A/HRC/31/80 A key advocacy tool, the study has raised awareness of the importance of the role of the judiciary in determining the best interests of migrant children. It highlights good judicial practices with respect to migrant children, efforts to take them into account in policymaking and programme implementation, and differences of practice between member States of the European Union. 59. The Regional Office for Europe continues to pay special attention to the situation of unaccompanied and separated children in Europe, and will support efforts by European Union institutions and member States to follow up on the Action Plan in 2016 and in coming years. 3. Thailand: supporting State efforts to protect the rights of those in migrant shelters 60. In 2013, the Regional Office for South-East Asia, together with the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, as part of its support to strengthen the capacity of national human rights institutions and other State institutions, conducted a joint mission to women’s and children’s shelters in Thailand to assess the treatment and conditions of migrants, in particular the situation of Rohingyas. After the visit, the two organizations engaged jointly with local and national authorities to ensure that the rights of women and children in shelters are protected and that they receive basic minimal facilities, and to support initiatives to strengthen the human rights capacity of relevant institutions. 4. Philippines: aligning national legislation on migration with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 61. In partnership with OHCHR and ILO, UN-Women has developed the project “Promoting and Protecting Women Migrant Workers’ Labour and Human Rights: Engaging with International and National Human Rights Mechanisms to Enhance Accountability” in the Philippines, Mexico and the Republic of Moldova. The project promotes gender-sensitive policies on migration and development through research, capacity-building and advocacy, focusing on the provisions of general recommendation No. 26 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. The Philippines aligned the provisions of the new bill on overseas workers’ welfare with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. D. Increased use of existing national protection systems and participation in public processes by right holders, especially women and discriminated groups Republic of Moldova: assisting national authorities to protect individual rights 62. In the context of the efforts of OHCHR to build national capacity, its technical cooperation and advisory services have strengthened the capacity of rights holders to gain access to national protection systems. One such example is its part role in the United Nations – Moldova Development Partnership Framework (2013-2017). In October 2013, a Moldovan citizen requested assistance because her partner, a citizen of Ghana, had been deported to his country of origin, even though the couple had a six-month-old child. Technical support was provided to the citizen to explain the State’s procedures and to facilitate discussion of the case with the Bureau for Migration and Asylum. Her partner was issued a 30-day visa, which allowed him to return to the Republic of Moldova to register with the civil authorities. In another case, following a visit of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in September 2013, three women held in a migrant detention centre, who were at risk of being deported from the Republic of Moldova and becoming victims of human trafficking, were freed and offered legal assistance to secure 15