CAT/C/48/3 31. The Subcommittee has continued to be actively involved in the inter-committee meetings (Inter-Committee working group on follow-up on 12 to 14 January 2011 and 12th Inter-Committee Meeting from 27 to 29 June 2011 in Geneva) and meetings of Chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies (from 30 June to 1 July 2011 in Geneva). Within that framework, a joint statement of Chairpersons of the UN Treaty Bodies on the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development was issued. The Subcommittee also contributed to the joint meeting with special-procedure mandate holders. In response to the High Commissioner’s call to strengthen the treaty body system and as a follow-up to previous expert meetings dedicated to the work of treaty bodies, the Subcommittee participated at an informal technical consultation for States parties on treaty body strengthening held in Sion, Switzerland, in May 2011 and a further meeting in Dublin, Ireland in November 2011. It also attended several OHCHR activities, such as the international workshop on ―the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights‖ held in May 2011 in Geneva. 32. The Subcommittee continued its cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, for instance via its participation at a regional consultation on follow-up to country visits of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur held in Santiago de Chile in June 2011. 33. The Subcommittee joined the statement on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June 2011 together with the Committee against Torture, the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. 34. The Subcommittee continued its cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2. Cooperation with other relevant international organizations 35. In the framework of their ongoing cooperation, the Subcommittee and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a plenary meeting at the February 2011 session and an informal working meeting on the ICRC policy paper on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment inflicted on persons deprived of their liberty, in Geneva, in June 2011. B. Regional cooperation 36. Through its focal points for the liaison and coordination with regional bodies, the Subcommittee continued its cooperation with other relevant partners in the field of torture prevention, such the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights, the Council of Europe, the European Commission and ODIHR-OSCE. On 6 July 2011, members of the Bureau of the Subcommittee met the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and discussed means of strengthening the cooperation between the two bodies. C. Civil society 37. The Subcommittee has continued to benefit from the essential support provided by civil society actors, both the Optional Protocol Contact Group4 (present during the Subcommittee’s February session) and academic institutions (in particular the Universities 4 10 For a list of members, see the Subcommittee’s website.