A/HRC/4/91 page 11 37. OHCHR is actively engaged, through OHCHR headquarters and its presence in Angola, in supporting the newly established Office of the Provedor de Justiça (Ombudsman). From 11 to 13 October 2006, a workshop on the mandate and functions of the Provedor de Justiça was organized in Luanda, co-hosted by OHCHR and the Provedor. The Ombudsmen from South Africa, Namibia and Portugal and a representative of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Brazil were the international guests of the workshop. Some of the recommendations of the workshop are already being implemented, such as the establishment of regional offices of the Provedor in other Angolan provinces, and promoting a closer working relationship with the media. 38. With a view to enabling the establishment of an independent NHRI in Lesotho, a stakeholder consultation workshop was organized on 20 and 21 July 2006. A similar initiative for Zimbabwe was held in Kariba from 21 to 24 September 2006 by the UNDP office with the support of the OHCHR Regional Office in South Africa. 39. An OHCHR advisory mission was undertaken to the Comoros from 31 October to 3 November 2006 to assist the Parliament of the Comoros in the final review of the enabling legislation for an NHRI. 40. In Côte d’Ivoire, legislation to establish an NHRI, the National Human Rights Commission, was adopted by the Government on 9 August 2006. 41. Nigeria is presently amending its legislation relating to the NHRI and OHCHR is reviewing its compliance with international standards. 42. OHCHR has engaged with its Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa and with the United Nations Operation in Burundi (UNOB) with a view to providing legal and policy advice to the Government of Burundi for the establishment of an independent NHRI. It is working with the focal point within UNOB. 3. Asia and the Pacific Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Institutions 43. As in previous years, the NI Unit and the Asia Pacific Unit co-funded the eleventh Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum (Fiji, 31 July - 3 August 2006), supporting the participation of a large number of Forum members. 44. During the meeting, participants discussed initiatives for the establishment of domestic and regional human rights mechanisms in the Pacific; initiatives of the Fiji Human Rights Commission to work in the Pacific on the right to a safe and healthy environment; and considered the role of specific ILO conventions and recommendations in the protection and promotion functions of NHRIs. The meeting also focused on the rights of human rights defenders and the right to education. On the latter, it considered a report of the Advisory Council of Jurists and expressed appreciation for its comprehensive scope.