A/HRC/40/78 corruption means adopting an interdisciplinary, holistic approach that incorporates a gender perspective. 34. The Board also learned from other national experiences in discussions, for example with the Attorney General for combating corruption in Guatemala and in the context of the meetings held with State partners during its session in Colombia. Through the discussions, it became evident that current efforts to address corruption are framed in the context of a new economic global paradigm where the human rights dimensions are more relevant than ever. Destabilization of democracy gains in the region is one of the impacts being raised. The concept of social accountability is also gaining terrain when exploring ways to tackle corruption more efficiently. 35. The Board acknowledged the value of devoting part of the session to share these experiences and views, with the aim of supporting OHCHR through technical cooperation and advisory services under the various frontier issues that had been identified. The first pilot discussion on how, on the one hand, corruption negatively impacts on economic, social and cultural rights and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and on the other hand how a human rights approach and human rights instruments and measures can fight corruption, served to identify some examples of good practices in the region that could serve to encourage replication in other parts of the world, including through supporting institution-building and strengthening for enhanced accountability and participation. Supporting policy cohesion using the existing international human rights framework was another key area where the role of OHCHR was raised by partners. The Board finds that the human rights-based approach to budgets continues to be an important domain where OHCHR could play an active role in enhancing national capacities and provide guidance to relevant State institutions. National human rights institutions could be supported to better track the impact of budget allocations on the enjoyment of human rights and in support of relevant policies and programmes. 36. The Board devoted two days of the session to learning and sharing experiences of the work of OHCHR in the region through its Regional Office in Santiago de Chile. The Board found the timing of the session very relevant, as OHCHR was moving ahead with implementation of its new programme. 37. The Board held discussions with various State partners in the region, including representatives of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Peru and the Ministry of Human Rights in Chile, the Secretary of State for persons with disabilities in Paraguay and representatives of the national human rights institutions of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. The Board also held discussions with United Nations representatives from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and at national level in various countries of the region, including the Resident Coordinators in Chile and Uruguay and human rights advisers in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. 38. In Chile, the Board visited the Centre for Mental Health and Human Rights, a civil society organization working on the rehabilitation of victims of violence and torture that has been a recipient of financial support from the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. In addition to the financial support from OHCHR and cooperation with the OHCHR Regional Office for South America, the Board discussed the various types of cooperation in which the organization was involved. The Board was very pleased to observe how the full OHCHR toolbox completed and supported efforts on the ground that have an impact on the daily lives and realities of many individuals. It also visited the Museum for Memory and Human Rights in Santiago. 39. Its physical presence in the region has enabled OHCHR to enhance the value of its unique mandate and to engage actively with key partners in the region. That comparative and collaborative advantage is particularly evident, for example, in the spaces for dialogue and cooperation that it has been able to establish, responding in a timely fashion to challenges through the proposal of sound technical cooperation programmes and accompanying national efforts to investigate and provide reparation for human rights violations in very difficult circumstances and with limited resources. Those efforts have built the base for the solid trust enjoyed by OHCHR across the region, not only by victims and civil society organizations but also by Governments and State institutions. The Board 8