A/HRC/4/38 page 5 Israel and Lebanon 9. From 12 to 14 August 2006, the Representative carried out a joint mission to Lebanon and Israel with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living. The report which was presented to the second session of the Human Rights Council contains the findings of the four mandate-holders concerning the impact of hostilities by Israel and Hezbollah on the rights to life, health and housing of the civilian population, including those displaced within the two countries, and examines the major challenges to the enjoyment of these rights in the aftermath of the conflict (see A/HRC/2/7). B. Working visits Nigeria 10. In conjunction with the First Regional Conference on Internal Displacement in West Africa, held in Abuja from 26 to 28 April 2006 (see chapter II below), the Representative took the opportunity to meet with representatives from Governments, civil society and international organizations to discuss the situation of IDPs in Nigeria and the Government’s development of a national IDP policy. Subsequently, in a letter addressed to President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Representative welcomed Nigeria’s efforts to adopt a national IDP policy, particularly one that committed the Government to undertake activities addressing the root causes of displacement, such as conflict prevention, reconciliation and peacebuilding. The Representative recognized the continued regional leadership of Nigeria in addressing issues of internal displacement. He encouraged the President to continue that leadership by supporting initiatives by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to strengthen the normative framework for the protection of IDPs in the region. Uganda 11. At the invitation of the Government of Uganda, the Representative carried out a working visit to Uganda from 28 June to 4 July 2006. In order to better understand the conditions of the more than 1.5 million IDPs in northern Uganda, the Representative travelled to Gulu, Lira and Pader districts - areas which have seen some of the worst displacement since the conflict between the Government and the Lord’s Resistance Army began. During the visit, the Representative met with the President of Uganda, the Prime Minister, and the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees. In addition, he consulted with traditional and religious leaders, representatives of local governments, Ugandan police and Uganda People’s Defence Force commanders, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and residents of IDP camps, including men and women leaders. 12. On 3 and 4 July, the Representative participated in a workshop on the implementation of Uganda’s national policy for internally displaced persons which he convened with the Brookings Institution-University of Bern Project on Internal Displacement (the Brookings-Bern Project),