A/HRC/16/76 Nations country teams and other relevant partners. OHCHR is also engaged in improving United Nations system-wide coordination on NHRIs. 5. Since 2003, OHCHR has maintained the National Human Rights Institutions Forum website (www.nhri.net). The website is linked to the web pages of OHCHR and NHRIs, and includes information on the United Nations human rights system, country and thematic issues, and the activities of the International Coordinating Committee. 6. Since 2008, the OHCHR fellowship programme for NHRIs has hosted staff from Astatus institutions in Australia, El Salvador, Egypt, Nepal, Nicaragua, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Republic of Korea, Togo and Uganda. This programme has enabled the fellows to gain knowledge of, and experience within, the United Nations. It has also been beneficial for OHCHR, in terms of substantive expertise and the consolidation of contacts with staff from national institutions. OHCHR has issued a new call for candidates for 2011. Up to four staff members from NHRIs will be selected to work in the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section of OHCHR for a period up to 12 months. A. Advisory services provided by OHCHR to NHRIs 7. OHCHR activities to strengthen the role of NHRIs at the country, regional and international levels are carried out mainly through the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section, which works in consultation with other parts of OHCHR, including field presences. OHCHR has continued to provide advice and assistance in the establishment and strengthening of institutions through its country and regional offices, human rights advisers and human rights components of United Nations peace missions, as well as through collaboration with other United Nations partners, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and regional coordinating bodies of NHRIs. OHCHR also works closely with intergovernmental organisations, academic institutions and civil society organisations. 8. OHCHR provides legal and technical assistance to NHRIs and other national stakeholders. Advice is provided on constitutional or legislative frameworks regarding the establishment of NHRIs, as well as on their nature, functions, powers and responsibilities. Comparative analysis, technical cooperation needs assessments, project formulation and evaluation missions are also undertaken to establish and strengthen the institutions’ compliance with the Paris Principles. 9. During the reporting period, OHCHR provided advice and/or assistance on strengthening NHRIs in Bahrain, Benin, Congo, Dakar, Djibouti, Ecuador, Gambia, Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Serbia, South Africa, Oman, Qatar, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Netherlands, Venezuela, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. OHCHR also provided assistance for activities aimed at the establishment of NHRIs in Belarus, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chile, Comoros, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mali, Monaco, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Somalia and United Arab Emirates. 1. The Americas and the Caribbean 10. During the reporting period, OHCHR regional offices in South and Central America, OHCHR country offices in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico, human rights advisers with United Nations country teams (UNCTs) in Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Paraguay, and the human rights component of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) continued to provide advice and assistance for the establishment and/or strengthening of NHRIs in the Americas and the Caribbean. 4