A/HRC/32/43/Add.1 European Union and the International Center for Transitional Justice. It has conducted a joint study with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the realization of human rights in Morocco focusing on economic, social and cultural rights. The Council is also part of a number of networks of human rights institutions, including the Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions, the Arab-European Human Rights Dialogue, the Francophone Association of National Human Rights Commissions, the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions and the Arab Ibero-American dialogue of National Human Rights Institutions. The Council provided information on the creation of a training centre for human rights, established with the support of European partners and aimed at strengthening civil society capacities in the field of human rights and at serving as a subregional human rights training centre, extending its services to civil society and other human rights actors in the region. 10. The Office of the Ombudsperson 3 is an independent institution whose mandate covers interactions between public service providers and citizens in order to defend citizen rights, contribute to the rule of law and promote justice and equity, as well as transparency in the management of public funds, administrations and local governments. The president of the institution, who is selected by the King, is also a member of the National Human Rights Council, the High Council of Judicial Authority and the Central Institution of the Prevention of Corruption. The Ombudsperson maintains partnerships with similar institutions in France, Canada, Denmark, Mali and Spain, and actively participates in the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen, as well as in the international association of French-speaking ombudsmen. It held exchanges and training seminars at its international centre in Rabat, which benefited many foreign officials. At the Second World Human Rights Forum, held in Marrakech in 2014, the Office of the Ombudsperson invited a number of heads of international mediator and ombudsperson networks to participate in round tables, during which they shared views on institutional mediation and the promotion of human rights. They adopted the Marrakech Declaration to create an international mechanism that can bring together international institutional mediation networks and discuss avenues of cooperation with the United Nations system in order to support and encourage mediation services. 11. The Inter-ministerial Delegation on Human Rights, established in 2011, is a governmental institution mandated to elaborate and implement governmental policy for the protection, promotion and respect of human rights, in coordination with relevant governmental institutions. The 2012-2016 strategic plan of the institution includes three key objectives: coordinating and monitoring human rights policies; enhancing openness to national civil society organizations and improving their active participation in regional and international discussions; and undertaking proactive and efficient interaction at the international level. The latter objective includes enhanced cooperation with international and regional mechanisms and the special procedures mechanisms of the Human Rights Council; the preparation and presentation of reports to be submitted to the various treaty bodies; and the follow up to reports on Morocco prepared by various international organizations. 12. The Independent Expert also noted the establishment of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, an independent consultative body mandated to provide advice and recommendations to the Government and the parliament on public policies and laws in the economic, social and environmental field. In delivering its mandate, the Council has given due consideration to the principle of solidarity, with a view to fostering social cohesion among citizens and among regions in the country. It has also promoted intergenerational 3 See www.mediateur.ma/index.php/fr/documentation/rapports/rapports-soumis-a-sm-le-roi (accessed on 7 March 2016). 5