A/HRC/7/61 page 7 (e) In the Maldives, OHCHR took part in a two-day (28-29 January 2008) sensitization campaign on the Convention organized by Handicap International, with meetings held over two days with government officials, representatives of ministries, the Human Rights Commission and civil society; (f) The representative of OHCHR in Mexico participated in a regional conference of national human rights institutions in the Americas which devoted one day of its meeting on 25 October 2007 to the role of national human rights institutions in implementing and monitoring the Convention; (g) In the Occupied Palestinian Territories, OHCHR has raised awareness about the Convention through the organization of a workshop on the CRPD in collaboration with the Palestinian legislature and local civil society organizations. To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, OHCHR organized a conference with disabled people’s organizations and other human rights groups on the Convention and specific challenges in the Palestinian context. The Office has also established a committee comprising OHCHR-OPT, human rights organizations as well as disabled persons organizations to follow up on the recommendations of the 3 December workshop; (h) In the Russian Federation, OHCHR, in the Framework Agreement with the Government, undertook a preliminary mission to Moscow from 16 to 20 October with a view to liaising with Government ministries, the Ombudsman’s Office, disabled people’s organizations and United Nations bodies on ways the Office could support the Government in its efforts to sign and ratify the Convention; (i) From 22 to 23 May 2007, the OHCHR South-East Asia Regional Centre in Bangkok undertook training of government officials of Laos on human rights, including the rights of persons with disabilities; (j) In Cameroon, the Office organized a conference on the rights of persons with disabilities on 15 February 2007 to sensitize the Government, Parliament, media and civil society to the new Convention. The Office also had an “open day” for schoolchildren to discuss discrimination against students with disabilities in school and to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2007; (k) The Human Rights Protection Section of the United Nations Mission in Liberia has been supported by the Government in drafting legislation on the rights of persons with disability over 2007. The Mission also paid for the reproduction and dissemination of the draft legislation. The Mission has also held workshops and informal meetings to raise public awareness on the Convention and its Optional Protocol; (l) The Human Rights and Transitional Justice Section of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) has undertaken a mapping of the rights of persons with disabilities with a view to improve knowledge in this area and to identify possible future initiatives for the Section. The mapping was undertaken with the participation of government officials and the NGO working group on disabled persons;