A/HRC/15/34 Lakes Region also continued to provide ongoing technical advice on the electoral process, including their political rights and participation, as well as their economic, social and cultural rights. 32. In addition, OHCHR Regional Office for Central America in Panama assisted United Nations country teams in their efforts to further integrate the promotion and protection of indigenous peoples into their work. It organized in Nicaragua a specific training for country team staff members on the United Nations Development Group Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues (in partnership with other United Nations agencies) and a training session for trainers on the right to food, focusing on indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants, for 27 staff from the country team in Panama. 33. Many OHCHR field presences facilitated the use of human rights treaty bodies. OHCHR-Cambodia has helped indigenous peoples and organizations to submit a parallel report to the Committee on the Elimination Racial Discrimination. The Committee’s recommendations were translated into Khmer and the Office also supported related followup activities. OHCHR-Mexico helped a number of indigenous individuals and organizations draft communications to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people. 34. By providing technical advice, the OHCHR Regional Office for Central America strengthened the capacity of indigenous communities and organizations to bring allegations of human rights violations to the attention of the Special Rapporteur and the inter-American system for the protection of human rights. OHCHR-Nepal provided an introduction to the universal periodic review process for a large number of indigenous peoples and ensured that indigenous peoples’ issues were integrated in the national report by supporting consultations on indigenous issues at all levels. It also helped establish a Durban Review Conference follow-up committee – composed of marginalized groups including indigenous peoples – which prepared a separate stakeholders’ submission to the universal periodic review. 4. Awareness-raising tools 35. Several field presences produced quality materials to raise awareness of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and promote better understanding thereof and contribute to the full application of its provisions. OHCHR-Mexico initiated a study on the rights of indigenous peoples to be consulted in the context of large-scale development projects. The study, undertaken in consultation with indigenous peoples, federal and local authorities, academics and United Nations agencies, aimed at identifying practical guidelines for the implementation in Mexico of the right to be consulted and should be made available at the end of 2010. 36. The Human Rights Adviser for the Great Lakes Region, together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), carried out an extensive study to identify stateless persons in Burundi. The study has helped to further raise awareness of the need to provide the Batwa community with national identification documents, thereby ensuring their enjoyment of civic and political rights and access to public services. 37. In order to disseminate information on the human rights of indigenous peoples, the OHCHR Regional Office for Central Africa continued to manage an Internet information network for more than 4,000 individuals, mainly indigenous leaders from Central Africa and other countries who receive and exchange information on indigenous and minority issues in the subregion. Information was circulated and shared on indigenous fellowships at OHCHR, local NGO initiatives for the promotion of indigenous rights, invitations to seminars, sharing of reports and calls for proposals. The Office also participated in the 8