rights institutions, and human rights and civil society organizations; helping these organizations cooperation measures, thereby laying the foundation for nationwide collaboration. We frequently monitored the latest developments regarding the enactment and amendment of human rights ordinances to ensure human rights support by all local governments. We judged that the attempt to abolish the Ordinance on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of Chungcheongnam-do Residents (hereinafter referred to as the "Chungnam Human Rights Ordinance") was a serious retrogression that counters the gravity of a local government's obligation to protect human rights and thus announced our opposition to its abolition and issued the Chairperson's related statement. We also organized an emergency forum participated in by human rights activists and academic circles to seek ways to sustain local human rights institutions. Reinforcing Cooperation with Civil Society Cooperation with human rights and civil society organizations is critical to improve the Commission's standing, performance of functions, and independence. In 2018, we focused on redefining our relations with human rights and civil society organizations. We held a meeting with such organizations in the first half and second half of 2018 to collect their opinions and suggestions on our project plan for 2019. We also staged meetings on diverse subjects, from women to persons with disabilities, migrants, and children, to discuss next year's projects. We are tasked with building and sustaining a permanent cooperation system for different subjects and projects and enhancing the quality of cooperation. Cooperating with National Human Rights Institutions of Different Countries and Ensuring a More Stringent Implementation of International Human Rights Standards We gave presentations on our major activities at the annual meetings of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) and took the lead in selecting major agenda items concerning human rights with the United Nations, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2018 23 Part 1 | Introduction share their experiences in human rights administration; and seeking solutions for future