BOX 5. COLLABORATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS (CONT.) This document is meant as a practical guide for United Nations staff on how best to support NHRIs with policy advice, technical assistance, and capacity development. It can also be used by NHRIs that wish to get ideas on how they can benefit from working with United Nations country teams. United Nations country teams can provide both material support to activities within the field of reproductive rights and provide technical assistance, such as training and expertise. UNDP-OHCHR Toolkit for collaboration with National Human Rights Institutions, December 2010, can be downloaded from www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/NHRI/1950-UNDP-UHCHR-Toolkit-LR.pdf. OTHER FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND COOPERATION THE OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES WORKING WITH UNFPA The Venezuelan NHRI has been working on reproductive rights since 2002 with the ­support of UNFPA. Firstly a training course was conducted in order to shed light on the subject among the staff of the NHRI. In 2005, the NHRI conducted an educational ­programme directed at young people aged 13 to 23 in areas where sexual and reproductive health and rights are not respected. In November 2008 the NHRI participated in a symposium organized by UNFPA and the Ministry of Health on how to diminish the number of teenage pregnancies. The following are some decisions taken during the aforementioned symposium: 1. Consequences of early pregnancies should be considered a public health issue and attention should be directed at their prevention; 2. Multi- and intersectional strategies on sexuality education and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health should be implemented; 3. The involvement of the family, the community and adolescents is crucial for the prevention of early pregnancies and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health. 60