A/HRC/16/76 Contents Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–2 3 II. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and national human rights institutions (NHRIs) .................................... 3–70 3 A. Advisory services provided by OHCHR to NHRIs ........................................ 7–40 4 B. OHCHR support to NHRI regional initiatives................................................ 41–58 8 C. OHCHR contribution to international initiatives supporting NHRIs.............. 59–70 10 Cooperation between United Nations human rights mechanisms and NHRIs............................................................................................................... 71–92 12 A. Human Rights Council ................................................................................... 71–88 12 B. Treaty bodies .................................................................................................. 89–91 14 C. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) ................................................ 92 15 Cooperation among OHCHR, United Nations agencies and programmes, and international and regional organizations to support NHRIs .................................... 93–96 15 A. United Nations Development Programme ...................................................... 93–94 15 B. Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) ........................................................................ 95 15 Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen.................................................... 96 15 Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 97–106 16 III. IV. C. V. 2 Paragraphs