A/HRC/4/48 page 45 Office’s mandate were evaluated, and analytical documents were produced. The active participation of the Office in seminars, workshops, discussions and analytical activities contributed to a greater in-depth knowledge and understanding of human rights, human rights instruments, international protection mechanisms, international jurisprudence and recommendations of international bodies, particularly those formulated by the High Commissioner. 6. The Office continued its work with different sectors of civil society, which includes providing support and advice and keeping open areas for the exchange of information. In addition to work with human rights defenders and NGOs, during 2006 the Office also worked with representatives and organizations of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, journalists, women, children, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender persons, among others. Technical cooperation A. National Human Rights Action Plan 7. Given the establishment of the Plan’s coordination body, the Vice-President’s Human Rights Programme and the OHCHR Office are implementing a project, financed by the international agency ASDI, to support the agreed formulation of the Plan. The project seeks to provide support to the coordination body with relevant information and methodologies based on experience with the development of action plans in other Latin American countries. The first event that took place in this context was the analysis of experience with Mexico. B. National Human Rights Education Plan 8. Since 2004, the OHCHR Office has been advising the Technical Committee of the National Human Rights Education Plan, composed of representatives of the Ministry of Education, the Ombudsman’s Office and the Vice-President’s Human Rights Programme. Within this framework, the Ministry of Education has received support for the implementation of a pilot project set up in furtherance of the Plan. Five technical territorial teams have been formed as an outcome of this project in order to support the process of human rights training, which the pilot project will promote in eight teacher-training centres and two schools. C. Framework cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Defence 9. During 2006, the first phase of the framework cooperation agreement signed on 30 November 2005 with the Ministry of Defence was implemented. This phase consisted of an analytical study of training in human rights and IHL within the security forces. This led to the formulation of recommendations aimed primarily at the application of knowledge of human rights and IHL to field operations. D. Strengthening of the Attorney-General’s Office 10. During 2006, the implementation of the project, “Strengthening of the Attorney-General’s Office”, co-financed by the European Commission, continued with four components: (a) advice to the National Human Rights and IHL Unit; (b) assistance