in these areas, the Commissioners attended various international programmes abroad. Such programmes included among others,Regional Workshop on the Rights of Older Persons from 11-15 May, 2014 in Australia, Fifth substantive session of OpenEnded Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing from 30 July – 1 August, 2014 in New York, Commonwealth Secretariat-UN Women Regional Consultation on Jurisprudence of Equality from 24-29, November, 2014 in Thailand, Regional Consultation on the Role of Key Stakeholders in Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls in Asia from 25-28 November, 2014 in Thailand. where more capacity building is required. Although a number of recommendations still remain to be fully implemented, some progress has already taken place. • JAMAKON has applied for ‘A’ status to the Sub Committee on Accreditation in 2014. • Implementation of Capacity Assessment Recommendation: A Capacity Assessment on JAMAKON was conducted in December 2013 to determine the level of its present capacity and to identify the gaps Partnership Development: During the year 2014, a good number of joint programmes were implemented covering different aspects of human rights. JAMAKON developed partnership with the NGOs, International NGOs and International Organizations through these joint programmes Other Activities and Achievements in Institutional Development: • Institutional Accreditation: • Annual Reporting 2013: JAMAKON submitted its Annual Report for year 2013 in 2014 to the Hon’ble President of Bangladesh. Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Chairman, JAMAKON, visiting attacked Hindu Community National Human Rights Commission (JAMAKON) Annual Report 2014 17