon a workshop on techniques for monitoring and reporting on economic, social and cultural rights. In October 2019, OHCHR and the International Organization of la Francophonie supported the Commission in the finalization of its action plan on business and human rights in the context of extractive industries. 2 References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). 3