A/HRC/7/69 page 9 28. In 2007, OHCHR organized capacity-building and awareness training workshops for staff of the regional offices of the Office of the Ombudsman in Azerbaijan and selected civil society representatives (two workshops were held from 29 October-2 November 2007, one from 24-25 December 2007, and one from 27-28 December 2007). Topics covered included the definition of a NHRI, the Paris Principles, and the role of NHRIs in the international human rights system. B. OHCHR support to regional initiatives related to NHRIs 1. The Americas and the Caribbean Network of the Americas 29. The Network of the Americas is composed of NHRIs from the region which are accredited by the ICC as in compliance with the Paris Principles. As of December 2007, the Network included NHRIs from the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. 30. In November 2006, the Fifth General Assembly of the Network (held in Buenos Aires) adopted the Work Plan 2007-2008, covering activities in the areas of the right to education, persons with disabilities, right to a healthy environment, rights of indigenous peoples, the prevention of torture, and migrants. In May 2007, the Network organized a follow-up workshop to the Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Education in Managua. The United Nations participated in this event. 31. On 26 October 2007, the Network of the Americas, with the support of OHCHR, organized a discussion panel on the role of NHRIs vis-à-vis the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Mexico City. The goal of the discussion was to strengthen the capacity of NHRIs from the region to monitor the implementation of the newly adopted Convention and in particular with regard to the explicit role given to NHRIs under article 33 of the Convention. National and international experts were invited to participate in the discussion. OHCHR contributed to the publication of the outcome of the discussion that should take the form of guidelines addressed to NHRIs. 2. Africa 32. OHCHR, in cooperation with UNHCR, the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and the Brookings Institution-University of Bern Project on Internal Displacement, supported the organization of the 6th Conference of African NHRIs (held in Kigali, 8-10 October 2007). The overall objective of the Conference was to raise awareness among African NHRIs of their potential role in addressing the human rights of refugees, IDPs and stateless persons and to strengthen the capacity of African NHRIs to engage effectively in the protection of these vulnerable groups. The outcome of the conference, the Kigali Declaration, is attached as Annex I.