during 19-22 March, 2012 at Geneva, Switzerland, Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: A Civil Society Perspective held on 24 April, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium, Meeting of Forum Asia on SAARC Human Rights Mechanism Held during 19-25 July, 2012 in Delhi, India and International Conference of NHRC held during 4-8 November 2012, in Jordan. Participation in these programmes has enriched the knowledge and experience of the high officials of the NHRC in respect of formulation and implementation of HR Policy Experience Sharing Programmes Dealing with the policy formulation and management of complaints on human rights violations is a relatively new phenomenon in Bangladesh. So, sharing the experience of those countries who have more experience in this field is of great use for NHRC functionaries. With this end in view the high officials of the NHRC undertook visits to a number of countries and gathered practical experience about how they are managing these issues. Examples of such programmes include, among others, visit to the Sate Human Rights Commission of Kerala, India during 18-20 June, 2012; Visit to Human Right Commissions of Philippines and Malaysia during 25-29 June, 2012; Experience sharing Meeting on UPR held at Manila, Philippines during 10-15 July, 2012, and Experience Sharing Meeting with Commission on Human Rights, the city of New York, held during 03-10 September, 2012. Skill Development Programmes In order to carry out its statutory responsibilities properly, the NHRC has provided need-based skill development training to its officials. Through these training programmes, the concerned officials have not only enriched their knowledge and skills but have also allowed their coparticipants to share their experience and thereby facilitated cross-fertilization of new ideas. Such training programmes included among others, Training of Trainers arranged by Asia Pacific Forum (AFP), during 17-24 June, 2012 at Manila, Philippines; Training Course on Human Rights Education, Public Participation and UPR, held during 18-30, November, 2012 at Copenhagen, Denmark and Training Program for the Librarians and Resource International Officers of NHRIs in Asia Pacific, Organized by Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, during 2630, June 2012, in Sweden. French Ambassador at NHRC. Disadvantaged Group's Human Rights Related Programmes Cases of human rights violations occur more frequently amongst disadvantaged groups such as women, children, migrant workers etc. In order to gather relevant experience in these areas, the NHRC sent its high officials to various international programmes abroad. Such programmes included among others, Meeting at the Asia Pacific Council for Juvenile Justice and to the National and Regional Conference: Towards Comprehensive and Effective Juvenile justice System in Thailand and the NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT, 2012 23