A/HRC/10/31 page 16 in protection clusters, in Nepal, northern Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Chad, Timor-Leste and Georgia. 61. In addition to the work conducted by country and regional presences, at the headquarters level, partnerships with regional organizations have been enhanced in all regions and made a fresh start when OHCHR organized a seminar on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights in November 2008. 62. The special procedures benefit from OHCHR field presences as their follow-up activities and close collaboration with Governments help translate recommendations formulated by mandate-holders during their country visits into reality. Follow-up initiatives to the recommendations of special procedures have increased in recent years as the number of field presences has also increased. V. SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 63. The year-long advocacy campaign to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights yielded a wide range of public information products, activities and events throughout the world. OHCHR organized a campaign around the slogan “Dignity and justice for all of us” and a special logo, and produced a number of public information products and websites. All partners, including States, civil society and United Nations entities took part in the campaign. OHCHR field offices organized celebratory activities throughout the year. 64. OHCHR commissioned, together with the non-governmental organization Art for the World, a series of 22 short films created by some of the world’s leading directors entitled Stories on Human Rights. This was accompanied by the publication of a book featuring 12 internationally known writers, including five Nobel Prize winners. The Office also called on all human rights partners worldwide to pay special attention to the civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights of persons deprived of their liberty in prisons and other places of detention, in the Dignity and Justice for Detainees week in October 2008. 65. Two commemorative sessions were held by the United Nations: one by the General Assembly on 10 December, another by the Human Rights Council on 12 December with the participation of the Secretary-General. VI. THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL REVIEW CONFERENCE 66. The main objective of the Durban Review Conference is to assess the implementation of the commitments undertaken by the international community at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001. I am pleased to note the progress made during the second substantive Preparatory Committee meeting in October 2008, and the commitment demonstrated to reach consensus. 67. Ensuring the holding of a successful Durban Review Conference is a priority for the Office. In accordance with decision PC.2/9 of the Preparatory Committee, my Office, in

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