A/HRC/28/31 Accordingly, the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) organized a workshop on the theme “Enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms”, on 8 and 9 October 2014, in Geneva. Participants included Member States and representatives of United Nations human rights mechanisms, regional mechanisms in Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. National human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) also took part in the discussions. Participants agreed on a number of concrete proposals and recommendations aimed at enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms, with regard to mainstreaming economic, social and cultural rights, in particular those of persons with disabilities and of women. The present report contains a summary of the discussions held during the workshop as well as its conclusions and recommendations. 2