A/HRC/10/53 page 16 on human rights and the Constitution, bringing together key organizations, including the NHRC, to coordinate assistance to the constitutional process. In cooperation with the United Nations Country Team, OHCHR Nepal supports a resource centre for both Assembly members and the public to increase access to expert services and public awareness related to the Constitution. 4. Security forces 62. OHCHR Nepal continued training and awareness-raising activities with the Nepal Police (NP) and Armed Police Force (APF), focusing particularly on human rights standards pertaining to law enforcement and the rule of law. In 2008, in-house capacity was developed through training of trainers, both within the NP and APF. In 2008, APF officials trained and monitored by OHCHR Nepal in cooperation with the International Committee of Red Cross and NHRC, conducted five training programmes for 167 APF officials. In addition, OHCHR Nepal contributed to predeployment training for 60 APF officials assigned to United Nations Peace Operations. Substantive advice was provided for the development of an APF human rights pocketbook, which is in the final stage of production. OHCHR Nepal also provided five human rights training courses for 170 Nepal Army officials. 5. Reporting obligations to international treaty bodies 63. Nepal has ratified six of the core international human rights instruments. Human rights defenders have advocated strongly for ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Nepal signed on 3 January 2008, and for Nepal to become State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as well as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 64. The long transition period has contributed to delays in Government reports to United Nations treaty bodies. Reports to the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and the Committee Against Torture are overdue. Initial reports under the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child have yet to be submitted. Engaging with relevant treaty bodies will assist the country in meeting the international obligations it has endorsed. OHCHR Nepal provided four days of training for Government officials on reporting to United Nations treaty bodies. Moreover, specialized trainings on the human rights treaty body system, including relevant reporting procedures and complaint mechanisms, were provided to representatives of Government and civil society in all five regions. IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 65. The human rights situation in Nepal has improved significantly since the conflict ended and important steps were taken in 2008 to consolidate the peace process. The people of Nepal voted for peace and change in April 2008. A mixed system ensured that the Constituent Assembly is much more reflective of Nepal’s diverse society than any previous