A/HRC/13/44 developments in this regard. OHCHR stands ready to assist in ensuring that the NHRI is established according to international standards. OHCHR is also following efforts regarding the establishment of NHRIs in Lebanon and Oman. 63. OHCHR is supporting the NHRIs of Morocco and Jordan in effectively delivering their mandates as regional chairs of the coordinating groups of Africa and Asia, respectively. 64. In Jordan, OHCHR is working with UNDP to develop joint technical cooperation activities to support the National Centre for Human Rights. Means of ensuring further cooperation with the recently established NHRIs in the Middle East, namely, those in Saudi Arabia and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, have been explored. C. 1. Support of the Office for international initiatives International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (a) Twenty-second session 65. As secretariat of the International Coordinating Committee, OHCHR provided substantive support to and facilitated the twenty-second session of the Committee, held in Geneva from 23 to 27 March 2009. NHRIs from the four regions reported on their activities and key challenges encountered. A finance committee was established to oversee fundraising and financial management. Participants were informed that a bank account was opened and that Committee members had started to pay annual fees. The Committee representative in Geneva gave an update on NHRI participation in the Human Rights Council. The Working Group on the Durban Review Conference of the International Coordinating Committee informed the NHRIs on how to strategize to make an impact during the Conference. 66. OHCHR informed participants about its priorities, including: increasing the knowledge of NHRIs about new United Nations human rights treaties and optional protocols; encouraging institutions to play a greater role in encouraging the ratification of new treaties; strengthening treaty body procedures for interaction with NHRIs; compiling examples of good practices of interaction between NHRIs and United Nations human rights mechanisms; disseminating the concluding observations of treaty bodies and recommendations resulting from the universal periodic review process; publicizing the use of the International Coordinating Committee representative in Geneva; encouraging greater NHRI involvement in drafting the general comments of treaty bodies; and supporting the involvement of NHRI complaints-handling and the use of jurisprudence with respect to the treaty body system. (b) Bureau meeting 67. OHCHR provided support to the International Coordinating Committee Bureau meeting held in Rabat on 1 and 2 November 2009. The Bureau discussed possible items for the next International Coordinating Committee Conference in March 2010, and prioritized the follow-up to the Durban Review Conference, the draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and training, NHRI engagement with international human rights mechanisms. Regarding the importance of NHRIs paying annual subscription fees to enable the operations of the International Coordinating Committee, it was agreed that NHRIs should be given the opportunity to pay their fees before the next Committee meeting. The possibility of having Arabic as a working language of the Committee was considered. The need to strengthen regional secretariats of NHRIs to promote interaction between regions GE.10-10269 11