A/HRC/22/27 38. In May, the OHCHR presence in the South Caucasus held a workshop in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia largely populated by the ethnic Armenian minority. The workshop was organized in close cooperation with the regional office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Georgia. Training on human rights was delivered to 20 representatives of various non-governmental organizations, media and human rights defenders. The information and materials enabled the local civil society actors to deepen their understanding of various human rights issues, including the rights of linguistic, national and other minorities. 39. OHCHR also contributed to the work of regional organizations in the field of minority rights. For example, it participated in the development of the thematic commentary on the language rights of persons belonging to national minorities under the Framework Convention, adopted by the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in May 2012, and the Ljubljana Guidelines on Integration of Diverse Societies, launched by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in November 2012. III. United Nations network on racial discrimination and the protection of minorities 40. In accordance with article 9 of the 1992 Declaration on Minorities, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system should contribute to the full realization of the rights set forth in the Declaration. This is part of the background against which, in March 2012, the Secretary-General established the United Nations network on racial discrimination and the protection of minorities, to be coordinated by OHCHR. 41. The network is to enhance dialogue and cooperation between relevant United Nations departments, agencies, programmes and funds. It is facilitated by focal points for racial discrimination and minority rights, appointed by relevant entities of the United Nations system. 42. The network tasks include developing guidance for the United Nations system on how to address racial discrimination and protection of minorities in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other key standards, drawing from effective practices. It is also reviewing the content of relevant United Nations training initiatives with a view to ensuring that they adequately cover issues concerning racial discrimination and national or ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities. 43. The network held its first meetings (by videoconference) in April 2012 and November 2012. The second meeting was preceded by a consultation, organized by OHCHR, with minority organizations and others on the advancement of work to combat racial discrimination and to protect minorities in the United Nations system, and was followed by the fifth session of the Forum on Minority Issues, which was devoted to the anniversary of the Declaration. IV. Treaty bodies 44. Human rights treaty bodies have addressed minority issues throughout the reporting period, as illustrated in the below non-exhaustive examples. 10