A/HRC/7/39 page 23 79. The approval of policies for health56 and education57 has all in all been positive and should serve as a basis for other specific measures that will guarantee the rights of sectors that are particularly vulnerable and discriminated against. III. ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE IN COLOMBIA 80. During 2007, the office in Colombia received 1,871 complaints and followed up 1,563 of them. A total of 234 observation missions were undertaken, which represented 606 days of field visits. The office in Colombia continued with its activities in other areas of its mandate - advisory services, technical cooperation and dissemination - from Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellín. On the first of these areas, activities were concentrated mainly on instruction regarding international standards of transitional justice, the prevention of violations of human rights, particularly extrajudicial executions, the scope of military jurisdiction, discrimination, gender-based violence and the rights of victims. Regarding dissemination activities, there were 42 press releases and 11 lectures on subjects such as peace and human rights, victims’ rights, gender and armed conflict and impunity, among others. 81. The renewal of the office in Colombia’s mandate was preceded by a joint reflection exercise of between State agencies and the office regarding its activities in Colombia since 1997, and the performance of the State. This exercise enabled themes of common interest to be identified and the scenarios to enrich the implementation of the Agreement to be created. Also, an assessment of the impact of the office in Colombia was made during the year in a frank and productive dialogue with Colombian organizations, civil society and the international community. The analysis led to recommendations that will prove useful in enriching the responses which the office in Colombia will make to new demands and needs that arise with regard to the situation of human rights and humanitarian law. 82. Working with the embassies of Spain and Sweden and with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the office in Colombia continued to support the Government and civil society in the process of formulating a National Action Plan on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, with encouraging results in the definition of criteria for a methodology for agreeing content and stages for substantial progress in 2008. The office in Colombia also provided advice to the National Plan for Education in Human Rights, which advanced in 2007 by forming five regional technical teams and by developing pilot plans for the five regions. 83. Among other technical cooperation projects implemented in the course of 2007, there was the programme to incorporate a human rights-based approach into municipal development plans. The office in Colombia offered advice to local authorities and civil society organizations in 20 municipalities and 2 districts of Bogotá. 56 National Public Health Plan 2007-2010. 57 National Decenial Education Plan 2006-2016.