A/HRC/45/42 OHCHR also provided advice and technical assistance to the Commission on monitoring the implementation of human rights in business activities, particularly regarding illegal exploitation of natural resources. 15. During the reporting period, OHCHR organized five training workshops for the staff of the National Human Rights Commission of Guinea on reporting to human rights treaty bodies and for the universal periodic review, and on the rights of persons with disabilities. In May 2020, OHCHR organized three awareness-raising sessions on a human rights-based approach to prevention and response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), training eight commissioners on the monitoring and reporting of violations linked to measures taken by the Government to tackle the pandemic. 16. In October 2019, OHCHR provided financial and technical support to the Independent National Commission on Human Rights of Liberia in drafting and submitting its submission for the stakeholders’ report for the universal periodic review. OHCHR also provided technical guidance to the Commission to draft its contribution to the National Human Rights Action Plan for 2019–2024. In March 2020, OHCHR provided technical support to the Commission to sign a memorandum of understanding with the national statistics agency in order to develop a human rights-based approach to data. 17. In December 2019, OHCHR conducted a workshop for the National Human Rights Commission of Djibouti and civil society organizations on the promotion and protection of human rights through interaction with international and regional human rights mechanisms. The participants discussed their role in engaging with international and regional human rights mechanisms, advocating for the implementation of recommendations, and sharing experiences and lessons learned in promoting human rights in Djibouti. 18. In December 2019, in Abuja, OHCHR provided technical assistance to the National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria for the organization of the 2019 human rights summit and awards, which had as its theme adopting a human rights-based approach in the public sector through the 2030 Agenda. 19. In December 2019, OHCHR, in collaboration with the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance of the United Republic of Tanzania, organized a dialogue for young people on their role in the realization of human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 16. The dialogue was also aimed at establishing future collaboration between the Commission and young people. 20. In November 2019, OHCHR provided technical support to the South Africa Human Rights Commission on the structure and legal framework of a national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In February 2020, OHCHR provided technical support to the Commission on the establishment of the national monitoring mechanism under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In April 2020, OHCHR provided feedback on the draft internal guidance and strategy of the Commission on monitoring human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. OHCHR also continued to cooperate with the Commission in the area of constitutional and human rights education. 21. In December 2019, OHCHR carried out workshops on business and human rights for the staff of the National Commission for Human Rights of Rwanda. It also provided technical support to the Commission in drafting and submitting its parallel report on the implementation of the recommendations addressed to Rwanda during the second cycle of the universal periodic review. 22. In January 2020, OHCHR and the Human Rights Commission of Ethiopia organized a national stakeholders’ consultation to reform the Commission. The consultation resulted in an outcome statement that focused on the independence of the Commission and the need to strengthen its capacities. 23. Between September 2019 and March 2020, OHCHR and the Uganda Human Rights Commission continued conducting joint monitoring missions and advocacy, including regarding forceful disarmament operations led by the Uganda People’s Defence Force, detention conditions and land conflicts, as well as a gold mining operation in Lopedo, Kaabong District. In September 2019, OHCHR supported the Commission in holding a 4