A/HRC/40/78 supported through advocacy and technical cooperation, in order to ensure full recognition of the victims’ rights and to implement transformative changes in the daily enjoyment of human rights. The areas vacated by FARC which have not yet been filled by State services (for example, clean water, health and education) represent important human rights challenges. It is expected that OHCHR will continue playing an important role in advocating for the provision of such basic human rights. 19. The Board noted the continuing worrying trend of aggression against the civic space and in particular against community leaders and human rights defenders. However, many actors reported that the Office was good at building bridges and facilitating dialogue between different actors, including capacity-building to ensure that those dialogues bear fruit. OHCHR has managed to ensure an understanding of its mandate among all stakeholders and has demonstrated a considerable capacity to operate and work in a highly polarized environment and challenging security situation within the context of the peace process without losing focus. That was particularly evident to the Board during its visit to Buenaventura. During the discussions with civil society actors and State institutions the role played by OHCHR during the civic strike (paro civico) was seen as instrumental in achieving a positive outcome. 20. The Board was informed by several United Nations agencies and programmes operating in the country that they relied on the information provided by the OHCHR country office and on its advice concerning international human rights standards. The role of OHCHR in United Nations country teams and particularly in developing and implementing the human rights-based United Nations programmatic tools is now more significant than ever in light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In a country such as Colombia, where overcoming exclusion continues to feature prominently in all national and United Nations efforts, leaving no one behind while ensuring full respect for human rights is an inevitable responsibility for all. 21. The Board particularly welcomes the complementarity between the areas OHCHR has prioritized over the last four years in the area of technical cooperation and the expectations of the host country. They have been strategically and tactically developed in view of the specific challenges and opportunities to promote human rights-based change in the country. That has been particularly relevant in the work that OHCHR undertakes to support the State in bridging the considerable gap between its solid legal framework, combined with impressive institutions, on the one hand and poor implementation on the ground on the other hand. The collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General is a clear example of how trust in OHCHR could contribute to link the Office of the Attorney General with relevant victims. 22. The Board paid particular attention to the way in which OHCHR facilitates the engagement of a broad range of stakeholders with different human rights mechanisms and how it supports the follow-up to their work. For example, the follow-up to the recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2016 is particularly interesting. Through its programmes, OHCHR continues to address obstacles in matters of access to economic, social and cultural rights, rights to land and territory, and to participation by groups that have been subject to discrimination. Law No. 1482 of 2011, which amended the Criminal Code to include measures against racism and discrimination, represented a significant positive step in addressing discrimination. However, it focuses only on sanctioning acts of discrimination, not on promoting prevention of and reparation for the impact of discriminatory acts. OHCHR continues to work on this issue and provide support through technical cooperation and, based on the recommendations of the human rights mechanisms, action in this regard. 23. The human rights impact and implications of business activities, and in particular the challenges involved in ensuring there are mechanisms for informed and meaningful consultations with affected local communities, in particular marginalized and disadvantaged persons, continue to represent an important challenge in all regions and countries where the Board has held its sessions. That is an area where systematic documentation and the sharing of good practices across countries, and even globally, continue to be of crucial importance in providing effective technical cooperation support on the ground. In Colombia, for example, during its visit to Buenaventura, it was very clear to 5