  Assistance was provided through capacity building to establish a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and Gender Mainstreaming systems in the Office.  The Ombudsman was engaged by APF as part of an APF High Level Dialogue to share his expertise in relation to Good Governance, working from a small institution in a small country, national inquiry into family violence with the Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (Timor Leste) SPC-RRRT- supported 6 staff members on an NHRI Study Tour & Exchange exercise. The study and exchange tour was one of the activities envisaged under the Pacific Commonwealth Equality Project. The tour visited the UK and NZ NHRIs. The purpose was to facilitate the exchange of information and best practices between Pacific NHRI staff and their counter-parts and develop lasting networks for collaboration and information sharing. Performance Indicator: Submissions to International Treaty Bodies and Mechanisms Submissions to UN Committees  The Ombudsman prepared and submitted a video statement to the 41st session of the Human Rights Council with regards to Right of Women and Girls  The Ombudsman together with A Status Pacific Members of APF (Australia & New Zealand) along with respective APF members Fiji and Tuvalu submitted an NHRI Joint Statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 41st session regarding the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Performance Indicator: Coordination of human rights locally Local coordination of human rights activities The Office partnered up with various local agencies to coordinate human rights in schools, universities, government agencies and also in the communities.  POLICE & PRISONS: The Office has been working closely with Police and Prisons to carry out awareness trainings for its new recruits. This is a continuing partnership and the Office foresees that this will be extended to other law enforcement agencies such as prisons.  MWCSD: The office always tries to engage the support & assistance of MWCSD in activities that involve the community.  Samoa Family Health Association: Engaged the assistance of SFHA for a number of our activities this year. They assisted the office with its family violence media campaign as well as the workshops for youth public servants on health relationships  MFAT: In a historic first, Samoa in March 2020 hosted the 84th Extraordinary Outreach Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Office in partnership with MFAT on behalf of the Government of Samoa coordinated a side event during this event on the right to health of a child in Samoa. Performance Indicator: Detention Facilities in line with human rights standards Office of the Ombusman/NHRI Samoa Annual Report 2019/20 27