A/HRC/17/24 Kosovo who had been affected by lead-poisoning, advocated their relocation to safer conditions, and supported the special procedures mandate holders in monitoring the situation. In October 2010, relocation was successfully completed, following combined or separate actions of United Nations agencies, United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo, Kosovo institutions, the European Commission and bilateral donors. 23. The OHCHR-Regional Office for Central Asia translated a number of international human rights instruments and tools into national languages, including the Optional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Basic principles and guidelines on development-based evictions and displacement. The translations were printed for further distribution among Government bodies, judges, NGOs, universities and United Nations agencies. 24. OHCHR continued raising awareness in the Russian Federation through the reprinting and dissemination of ESCR-related publications, co-sponsoring human rights promotional activities, and holding discussions with ombudspersons. In Moscow, OHCHR contributed to the celebration of World Habitat Day with a presentation on the right to adequate housing. 25. In 2010, the OHCHR-Pacific Regional Office increased its engagement on human rights and trade, and contributed to raising the profile of the link between human rights and trade in the Pacific region, which impacts on a number of economic, social and cultural rights. The Regional Office (RO) also assisted UNCTs in Fiji and Samoa with developing and implementing a strategy on human rights with 14 Governments in the region. The RO coordinated the finalization of a strategy on human rights prepared by a UNCT, which was adopted in January 2010. Both strategies included the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights. The strategy resulted in the issuance of invitations to visit to several special procedures mandate holders by State authorities. The RO also supported the establishment of the Pacific Humanitarian Protection Cluster, and has worked actively to increase its membership. The RO, together with partners, provided training on protection in emergencies in three countries, and supported human rights integration into plans in four countries. The RO supported the creation of human rights protection working groups in Samoa and Fiji, advocated for long-term displacement situations in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, and will release (in 2011) the report of a pilot study entitled, “Human rights monitoring of persons internally displaced by the 2009 tsunami in Samoa”. 26. In Papua New Guinea, OHCHR undertook an assessment mission on the right to adequate housing in Port Moresby, Goroka, Madang and Lae in July 2010. The mission team, made up of the regional representative for the Pacific, the HRA in Papua New Guinea and a housing rights expert from headquarters, held consultations with relevant Government officials at the national and local levels, and civil society organizations. In each location, workshops were held to raise awareness among stakeholders of international standards on the right to adequate housing, with particular focus on forced evictions. The mission visited settlements in all of the cities to consult with victims of forced evictions and people living in informal settlements. The findings were presented to UNCT, which has since increased dialogue on the issue with the Government. A report including a proposal for programming on forced evictions and the right to adequate housing from 2011 onwards is being finalized. In December 2010, the HRA actively contributed to the organization of a film festival and debates on, inter alia, ESCRs and the right to adequate housing. A large portion of the audience was constituted by people living in informal settlements. 27. Timor Leste is finalizing its National Strategic Development Plan for the next 10 years, following consultations in all sub–districts, and has set national priorities which are in line with the Government’s commitment to furthering the MDGs, with a strong focus on economic and social rights, in particular poverty eradication, food security, housing, water and sanitation, and employment. In November 2010, at an OHCHR-funded event to 8

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