A/HRC/26/34 June 2013. The second was the twenty-third Annual Human Rights and Peoples’ Diplomacy Training Program held in Dili from 18 to 19 November 2013. In both programmes, the Independent Expert spoke at the opening ceremonies and facilitated modules on economic, social and cultural rights, the right to development, using human rights to analyse development challenges, and transnational human rights and the rise of extraterritorial obligations in economic, social and cultural rights. A special feature of the two training programmes was a three-hour session to provide information and raise awareness about human rights and international solidarity. In addition, during the Annual Training Program in Dili, she had the opportunity to present to participants the preliminary text on the draft declaration on the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity, and elicit comments and generate discussion on that right. 24. Diplomacy Training Program is an independent NGO dedicated to a vision of the world in which all States meet their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. It pursues that vision through education in human rights advocacy for human rights defenders and community advocates through its range of training programmes throughout the AsiaPacific region and in Australia. Established in 1989, Diplomacy Training Program is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Since 1990, over 2,200 human rights defenders from the Asia-Pacific region have benefited from its specialized and general training programmes. The benefits, including skills in advocacy, diplomacy and communication, together with a sound knowledge of internationally agreed human rights standards and intergovernmental systems, are some of the most effective tools human rights defenders can use to peacefully achieve improved human rights outcomes. The benefits are shared with the participants’ organizations, widening the positive impact on their communities and societies. 2. Seoul National University Human Rights Center International Course on Human Rights and Asia 25. The Independent Expert was invited to lecture on “Poverty and Human Rights in Asia,” and “Cultural Rights in Multi-cultural Society: the Asian Context” during the International Course on Human Rights and Asia organized by Seoul National University Human Rights Center. In her lecture on poverty, she characterized poverty as a deprivation of the resources, capabilities, choices, security and power necessary for the enjoyment of an adequate standard of living and other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. She drew attention to the sectors of Asian societies more likely to suffer the adverse impacts of poverty in human rights terms, as well as the links between poverty, inequality and human rights worldwide, not just in Asia. It was during that lecture that the Independent Expert introduced the notion of international solidarity and explained why it is an imperative to ending poverty, hunger, inequality and a range of other issues, pointing out the human rights dimension of each issue. The role of international solidarity was also highlighted in her lecture on cultural rights, as were its significance and application in essentially multicultural societies such as those in Asia. 26. The International Course on Human Rights and Asia was held from 6 to 17 January 2014. The Course attracted participants from Asia, Europe and the United States of America, who were either professionals or postgraduate students in the fields of international law, international studies, development studies, political science, health care, or human rights. The eleven international lecturers for the Course were human rights experts from the Asian region, who were each requested to deliver two lectures covering their respective fields of expertise. 27. Seoul National University Human Rights Center was established in 2012 with the purpose of fostering a culture of mutual respect and contributing to the promotion of human rights through academic research, education and consultation. Since its establishment, the 7