A/HRC/7/69 page 11 14th Annual Workshop of the Framework on Regional Cooperation 38. The 14th Annual Workshop of the Framework on Regional Cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asia-Pacific region was held from 10-12 July 2007 in Bali. The workshop was attended by 32 States, 13 NHRIs, and representatives of UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, the World Bank, and various NGOs. The event was hosted by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and formally opened by the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The 14th Annual Workshop adopted the Bali Action Points (see Annex III), which inter alia welcomed the activities of NHRIs in support of regional cooperation. Regional Workshop on the Establishment of NHRIs in Asia 39. From 15 to 17 October 2007, OHCHR organized in Manila a regional workshop on the establishment of NHRIs in Asia, in cooperation with the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines and with the support of the Government of the Philippines. The workshop brought together representatives of Governments and Parliaments of nine countries in Asia that do not yet have a NHRI (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore and Viet Nam). The purpose of the meeting was to provide practical tools and lessons learned in order to establish a NHRI in their countries. Representatives of UNCT/UNDP Philippines, Viet Nam, UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok and OHCHR participated in the workshop. The Concluding Statement (see Annex IV) adopted by the participants stressed the importance of taking necessary measures in order to establish a NHRI in compliance with the Paris Principles. 4. Europe European Coordinating Committee of NHRI 40. OHCHR participated in the meetings of the European Coordinating Committee of the European Group of NHRIs (Geneva, 20 March 2007; Berlin, 14 June 2007; and Dublin, 17 September 2007) in order to discuss issues of mutual concern, such as the reform of the accreditation procedures for NHRIs, NHRI participation in the Human Rights Council, regional cooperation concerning NHRIs, and the National Institutions Database on Disability Rights. The European Group is composed of 17 full members - NHRIs which have been accredited by the ICC of NHRIs - and 9 observers (NHRIs which have not been recognized by the ICC as fully compliant with the Paris Principles). Council of Europe 41. The Annual Forum of the North-South Centre was held in Lisbon on 16 and 17 November 2007, in cooperation with the Venice Commission and the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. OHCHR participated in the event and delivered a statement on the role of NHRIs in the promotion and protection of human rights at the national, regional and international level. In general, the Lisbon Forum 2007 facilitated the debate on the role, function and actions of NHRIs, and the role of North-South cooperation in reinforcing the efficiency of NHRIs.