A/HRC/40/3 4. Sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking and related exploitation 41. OHCHR organized a workshop on the protection of victims of sexual violence; promoted coordination among United Nations entities on critical country issues and enhanced capacities for monitoring, analysis, and reporting arrangements on conflictrelated sexual violence. It monitored, analysed and reported on sexual and gender-based violence in a number of places, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Ukraine, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Indian-Administered Kashmir and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir. 42. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, OHCHR contributed to the implementation of the action plan against sexual violence of the national armed forces and the development of the national plan of action against sexual violence of the National Police. It supported the implementation by the South Sudan People’s Defence Force of an action plan to address and monitor conflict-related sexual violence. 43. In Guatemala and Uganda, OHCHR supported the filing of strategic litigation cases for reparations on behalf of women who survived sexual violence committed during the conflicts. In Kenya, with the national human rights institution it convened consultations with the Government and civil society on strategies for an effective response to the widespread sexual violence that took place during the 2017 elections, leading to a plan of action for prevention, coordination of data collection, monitoring, protection, prosecution and redress. 44. Promoting the implementation of the Latin American Protocol for the investigation of the gender-related killings of women (femicide), OHCHR launched an online course to strengthen the investigation capacities of public officials in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. In Argentina, it supported the elaboration of a protocol for the investigation of femicide cases. 45. In Colombia, OHCHR developed a tool to map gender-based violence against women in high-risk areas to guide authorities and civil society in their prevention efforts. In Jamaica, it supported the development of a national strategic action plan on ending genderbased violence. 46. OHCHR and the International Civil Aviation Organization organized a human trafficking forum and launched guidelines to train cabin crews in identifying and reporting trafficked individuals. It also supported the work of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children (A/73/171 and A/HRC/38/45). 5. Humanitarian action 47. OHCHR remained actively engaged in United Nations efforts to ensure respect for international human rights and humanitarian law in crises. It continued to integrate human rights into the overall efforts of protection clusters, humanitarian country teams and humanitarian coordinators, including in relation to the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic. It continued to lead the protection cluster in the State of Palestine and participated in the work of protection clusters or working groups in countries including Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Timor-Leste, Ukraine and Yemen, as well as in the Pacific and Southern Africa. 48. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, OHCHR provided technical support in the context of the Ebola virus outbreak, and developed a “rights watch strategy” involving human rights monitoring and reporting, and advocacy with the relevant authorities and humanitarians in affected provinces. It deployed monitors in north-eastern Nigeria to assess the human rights impact of the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency and support the humanitarian response. In Guatemala, it provided advice in the context of the humanitarian response following the volcanic eruption. It also provided support to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency. 7