A/HRC/45/42 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea through the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. 42. In December 2019, OHCHR provided financial assistance to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines for its participation in the twenty-fifth United Nations Climate Change Conference, held that month in Madrid. On that occasion, the Commission presented the preliminary findings and recommendations of its inquiry into the human rights impacts of climate change in the Philippines and the contribution of 47 “carbon major” companies to those impacts. 43. In collaboration with UNDP and the European Union, OHCHR provided technical assistance to the National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan to facilitate engagement with the Government and United Nations human rights mechanisms and processes. 44. In March 2020, OHCHR conducted a capacity assessment of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission of Fiji, in collaboration with UNDP and the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions. 4. Europe and Central Asia 45. During the period under review, the OHCHR regional offices for Europe and for Central Asia, the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, the human rights advisers for the South Caucasus, in Belarus, in North Macedonia and in Serbia, the human rights officer working with the United Nations country team in the Republic of Moldova, the joint OHCHR-Russian Federation project, and the human rights component of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo continued to provide advice on and assistance in the establishment and/or strengthening of human rights institutions. Related activities included those described below. 46. In September and October 2019, OHCHR conducted a needs assessment with regard to the Human Rights Commissioner of Tajikistan, which resulted in a technical cooperation programme. In October 2019, OHCHR and UNDP supported the Ombudsman in setting up a complaints-handling database. 47. In September 2019, OHCHR organized training sessions for the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner of Uzbekistan and other relevant stakeholders on national preventive mechanisms under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 48. In October 2019, OHCHR conducted two training sessions for the staff of the Commissioner for Human Rights of Kazakhstan and other State bodies on the implementation of United Nations treaty body observations, individual communications and integrating human rights and a gender-based approach to the 2030 Agenda. 49. In December 2019, OHCHR provided the Serbian Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) with a methodology model for the creation of a national monitoring mechanism under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In June 2020, OHCHR and the Ombudsman began discussions on the operationalization of the methodology. 50. OHCHR continued to strengthen the capacity of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, providing technical advice on arbitrary detention and transfer of detainees to government-controlled territory, the right to peaceful assembly, gender issues and the rights of minorities and internally displaced people, and on community outreach and advocacy activities. In November 2019, OHCHR supported the Commissioner in planning advocacy activities and methodologies to prevent and address hate speech. 51. Between August 2019 and January 2020, OHCHR continued to strengthen the capacity of the Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo by providing advice on specific issues, including civil unrest and freedom of expression. In October 2019, OHCHR organized a training workshop for staff of the Institution on the international human rights system. Further, OHCHR facilitated dialogue between the Ombudsperson and the Kosovo Statistics 7