A/HRC/43/3 principles were reflected in United Nations policies and practice and in engagement with States on the issue. 3. Prevention, early warning and emergency response 43. OHCHR actively supported the efforts of States and the Secretary-General to strengthen the work of the United Nations on prevention. Much of that work built on efforts under the Human Rights Up Front initiative. 44. In Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria and other countries, as part of United Nations efforts, OHCHR contributed to early warning, conflict prevention and resolution initiatives, in collaboration with Governments, national human rights institutions and other stakeholders. As part of the strengthening of its prevention and protection efforts, OHCHR dispatched teams to respond to crises and other emerging situations, including to Cameroon to conduct a technical assessment of the human rights situation. 45. OHCHR also continued to refine methodologies and tools and reinforced its risk analysis, early warning and information management capacity. Notably, it strengthened its internal procedures to enhance and systematize efforts to undertake early warning analysis, contingency planning and coordinated action. Moreover, OHCHR broadened its access to data by updating its monitoring technology and expanding its partnerships. When OHCHR could not access a country or territory, it continued to use new technology to gather contextual information for analysis. 46. OHCHR also strengthened its work on recording of civilian casualties. It has published the first public United Nations guidance on casualties, 16 which is aligned with the conflict-related death indicator of the Sustainable Development Goals. 47. OHCHR continued to strengthen its partnership with the Peacebuilding Support Office, including by embedding a staff member in the Office and developing a joint workplan to enhance the integration of human rights issues in the work of the United Nations on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. OHCHR benefited from the SecretaryGeneral’s Peacebuilding Fund, which supported OHCHR in 12 locations. 48. In addition, OHCHR supported the work of the rapporteurs designated under Human Rights Council resolution 38/18 to make recommendations, in March 2020, relating to the Council’s prevention mandate. 4. Sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking and related exploitation 49. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, OHCHR supported national police in the development of action plans to fight sexual violence. In the Central African Republic, it supported the establishment of a shelter for victims of sexual violence. In Colombia, OHCHR and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) engaged with the Ministry of Health to strengthen the use by municipal authorities of the protocol on comprehensive health care for victims of sexual violence. 50. In Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras, OHCHR continued to strengthen the capacities of judicial authorities to implement the Latin American Model Protocol for the Investigation of Gender-related Killing of Women; in South Africa, it supported the implementation of the Emergency Action Plan on Gender-based Violence and Feminicide. In Liberia, it strengthened its activities to prevent and address violence against women and girls. 51. Through the work at its headquarters and field presences, OHCHR continued to promote a human rights-based approach to address trafficking in persons. In collaboration with the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons, OHCHR issued a joint statement and a related briefing paper highlighting the challenges and opportunities 16 8 Guidance on Casualty Recording (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.20.XIV.1).