A/HRC/16/76 Ombudsman, including assistance in implementing the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Accreditation (See A/HRC/16/77). B. 1. OHCHR support for NHRI regional initiatives The Americas and the Caribbean 41. In May 2010, OHCHR submitted to the NHRI Network of the Americas a concept note that highlighted the advantages of establishing a Permanent Secretariat within the network, as well as the main features and functioning of similar permanent secretariats in other regions. 42. On 30 August 2010, OHCHR organized in Panama a sub-regional training session on the UPR for civil servants, and members of the NHRIs of Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Venezuela. 43. From 13 to 15 September 2010, OHCHR participated in the second meeting of the Network of Local and Metropolitan Ombudsman Institutions (Defensorías locales y metropolitanas) held in Montevideo. This network consists of sub-national and sub-federal human rights institutions based in capital cities or urban metropolis, including Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Montevideo. The meeting was aimed at promoting joint strategies for the promotion and protection of human rights at the local level. 44. On 14 and 15 September 2010, OHCHR organized a seminar on the UPR, which was attended by civil servants, civil society organizations and the Ombudsmen of Jamaica and Saint Lucia. 45. OHCHR and the UNCT in Ecuador supported the organization of the 9th Annual Meeting of the NHRI Network of the Americas in Quito, Ecuador, on 22 and 23 September 2010. Representatives from 13 NHRIs attended the meeting that included a thematic session on the rights of “persons in mobility”. The UNCT gave a presentation on the interaction of NHRIs with the international mechanisms to promote and protect migrants’ rights. OHCHR facilitated a round table on the main challenges faced by NHRIs in the Americas to comply with the Paris Principles. 2. Africa 46. On 27 and 28 September 2010, OHCHR supported the organization of a workshop in Dakar, Senegal, on regional human rights mechanisms and NHRIs for NHRIs in North and West Africa. 47. Also in Dakar, from 6 to 8 July 2010, OHCHR and UNDP organized a sub-regional conference on the UPR for West and Central African countries. It was attended by civil servants, members of civil society organizations and members of the NHRIs of Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone. 48. On 30 July 2010 in Pretoria, OHCHR participated in a workshop for East and Southern Africa NHRIs on human rights mechanisms in Africa, organized by the Network of African NHRIs and UNDP. 49. From 27 to 29 September 2010 in Johannesburg, OHCHR organized a training session on the UPR for East and Southern African countries. It was attended by civil servants, UNCT staff, and members of the NHRIs of Botswana, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 50. From 18 to 20 October 2010, OHCHR participated in a workshop on the implementation of standards to prevent torture and other ill-treatment. Organized by the 8