A/HRC/18/26 parliamentarians was set up and the drafting process has begun. A final version of the handbook is expected by December 2011. 13. Another area of promoting the Declaration was in the work of the Office with national human rights institutions. OHCHR organized a consultation in partnership with the New Zealand Human Rights Commission on the operationalization of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by national human rights institutions to discuss, inter alia, the proposal by the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and OHCHR to produce a practical guide for national human rights institutions across the world. The consultation was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 1 to 3 December 2010, and will be followed by a series of consultations to validate the content of the practical guide, which is expected to be finalized by the end of 2011. 14. In addition to the development of tools to promote the Declaration, OHCHR continues to contribute to the work of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues, a mechanism for international cooperation on indigenous issues working closely with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. On 16 and 17 September 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted the annual meeting of the Support Group at its headquarters in Geneva on the theme of indigenous peoples’ health. In addition, the OHCHR Regional Office for Central America also participated in a meeting of the Regional Inter-Agency Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, which comprises 10 regional members of the United Nations. 15. In order for the Declaration to yield concrete results, there is a need to build capacity and expertise at the national level. The indigenous fellowship programme run by OHCHR is one important tool to build such capacity in civil society. Since April 2010, 26 fellows have received extensive training from OHCHR and its partners at Headquarters in Geneva through the English-, Spanish-, French- and Russian-language fellowship programmes. In addition, OHCHR has introduced the position of a Senior Indigenous Fellow as part of its efforts to restructure and improve the programme. The first Senior Fellow joined OHCHR in May 2011 for a period of three months. OHCHR has also sought to place some of its fellows into its field offices. B. Regional initiatives 16. During 2010, the OHCHR Regional Office for Central America implemented a project to draft an assessment of the situation of indigenous peoples' human rights with a view to developing a plan of action. The Regional Office facilitated the creation of a regional consultative mechanism with members of indigenous peoples from five countries in Central America. This mechanism has played an instrumental role in improving knowledge and awareness of the impact of violations of indigenous peoples' rights, including a gendered understanding. The mechanism has also drawn attention to the right to land and the duty to be consulted, as well as free and informed consent. On the basis of the findings, the Regional Office also conducted a participatory session with the United Nations system, State officials and indigenous peoples' organizations to design a plan of action, which will allow the Office to implement a three-year project on selected areas of concern. 17. In Asia, the OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia continued to cooperate with United Nations agencies at the regional level for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. The Office organized a host of meetings with the UNDP Regional Initiative on Indigenous Peoples, with a focus on (a) a rights-based approach to development; (b) natural resources and livelihoods; and (c) follow-up to United Nations human rights mechanisms and processes. In July 2010, the Regional Office also attended a 5