A/HRC/42/19 67. In August 2018, the country office provided inputs for the preparation of the European Union project on the theme of responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be implemented in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 68. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women recommended that States allocate financial resources for increasing access to microcredits, loans and other forms of financial credit for women, in order to promote entrepreneurship and empower them economically, in particular with regard to indigenous women. 69. OHCHR, jointly with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, published a report that identifies human rights violations at many levels in relation to mega-infrastructure development, from the project footprint through macro-level finance and investment policies. 2 In the publication, the authors seek to contribute towards a more balanced discussion of the rights and duties of Governments, the private sector and the public in connection with the legal framework for mega-infrastructure investment and the role of human rights and environmental law. The publication is dedicated to Berta Cáceres, the indigenous Lenca leader and winner of the Goldman environmental prize, who was killed in Honduras in March 2016 for her opposition to the Agua Zarca dam project. It draws extensively on the experiences of indigenous peoples in relation to major transport, energy and water infrastructure projects. J. Development of national action plans 70. In June 2018, the OHCHR office in Uganda participated in a workshop organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs on the theme of “inclusive development in Uganda in the framework of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”, at which indigenous representatives shared the Kisoro Memorandum, outlining their concerns and demands to improve the full enjoyment of their human rights. Participants agreed on the need to develop a national affirmative action programme on indigenous peoples in Uganda. The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development requested that OHCHR be involved in supporting affirmative action measures and capacitybuilding regarding the rights of indigenous peoples. Furthermore, since November 2018, the country office has been collaborating with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development for the development of a national action plan, for which a road map and a timetable have been developed and agreed upon. 71. In March 2019, the OHCHR office in Mexico monitored as observer one of the forums of consultation on the national development plan, led by the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples, providing recommendations from a human rights angle. The office also provided assistance to the ongoing process of elaboration of the new national programme on human rights, including sections relevant to indigenous communities. 72. The OHCHR office in Colombia monitored and followed the prior consultation process of the new national development plan for the period 2018–2022, entitled “Pact for Colombia, Pact for Equity”. Challenges in the negotiations were overcome with the support of the country office and the process concluded with the specific inclusion of a chapter on indigenous issues in the national development plan. 73. The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples under its amended mandate may, upon request, assist Member States and/or indigenous peoples in identifying the need for and providing technical advice regarding the development of domestic legislation and policies relating to the rights of indigenous peoples. OHCHR supported the Expert Mechanism in this key component of its mandate through a technical cooperation mission to New Zealand in April 2019 at the request of the Independent Monitoring 2 See the summary of “The other infrastructure gap: sustainability. Human rights and environmental perspectives” (2018). 11