A/HRC/41/29 by early 2019. Participants recommended that such a mechanism be established within the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia as soon as possible, in keeping with the requirements of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, including ensuring the independence of the mechanism and the immunity of its members, sufficient financial resources and capacity, and the authority to manage effective coordination of all stakeholders who engaged in preventive functions. Based on that recommendation, a draft law on the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia was revised to contain a chapter on a national preventive mechanism. The draft law was scheduled to be submitted to the parliament for adoption. 42. OHCHR also supported Mongolia in holding a first national consultation on business and human rights, on 30 November 2018, to deliberate on and develop recommendations for the national strategy to implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Participants in the consultation included representatives of line ministries and other government agencies, the Mongolian workers’ union, the employers association, the National Human Rights Commission, civil society and United Nations agencies. 43. A second national consultation is scheduled to take place in May 2019 with the participation of the Chair of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises as a resource person. It is expected that the Government will develop a national action plan on business and human rights based on the outcomes of the two national consultations. 44. In addition to national level activities, the Fund was also used to organize a regional workshop in November 2018 in Cabo Verde for lusophone countries, in cooperation with the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries and UNDP. The workshop aimed at bringing together both the human rights reporting process and Sustainable Development Goal implementation, reporting and monitoring. The workshop drew on the expertise of the National Statistics Institute of Cabo Verde, which led the Praia City Group on Governance Statistics. 45. The workshop focused on sharing good practices in preparation for the reviews, undergoing reviews and implementation of universal periodic review recommendations. It also focused on the implementation of human rights recommendations within the Sustainable Development Goals – including Goal 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions). In their conclusions, participants stressed the need to support national bodies and institutions in the implementation of human rights recommendations, taking particular note of those accepted by the State within the context of the universal periodic review. They also emphasized that aligning national development plans with the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights was not enough to ensure action, and that Governments needed to develop action plans with clear identification of those responsible, proper budget allocations and key benchmarks and timelines. Participants called for an integrated approach to human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, for example by encouraging direct collaboration between the national coordination bodies responsible for reporting on the universal periodic review and human rights and those responsible for reporting on Sustainable Development Goal and voluntary national reviews. IV. Financial situation of the Voluntary Fund Table 1 Statement of income and expenditure for 2018 (1 January 2018–31 December 2018) (United States dollars) Income and expenditure I. Income Voluntary contributions received in 2018 Gain/loss on exchange 884 541 (4 506) Pledges received 9