A/HRC/16/76 11. During 2010, OHCHR held bilateral meetings with Government officials and civil society organizations, such as the Chilean Chapter of the Ombudsman (Capítulo Chileno del Ombudsman), in order to establish a Paris Principles-compliant NHRI in Chile. 12. In the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, OHCHR, in cooperation with the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and the independent expert on the human rights situation in Haiti, helped the Ombudsman (Protectrice du Citoyen) to build the capacities of this institution. In March, OHCHR supported the participation of the Ombudsman at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Coordinating Committee. During the session, a special meeting took place to discuss support to the Ombudsman of Haiti. In July, OHCHR and OIF launched a joint project to help the institution carry out a capacity assessment with a view to promoting a human rights-based approach during the reconstruction phase. A consultant worked with the NHRI to develop a capacity-needs assessment and programmatic documents. 13. In June 2010, OHCHR, in cooperation with the Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador, organized a training session aimed at reinforcing the skills of Ombudsman staff and civil servants with regard to monitoring human rights violations. 14. On 4 November 2010, OHCHR conducted a training session for staff of the Ombudsman (Defensoría del Pueblo) of Venezuela on preparing the stakeholders’ report for the review by the Working Group on the UPR in 2011. 2. Africa 15. During the reporting period, OHCHR regional offices in Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa, OHCHR country offices in Mauritania, Togo and Uganda, human rights advisers with UNCTs in Guinea, Great Lakes region, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger and Rwanda, and the human rights component of the United Nations missions in Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan continued to provide advice on and assistance with the establishment and/or strengthening of NHRIs in Africa. 16. In the aftermath of the coup d’état of 18 February 2010 in Niger, the National Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, an A-status NHRI, was dissolved. On 20 May, the Government established a National Observatory for Human Rights, which acted as a human rights monitoring body during the transitional period. In May 2010, OHCHR provided advice to the Government on the establishment of an NHRI in compliance with the Paris Principles and based on the experience and best practices of other NHRIs in the region. 17. In February 2010, OHCHR, UNDP and civil society organizations discussed areas of technical support for the newly established Human Rights Commission of Zimbabwe. In August 2010, OHCHR and UNDP supported a training workshop for the newly appointed Commissioner. The training was aimed at familiarizing the new Commissioner with core NHRI functions under the Paris Principles, and with the role of NHRIs in regional and international human rights mechanisms. From 8 to 12 November 2010, OHCHR facilitated a study tour to South Africa for the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commissioner. The tour was organized in cooperation with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), and included meetings with members of SAHRC and its key interlocutors in Government, civil society and other national institutions. The study tour was organized under the auspices of an ongoing joint UNDP-OHCHR project to build the capacity of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. 5