A/HRC/43/3 consultations that resulted in the adoption of a national action plan to implement the Compact. 58. With the Office of Counter-Terrorism, OHCHR finalized a training course for border officials based on its Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders.19 In cooperation with experts, OHCHR further developed joint guidance on human rights-compliant returns of children with key partners20 and provided guidance on respecting children’s rights in return policies and practices. 59. OHCHR dispatched teams to respond to crises and other emerging situations, including to Mexico, to monitor the situation of migrants, particularly in detention facilities, and Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile and Ecuador, to gather information on human rights violations committed in the context of the protests. Following several monitoring missions, it presented a report on the human rights situation of refugees and migrants from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Human Rights Council (see A/HRC/41/18). 60. Under the leadership of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the efforts of OHCHR to document and monitor the situation of migrants helped strengthen the inclusion of human rights in the Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, which aimed at addressing the drivers of migration. OHCHR also helped strengthen the capacity of national human rights institutions and civil society organizations in several States in South America to support Venezuelan migrants and refugees. OHCHR further continued to monitor the human rights of migrants in Libya. In Tunisia, OHCHR engaged with border police and security forces to enhance protection of human rights at borders. 3. Discrimination on the basis of indigenous or minority status 61. OHCHR continued to support the integration of indigenous peoples’ rights in legislation and policies through technical advice to State authorities. For example, it supported the development of an affirmative action programme for indigenous peoples in Uganda, strengthened indigenous peoples’ participation in land reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and collaborated with the United Nations country teams in Nepal and Thailand to ensure the implementation of the system-wide action plan for ensuring a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, OHCHR continued to promote compliance with the standards of free, prior and informed consent. OHCHR also engaged in a dialogue with the European Commission to advocate for the European Union to develop a human rights-based strategy on Roma. 62. As a member of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues, OHCHR also supported the Technical Group on Indigenous Peoples in Africa, which was launched in October 2019, to foster collaboration between the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights Working Group and United Nations country teams. 63. In August 2019, the High Commissioner addressed the Security Council in an Arriaformula meeting on advancing the safety and security of religious minorities in armed conflict. 4. Gender equality and women’s rights 64. OHCHR helped countries to align legislation under review on combating violence against women, including in Morocco and North Macedonia, and on the right to safe motherhood and reproductive health with human rights standards, for instance in Nepal. It 19 20 10 OHCHR, Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders (Geneva, 2014). See OHCHR, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, Save the Children, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants, the European Council for Refugees and Exiles, and Child Circle, “Guidance to respect children’s rights in return policies and practices: focus on the EU legal framework” (Geneva, 2019). Available at https://europe.ohchr.org/EN/Stories/Documents/2019_Guidance_childrens_rights_in_return_policies. pdf.