HABITAT, in Quito, Ecuador, in October, ensuring the opening of the open table promoted by the platform led by FIO, it should be noted that this presence was the only one assured in this event by Institutions of the promotion and defense of human rights. The Ibero-American Ombudsman Federation has developed, in the current mandate, the first steps to follow up and support the institutions that are part of the Federation and which have competencies in the prevention of torture, including those which are also National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture. In June 2016, FIO supported the holding of the First International Meeting of National Mechanisms for Preventing Torture in Zacatecas, Mexico, under the auspices of the Mexican National Human Rights Commission. As part of this initiative, the Technical Secretary delivered an intervention under the theme «Actuación de las INDH como Mecanismos Nacionales de Prevención de la Tortura». This new line of work, inserted in the horizon outlined in the FIO Strategic Plan, led to the development of institutional contacts with the APT - Association for the Prevention of Torture, and a memorandum is being prepared to institutionalize the management of joint initiatives. In the context of interinstitutional cooperation, a number of initiatives were also developed in order to streamline the so-called Good Practices, with special emphasis on initiatives concerning prior consultation of indigenous peoples and management of social conflicts. It should also be pointed out that a very significant part of the current activity of the Federation is developed through the respective thematic networks, according to activity plans previously approved by the Rector Council. The FIO currently has four thematic networks: Red de Niñez y Adolescencia, Red de Defensorías de Mujeres; Red sobre Migrantes y Trata de Personas e Red de Comunicadores de la FIO (ComFIO). In 2016, the Red de Niñez y Adolescencia participated in several events in coordination with other institutions, namely UNICEF, in particular the participation in thematic investigations focusing on deviant behavior and unaccompanied child migration in Central America. The participation of the representative of the Ombudsman in the aforementioned thematic network at the seminar, which took place from September 26 to 28 in Lima, Peru, under the theme Los Derechos de los Niños, Niñas y Jóvenes – Métodos y Orientaciones para su Aplicación en la Prática, promoted by the FIO’s Childhood and Adolescence Network, with the support of GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, UNICEF, the European Union and the German Institute of Human Rights in Lima. On 1 and 2 June, the Red de Defensorías de Mujeres of FIO organized the Congress «Obstetric Violence in Ibero-America: Challenges of Sexual and Reproductive Rights» held in San José, Costa Rica. This event was attended by the technical secretary who gave | 99