A/HRC/37/79 made possible initially as a combined effort of the OHCHR programme in the region and additional funding from the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review, which resulted in interesting initiatives, such as the establishment of online tools to follow up on international human rights recommendations and national human rights action plans. The increased capacity for human rights activities by United Nations personnel on the ground, combined with the willingness of national partners to receive technical cooperation in this area, has resulted in consistent cooperation between United Nations country teams and national partners, sharing good practices and experiences. In view of the results achieved with the support of United Nations partners, such as the United Nations Development Group and the Development Operations Coordination Office, OHCHR will be able to maintain and strengthen its network capacity in the region. The Board is of the view that there are a number of experiences in that regard that could be replicated and shared in other regions, for example in Asia and the Pacific. C. Measuring the results of technical cooperation and the response of the Office of the High Commissioner 38. The Board continues to benefit from the reports and information provided and facilitated through the OHCHR performance monitoring system. Through its visits to the field offices it has been able to see how the system is fully used and how it has increased the capacity of the Office to accurately monitor the implementations of all its programmes. The system continues to be a critical tool that provides the Board with the information it requires to undertake its functions in a timely manner. During the period under review the existence of the system has demonstrated how particularly critical it is for the new programming cycle for the period 2018–2021. The upgrades implemented over the past year provide greater opportunities for disaggregating and collecting data and having access across all OHCHR offices to share experiences and good practices. The Board has observed in particular in 2017 how useful the system is for enhancing coordination among all planning entities. That enhanced capacity is key to strengthening cooperation and maximizing and optimizing the use of available resources. While the Board has been able to appreciate some of the important developments brought by the Umoja system, it is still of the view that additional efforts are needed when rolling out the system in the field to ensure the least possible disruption to operations. D. Main findings, challenges and recommendations 39. The year under review has provided a unique opportunity for the Board to maximize its advice through the programming process of OHCHR for the new programming cycle for the period 2018–2021. The Board has used all possible opportunities to actively engage with the technical cooperation components of OHCHR that are relevant to each of its thematic strategies, give advice on their implementation in the 2014‒2017 programming cycle, share its views after having visited numerous presences across the regions and provide insights and suggestions to strengthen future programmes. 40. The Board welcomes the appreciation by the Human Rights Council in 2016 of the usefulness of its contributions and views. It was particularly pleased to observe a number of programmes on the ground where OHCHR was identified as a key reliable partner, despite important financial challenges in providing sustainability, continuity and stability to its programmes. The Board particularly welcomes efforts to cover an important component of the capacity of the Office in the occupied Palestinian territory from the regular budget. As stressed in previous reports, the Board wishes to continue calling on Member States to support OHCHR offices on the ground through adequate funding to ensure that they are properly staffed and that the framework of operations fully represents the mandate of the High Commissioner, which is a recipe for sustainable and tangible results. 41. As indicated in the previous report, the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, with their robust and explicit human rights-based approach, requires a new understanding of what constitutes official 12