A/HRC/4/91 page 12 Workshops, training courses and advisory missions 45. OHCHR organized a seminar in cooperation with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) (Cyprus, 8-10 March 2006) on the establishment of a national human rights commission for Iraq. As a result of the seminar, which brought together Iraqi stakeholders, a working group was established with OHCHR providing substantive support regarding draft legislation, to ensure that the NHRI complies with the Paris Principles. Legal advice has been provided and a draft umbrella project has been designed to support the establishment of an NHRI. From 7 to 11 August 2006, OHCHR, in cooperation with UNAMI and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, held a follow-on workshop for parliamentarians in Geneva. Subsequently, another workshop co-organized by UNAMI and OHCHR with civil society and government representatives and parliamentarians was held in Amman from 17 to 18 October. Draft legislation for a human rights commission was the focus of the discussions. 46. From 25 to 27 September 2006, OHCHR participated in a workshop in Cambodia, organized in part by the Working Group for an ASEAN Mechanism, concerning the possible establishment of a national human rights commission. 47. Advice was provided by OHCHR concerning revised legislation relating to the Human Rights Commission in the Maldives. In the process, there was close liaison with the Commonwealth Secretariat. 48. Through the OHCHR Human Rights Adviser in Sri Lanka, the NI Unit provided advice and support concerning appointment procedures regarding the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. 49. OHCHR, the Human Rights Adviser in Pakistan and the Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan organized a workshop on the establishment of a national human rights commission in Pakistan (Islamabad, 12-13 September 2006). Additional expertise was provided by the NHRIs of Afghanistan, India and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), as well as other stakeholders such as parliamentarians, civil society groups and government officials in Pakistan, in discussions on the establishment of an NHRI in compliance with the Paris Principles. 50. The NI Unit has worked closely with the OHCHR mission in Nepal and the geographic desk in supporting the Nepal Human Rights Commission and in trying to ensure its efficiency and compliance with the Paris Principles. 51. From 24 March to 1 April 2006, the NI Unit undertook a mission to Timor-Leste at the request of the Ombudsman (Provedor for Human Rights and Justice). The mission’s objective was to provide advice on the organizational structure of the recently established Office of the Provedor, on a strategic plan and on future support requirements for the Office. A three-year capacity-building project has been jointly developed and a project document has been signed by the Provedor, UNDP and OHCHR with implementation scheduled to begin in January 2007. It will serve as an umbrella for donor and government assistance to the Office. OHCHR is supporting the drafting of the Provedor’s Strategic Plan.