A/54/303 focus primarily on the strengthening of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, human rights training of law enforcement officials, the legal community and members of civil society, including nongovernmental organizations. The following projects have an indirect impact on greater respect for minority rights: the provision of assistance aimed at the effective functioning of the National Human Rights Office in Latvia; the provision of expertise to key institutions in South Africa (Human Rights Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, and Ministry of Safety and Security); the organization of a seminar for human rights non-governmental organizations and workshops for governmental officials, non-governmental organizations, educators and the legal community in Armenia; human rights training for national police agencies in Eastern Slavonia, Croatia; the provision of practical assistance to the Parliament and relevant ministries in finalizing a national plan of action in the field of human rights and establishing a national human rights institution in Azerbaijan; and the organization of a national training workshop for human rights nongovernmental organizations and the Government of the Russian Federation on the human rights treaty system. III. Cooperation of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with United Nations agencies and programmes on activities related to the promotion and protection of minority issues 5. Collaboration and cooperation between the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations agencies and programmes has, during the period under review, been strengthened within the framework of the Working Group on Minorities of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. During the fourth and fifth sessions of the Working Group, held from 25 to 29 May 1998 and 25 to 31 May 1999, respectively, a number of agencies shared information on their activities with the participants. 6. The work of the International Labour Organization (ILO) with regard to the implementation of minority rights centred on the international labour standards and their supervision, technical assistance, and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Specific mention was made of the ILO publication on affirmative action in employment of ethnic minorities. The activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 2 (UNESCO) in the area of minority protection included the UNESCO programme on the culture of peace, the promotion of linguistic pluralism, education for peace and inter-cultural dialogue, as well as the preservation of the common heritage of mankind, including traditional and popular cultures of minorities. The relevant activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees included the preparation and implementation of nationality legislation, assistance to individuals in making their claims, the training of governmental officials and staff, and addressing the root causes of population displacement. The work of the United Nations Children’s Fund focused in particular on the promotion of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, inter alia, article 30 on the promotion and protection of the rights of children belonging to minorities. Such promotional work is being organized through schools and the media, including studies on children and families of ethnic minorities, and the strengthening of cooperation in the area of tolerance education projects. The World Health Organization (WHO) was addressing the key principles upon which fundamental human rights are based, such as equity, dignity, nondiscrimination and universality. One of the major goals of WHO was therefore to address the health needs of the underserved and those who are already vulnerable to discrimination, such as minorities. 7. Further details on the activities of agencies are contained in the reports of the Working Group on Minorities on its fourth and fifth sessions (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/18 and E/CN.4/Sub.2/1999/21). IV. Treaty bodies 8. During the period under review, United Nations committees continued to monitor the observance by States parties of the minority specific rights contained in international human rights instruments. These include article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the rights of persons belonging to minorities to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practise their own religion or to use their own language; articles 13 to 15 of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, on the right to education and to take part in cultural life; articles 2, 5 and 7 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on, respectively, affirmative action in respect of groups that have suffered from discriminatory practices, the elimination of racial discrimination without distinction, including on the basis of national or ethnic origin, and on effective methods in the fields of teaching, education and culture with a view to