A/HRC/27/41 Philippines: strengthening housing, land and property rights in the context of natural disasters 62. In November 2013, following a request from the Government of the Philippines, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee issued a level 3 emergency declaration in support of the Philippine population in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. As a member of the Committee, OHCHR deployed 10 human rights officers on a rotational basis. The OHCHR team co-led protection cluster hubs with UNHCR and contributed to the overall efforts of the humanitarian country team. 63. In coordination with the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development and the humanitarian country team, OHCHR supported the protection work of relevant national partners, including government agencies, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) and civil society organizations. In coordination with CHRP, OHCHR supported the organization of round-table discussions on housing, land and property rights in the context of displacement, and on issues relating to the administration of justice and detention in the context of natural disasters. Several local government authorities, including municipal and city mayors, as well as United Nations partners, non-governmental organizations and national and international emergency assistance teams, participated in those initiatives and contributed to an informed and inclusive national consultation on reconstruction measures in the context of natural disasters taking into consideration human rights aspects. 64. In coordination with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, OHCHR provided significant support for the drafting of the CHRP “Advisory on human rights standards on housing, land and property rights of populations affected by Typhoon Yolanda”. The document served as an advocacy tool to guide relevant government efforts at both the national and local levels and support informed consultation of affected communities. It also helped to shape the rights-based common position paper issued by the humanitarian country team, which, together with the CHRP advisory and the outcomes of the round tables, contributed considerably to influencing policy review processes, including review of the policies on no-dwelling zones and no-build zones. Lebanon: developing a code of conduct for the protection of migrant domestic workers 65. Since 2005, as part of its technical cooperation work to increase the compliance of laws with international human rights standards, the OHCHR Regional Office for the Middle East has been working closely with the Government of Lebanon, ILO and nongovernmental organizations to alleviate the hardship experienced by domestic workers in Lebanon. A steering committee was set up to develop a national plan of action. One of the first major achievements of the committee was the drafting of a unified contract, which provided a common set of standards to protect domestic migrant workers. In close consultation with the Ministry of Labour, the Syndicate of Owners of Recruitment Agencies in Lebanon and Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre, and in coordination with ILO, OHCHR supported the development of a code of conduct for recruiting agencies. Funded by the European Union and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, that key instrument for the protection of migrant domestic workers was launched in June 2013. 66. The code of conduct provides guidance to recruiting agencies on the rights of migrant domestic workers and includes self-accountability and disciplinary actions for agencies that violate it. It upholds the principles of transparency in business operations; provides comprehensive information about employment conditions in Lebanon and guidelines for the verification of workers’ qualifications; and prohibits the placement of 13