CHAPTER 5 - REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ISSUES AND COOPERATION COMMITTEE In addition to the HRC Review, the UN General Assembly also agreed to a review on UPR to be conducted on completion of its first four-year cycle in 2012. Nevertheless, the Commission believes that the UPR will certainly be reviewed to a considerable extent during the HRC Review since it is one of the most important mechanisms of the Council. In this regard, the Commission sees the need to engage with all key stakeholders by contributing its independent views and proposals to the latter for the enhancement of NHRIs’ participation in and contributions to the UPR. 4. SOUTHEAST ASIA NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS FORUM (SEANF) SEANF, formerly known as the ASEAN NHRI Forum, is a sub-regional grouping of NHRIs consisting of the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) and the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand. Since the Bali Declaration of Cooperation of July 2007, SEANF members have intensified collaboration in areas of common concern to pursue their commitment in promoting and protecting human rights. 2010 was significant for the Commission as it assumed the Chairmanship of SEANF up to 16 November, before handing it over to CHRP. On 19 February, SEANF adopted the Rules of Procedure (ROP), which had been drafted by the Commission, and these were later finalised by the SEANF members. The adoption of the ROP is an important milestone in the progress and advancement of SEANF as they will serve operational guidelines to strengthen the organisational structure. At the 7th Technical Working Group Meeting held in Manila from 29-30 March, SEANF adopted two other significant documents, namely the Paper on Migrant Workers and the Memorandum of Understanding against Trafficking of Women and Children. The documents were the output of SEANF’s thematic joint projects. The Commission, as the lead NHRI in the project on migrant workers, played a crucial role in the development of the Paper, which contains recommendations on issues involving this group. It was published in November and forwarded to various stakeholders for consideration. In connection with this, the Commission organised a Consultation Meeting with relevant agencies in Malaysia on 16 December to discuss the key recommendations specifically made to the Government. 88