A/HRC/4/106 page 6 system to address human rights violations. In this context, Working with OHCHR: A Handbook for NGOs is available in English (Web-based). In addition, The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery was issued in English and Russian. B. Use of electronic means 17. The OHCHR Internet site is an indispensable tool for human rights information users worldwide. To facilitate both developing and developed countries being informed about United Nations human rights issues and activities, the servers have been upgraded to take advantage of the latest technology. The log shows that the number of visitors to the site has been increasing constantly. 18. OHCHR has continued to improve the Internet site with a new home page design in January 2006 and has expanded the content of its website in order to reach out to a wider audience. The human rights country information pages have been updated to centralize all relevant information on each country in order to facilitate navigation by the users. 19. The Office is committed to making the contents of its website available to all, including those with disabilities. In this connection, OHCHR continues to design the Internet pages in accordance with international accessibility recommendations. 20. Understanding that multilingual development is a key to delivering human rights information, OHCHR has developed a document management system which allows users to access the United Nations human rights documents in all six official languages. The system is associated with the Internet pages and the search functions with a straightforward means of finding relevant information. C. Media liaison 21. The Office has continued to strengthen its capacity to communicate the human rights message through the media. OHCHR staff responsible for media liaison brief the international press regularly on the activities of the Office and on the human rights programme in general. The media liaison staff participate in elaborating the communication strategy of OHCHR; accompany the High Commissioner in the field; draft press statements; organize media events for the High Commissioner; assist the special procedures mechanisms and the treaty bodies with their media liaison needs; and help draft and place opinion pieces and other articles in major international publications. 22. Among activities of note undertaken in 2005 and 2006, the Communication Section assisted the High Commissioner’s speechwriter in drafting, translating and placing seven opinion articles by the High Commissioner. Five senior staff undertook media skills training in 2006. Two thematic information kits were developed and distributed for use of the media and partners on the human rights issues of torture (in English) and poverty (in all official languages). Information kits for the media were also developed and distributed for the first session of the Human Rights Council, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and the launch of the Secretary-General’s study on violence against children. In the reporting period the Unit worked with the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Geneva and the Treaties and Commission Branch of OHCHR on two seminars to train

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