A/HRC/12/18 page 15 (a) Africa 44. In June 2005, the Security Council adopted resolution 1606 requesting the Secretary-General to organize consultations with the Government of Burundi and Burundian stakeholders regarding the establishment of a TRC and a special tribunal. In November 2007, the Government and the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General concluded an operational framework agreement which established a tripartite steering committee, composed of the United Nations, Government and civil society representatives, to lead the national consultations. Pre-consultations were held in Bujumbura in May 2009, and methodological tools have been elaborated in the light of these discussions. The Human Rights and Justice Division (HRJD) of the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) represents the United Nations on the tripartite steering committee and has worked actively to ensure the inclusion of a gender perspective within the methodological tools. HRJD BINUB has simultaneously organized sensitization and training programmes for target groups, such as civil society representatives, religious leaders, students, local political officials and media. Implementation of the national consultations began in July 2009. 45. The Darfur Peace Agreement established the Darfur-Darfur dialogue and consultation (DDDC) to foster dialogue and consultation among Darfuris in the Sudan on issues related to the implementation of the Peace Agreement. The Agreement was signed by only two parties to the conflict and has not been implemented, yet DDDC remains a vehicle to gather and document views on justice issues. Consultations have been held with government officials, IDPs, members of civil society and other groups throughout Darfur. HRS UNAMID has encouraged DDDC coordinators to include specific transitional justice questions during their consultations. HRS UNAMID is also organizing a workshop in North Darfur to train DDDC facilitators to be attuned to relevant transitional justice issues raised by participants during consultations. This pilot training may eventually be replicated in other Darfur states. 46. The August 2006 Global Political Agreement in Togo includes a provision for establishing a commission to shed light on past violence and address the needs of victims, and another to recommend measures for facilitating reconciliation. In April 2008, President Faure Gnassingbé launched a national consultative process to raise public awareness on transitional justice issues and seek the views of national stakeholders on these potential mechanisms. OHCHR Togo facilitated these consultations by organizing 167 meetings in five administrative regions of the country, attracting approximately 2,000 participants. In July 2008, OHCHR Togo produced a report summarizing the findings of the national consultations and outlining recommendations, including for the establishment of a TRC. The Commission was established by presidential decree in May 2009. 47. OHCHR Uganda commenced its transitional justice programme in 2006 by conducting field research among conflict-affected communities on their perceptions of transitional justice. The study focused on four subregions of northern Uganda and addressed issues such as exposure to various types of violence, preferences among various forms of reparation, and attitudes towards traditional and formal justice mechanisms. In 2007, OHCHR Uganda published the study’s findings, which provided the foundation for further research efforts regarding reparations and traditional forms of justice. The Government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) subsequently agreed to support national consultations on accountability and reconciliation over the course of the ongoing peace negotiations. OHCHR Uganda has been assisting Ugandan civil