A/HRC/10/30 page 10 Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs routinely gather information from partners and issue situation reports on the humanitarian situation in a given country, including with regard to protection concerns and how these might relate to particular ethnic, religious and other minority groups. They also advise the Humanitarian and/or Resident Coordinator on issues relating to the protection of civilians and access to humanitarian assistance, and encourage concerted advocacy efforts. At Headquarters, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator has a specific mandate to advocate, both publicly and confidentially, for populations at risk and in need of protection and assistance, including with the Security Council. With regard to the latter, the Emergency Relief Coordinator has a mandate to brief the Council on a biannual basis on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This provides an important opportunity to draw the Council’s attention to particular situations of concern and to offer suggestions as to how the Council and other actors might respond. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is also responsible for briefing the recently established Security Council expert group on the protection of civilians. The expert group is an informal forum for systematic exchange between the Council and the Office on protection issues, and a vehicle to promote international humanitarian law and human rights law, respect for which is critical to the prevention of genocide. 21. The role of the Office of Legal Affairs in the collective efforts to prevent genocide is primarily to assist in the establishment of accountability and justice mechanisms aimed at ensuring respect for international humanitarian law, human rights law and criminal law. These mechanisms include commissions of inquiry, truth and reconciliation commissions and international criminal tribunals. For example, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia prosecute crimes of genocide and play an important role in ending impunity and deterring future violations. The Office’s support for these institutions persists throughout their lifespan and takes a variety of forms. It provides legal advice on the interpretation of the institutions’ constitutive agreements, statutes, regulations and rules, and other documents, and discharges the legal responsibilities of the Secretary-General under those instruments. It is involved in responding to requests for waiver of immunities of United Nations personnel and disclosure of United Nations documents in accordance with the policy of maximum cooperation with international courts and tribunals, and it assists in devising completion strategies and residual mechanisms to address various matters that remain outstanding after the courts’ closure. The Office provides similar cooperation and legal assistance to the International Criminal Court, in accordance with the Relationship Agreement between the Court and the United Nations. 22. The Department of Public Information undertakes each year a number of activities directly relevant to genocide awareness and genocide prevention. For instance, in 2008, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 60/225 and 62/96, the Department’s outreach programme on the Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations undertook a range of activities to raise awareness about the challenges still faced by genocide survivors today and to teach the lessons of the Rwanda genocide in order to prevent future ones. For instance, the “Lessons from Rwanda” exhibit in English, French and Kinyarwanda was shown at locations in Burundi, Canada, Rwanda, South Africa and the United States of America, in partnership with non-governmental organizations, schools and universities and with the assistance of United Nations information centres. The “Visions of Rwanda” photography project, which involved genocide survivors and