REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators ¡¡ another recommendation from another human rights mechanism and SDG. Each recommendation is inserted on a separate card, and each four cards that belong to one set carry a similar number, i.e., each participant gets one set of cards (eg A1 for participant one, A2 for participant 2 etc.) to then cluster them under the four broad categories mentioned above. SESSION SEQUENCE Step 1: How to effectively follow-up and implement recommendations (brainstorming)  Duration 20 minutes a) Introduce the session by: üü locating the follow-up and implementation of recommendations within the reporting cycle; üü acknowledging that the number of recommendations from the Treaty Bodies alone which States are to follow-up and implement is already enormous and that such a number increases if one adds the recommendations from the UPR and Special Procedures and other human rights mechanisms. Give an example (e.g., in the last 10 years in country A: Treaty Bodies have issued XX recommendations, the UPR XX, and the Special Procedures XX, totalling XX recommendations); üü mentioning that in consequence one of the challenges faced by States is how to follow-up and implement such a number of recommendations. Ask participants to brainstorm with you on what would be the elements needed to effectively follow-up and implement human rights recommendations (5 minutes); üü allocating 10 minutes for the brainstorming. b) Suggested elements for effective follow-up and implementation include: üü solid intergovernmental coordination through the NMRF; üü identification of ministries and other government agencies responsible for implementation; üü an integrated or holistic approach to implementation, as often the recommendations from the different mechanisms complement and reinforce each other; üü continuous tracking of recommendations and decisions to the State, systematically captured in clusters in user-friendly spreadsheets or databases (tools); üü clustering of recommendations (by theme or right or affected person and possibly by Sustainable Development Goal targets), analysed and prioritized so they can be translated into clear and concrete action at national level (methodology); üü development of indicators to assist in assessing the impact of implementation of recommendations (tool); üü elaboration of a planning tool, such as a human rights recommendations implementation plan. c) Write down the main ideas shared by the participants on a flipchart and complete as needed. 60