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Activities within the United Nations system
A. Common Country Assessment (CCA) - United Nations Development
Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
26.
Within the framework of the CCA process the OHCHR Office supported the
United Nations country team and the thematic groups to ensure the integration of a human rights
approach in the document. In this context, the Office participated actively in the thematic
groups, which focused on the following three main areas: poverty, equity and social
development; peace and security; rule of law and governance. In the UNDAF process, the
Office acts as coordinator of the thematic group on the rule of law and governance.
B. Technical team on human rights, and “Action 2” Plan of the
Secretary-General’s Reform Programme
27.
The technical teama on human rights, coordinated by the OHCHR Office in Colombia,
continued to work within the framework of the Plan of Action for integrating the human rights
dimension into the United Nations system (“Action 2”). During 2006, 147 United Nations
system officials participated in basic workshops on human rights and international humanitarian
law. In addition, 41 officials participated in in-depth workshops on programme development
with a human rights-based approach. Two of the basic workshops were supported by the
Resident Coordinator’s Office. All the workshops included a gender component and a gender
perspective. The Resident Coordinator’s Office, together with the technical team on human
rights, developed a project proposal for Action Plan 2, which was approved for 2007.
28.
The OHCHR Office, as part of a United Nations inter-agency team from different
Latin American countries, provided support to the Resident Coordinator’s Office in Peru, in the
establishment of a technical team for the implementation of Action 2 in that country. The work
done by the technical team in Colombia was showcased as an example of “best practices”.
C. Gender Round Table
29.
The Office participates actively in the Gender Round Table comprising representatives of
United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Colombia. Its main objective is to promote a
gender perspective in the work carried out by the United Nations system. Pursuant to the
recommendation made by the High Commissioner, a review of existing legislation relating to
gender-based violence was started in 2006. The review culminated in the presentation in
Congress of a bill promoted by the Committee of Women Parliamentarians. Through the
Gender Round Table, the Office participated actively in this process. Together with other
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The technical team is composed of representatives of UNHCR, PAHO/WHO, IOM, UNICEF,
UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNIFEM, UNODC, Office of the Resident Coordinator, UNDP and WFP; it
is coordinated by the OHCHR Office in Columbia.
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