A/HRC/24/24 economic inequalities; and racial and other discrimination. Accordingly, the third phase could target government officials in particular, as well as those involved in armed conflicts including victims, communities and military personnel. Thematically, the Defensoría proposed a focus on education against discrimination and for peaceful coexistence; human rights education and citizenship, participation and democracy; victims and their right to truth, justice and reparation; and empowerment of women and vulnerable groups, including indigenous peoples. 33. The Defensoría del Pueblo de la República de Panamá noted that training of the target sectors of the previous phases should continue and be institutionalized. The Defensoría proposed targeting, for the third phase, national security agents (e.g. police and border guards) and prison officials, with a focus on human rights and democracy, national security and deprivation of liberty, as well as on youth in general. 34. The German Institute for Human Rights welcomed the third phase of the World Programme and stated that it is essential to consolidate the work undertaken during the first and second phases. Ongoing activities should be continued accordingly, with the empowerment of vulnerable groups and the development of barrier-free and inclusive programmes as cross-cutting strategies. 35. The Human Rights Commissioner of the Republic of Azerbaijan proposed that the third phase promote a culture of peace, cultural rights and collective rights in general; education of elderly people, refugees and internally displaced persons and persons with disabilities; human rights education in secondary schools; the establishment of specific human rights centres and networks under national institutions and the strengthening of available resources; training on HIV/AIDS-related human rights issues; gender education; training for government officials, media and NGOs; and support to the elaboration of new education methodologies based on best practices, and to the publication of legal and training materials. 36. The Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos de Chile welcomed the forthcoming third phase, mentioning that the two previous phases had achieved their objectives only partially, with limited governmental action in a national context characterized by citizens’ distrust of politics and public institutions and low levels of social and political participation. As a result, the Institute considered necessary the strengthening of objectives and priorities related to the first and second phases, in particular the training of teachers, civil servants, law enforcement officials and military, as well as other professionals; it underlined the importance of developing a national action plan for human rights education as a common platform for actors in the Government and education. The Institute suggested a period of evaluation of the first two phases before the third phase began; a third phase to target young people (18 to 30 years old), in order to foster their active citizenship, as well as legislators, policymakers and the mass media. The third phase should focus on the strengthening of democracy through education for active citizenship and the use of democratic mechanisms to further human rights. 37. The Irish Human Rights Commission stressed the need for continuity between the second and third phases, given the size of the second phase’s target sectors and their diverse human rights education needs, the absence of national human rights education plans in many countries, and the insufficient five-year timeframe for systematic and meaningful institutionalization of human rights education. Accordingly, the Commission suggested that the third phase focus on the target sectors of the second phase, with the addition of the judiciary and an emphasis on health and local authorities. States should be called upon to develop sustainable national human rights education action plans, including the provision of adequate resources. OHCHR should take stock of progress made so far. The Commission’s recommendations were followed by an account of recent human rights 9