A/HRC/45/24 30. Indonesia reported placing a special focus on civil servants performing human rights training functions; through its human rights technical guidance programme, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights provided coaching and training to officials of the Directorate General of Human Rights and other relevant personnel to ensure that they had a good understanding of human rights issues and materials, as well as public speaking skills. In Switzerland, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs organizes, in partnership with the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights, a biennial training course on human rights and the human rights policy of Switzerland for employees of the federal Government which, in 2019, was attended by around 50 participants. A workshop on human rights and the human rights policy of Switzerland has also been integrated into the training curriculum for future diplomats and executives of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Similarly, in Spain, since 2008, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation has organized annual human rights seminars at the Diplomatic School of Spain, in Madrid. 31. Slovenia reported a comprehensive training programme for social workers. The Social Chamber of Slovenia is the country’s central professional association in the field of social welfare, with the main task of preparing regulations and standards governing social welfare services and qualification standards for various activities and for the assessment of professional work. Information on the human rights-based approach has been embedded into all education and training activities carried out between 2017 and 2019 by the Social Chamber on topics such as domestic violence, children at risk, persons with disabilities, migrants, human trafficking and older persons. In partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in Slovenia, the Social Chamber also conducted human rights training programmes for employees in the field of social security on the topic of refugee and migrant children. The project, carried out in the period 2016–2017, was focused on the refugee and migrant response and was aimed at updating the professional exam in the field of social protection to include topics on child rights, child protection and standards in working with refugee and migrant children and conducting educational programmes in that area. The project was prompted by the results of an online survey carried out by the Social Chamber among frontline staff working directly with unaccompanied and separated children, which revealed the need to strengthen frontline workers’ skills to ensure the fulfilment of the rights of refugee and migrant children. 32. Croatia reported that human rights training for civil servants was focused on issues concerning groups in situations of exclusion or vulnerability. The Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities, in cooperation with the Council for National Minorities, regularly organizes seminars for national minority councils and representatives in order to improve their understanding of minority rights and to create or improve conditions for their effective participation in decision-making processes at the local and regional levels. Moreover, in 2018, regional public discussions on overcoming obstacles to the integration of persons under international protection were organized in six cities, raising awareness among 235 civil servants of the challenges that such persons face. 33. Some States highlighted cooperation with academic institutions. Since 2014, Uppsala University has been mandated by Sweden to produce, develop and manage a comprehensive programme focusing on the development of knowledge and skills in human rights protection for civil servants. Together with the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Uppsala University offers an online introductory training course on human rights in public service for civil servants working within the public sector in Sweden. In addition, through cooperation with other government agencies, specialized training modules are also available, including modules designed by the Agency for Participation, the Ombudsman for Children in Sweden, the Living History Forum and the Social Insurance Agency. Uppsala University also offers courses on human rights to civil servants with a mandate to work on human rights issues in their institutions. In 2019, the governmental programme on human rights education for civil servants at Uppsala University, including both online and face-to-face courses, reached almost 8,000 civil servants. Educational institutions are also engaged in Croatia, where the International Protection Service of the Ministry of the Interior established a cooperation agreement with the University of Zagreb and the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, in San Remo, Italy, to deliver training on refugee issues. 10