Rights Commission on Business and Human Rights, holding the Civil Society Consultation on Strengthening Human Rights Treaty Bod System, being chosen as a host to hold the 12th informal Asia-Europe Meeting(hereafter 'ASEM') Seminar on Human Rights in 2012, and participating in diverse international human rights conferences. In addition, it made efforts to implement international standards in Korea by responding to the Universal Periodic Review of ICC, and monitoring and commenting on the government’s compliance on 7 human rights treaties Korea has signed. In particular, the Commission is expected to play a greater role, considering that ICC and the Human Rights Treaty Bodies grant national human rights commissions as well as governments the right to speak. Furthermore, with its status being better recognized at home and abroad, the Commission receives an increasing number of visitors to learn more and share specifics of its establishment, roles, works and activities. For instance, in 2011, 17 global figures including Jose Manual Ramos-Horta, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the President of East Timor visited the Commission to better understand the history of democracy and progress of human rights in Korea, and discussed future cooperation. It also operated the Human Rights Policy Development Program to government officials of APF member countries as an Official Development Assistance (hereafter 'ODA') project supported by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (hereafter 'KOICA') to support their formulation of huma nrights policies and Commissions, further reinforcing its global leadership in this field. D. Stable Operation of Regional Human Rights Offices Regional human rights offices built network to improve quality of counseling service, conducted counseling tour and an effective investigation into complaints at detention and group facilities, developed diverse programs involving the community, offered tailored human rights education and promotion, and enhanced its cooperation with regional agencies and organizations. 40 Part I. Introduction