www.humanrights.go.kr D. Invitation of NHRIs to Korea The Commission conducted the 2016 Partnership Programme for Human Rights Defenders for NHRIs from 16 May to 20, 2016. Through this annual programme, the Commission invited staff of NHRIs affiliated to the GANHRI or the APF. The programme is designed to present and share the Commission’s activities and best cases, build a network for continuous cooperation and information sharing among NHRIs so that they can respond to regional and international human rights issues with one voice, and strengthen the Commission's status in the international community. In the 2016 programme, the Commission invited six persons from five countries—one policy Malaysian NHRI, one from the Mongolian NHRI, and one from the Philippine NHRI. Lectures newly emerging international topics. The workshops provided an opportunity for participants to present their NHRI activities and tasks, and discuss various topics. The programme enabled capacity-building for the participants and was a great opportunity for them to establish networks with NHRIs not just in the Asian Pacific region but also in other parts of the world. 3. Commission's hosting of international conferences The Commission hosted the ASEM Expert Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons from 15 June to 16, 2016. The expert forum was attended by ministers, vice ministers, assistant secretaries, and Ambassadors from ASEM member states, as well as experts from international organizations, NHRIs, and domestic and international NGOs. A total of 266 representatives from 36 countries held in-depth discussions about ways to promote human rights of older persons. The topics included activities of related international organizations for eradication of poverty and promotion of right to health of older persons, implementation status of the Madrid International Plan for Action on Ageing (MIPAA)11) and way ahead, exemplary policies and 11)‌‌The United Nations announced the Madrid International Plan for Action on Ageing (MIPAA) at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in April 2002 in Madrid, Spain. The plan offers a bold new agenda to be shared by the international community for handling the issue of ageing in the 21st century. 95 Commission's Major Activities were given on topics of “business and human rights” and “information human rights,” which are Part II adviser from the German NHRI, two staff members from the Indonesian NHRI, one from the