REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators ¡¡ In advance of the training: üü Get a copy of the following documents and prepare copies for the participants: • The SDGs and their targets, available at: https://goo.gl/W02HX4; • the OHCHR list linking the international human rights treaty provisions with the SDGs and their targets, available at: https://goo.gl/8kkpwm. ÎÎA pre-course reading assignment will help participants familiarize themselves with TIP the UNDAFs and SDGs. If you give such an assignment, remind participants to go through those materials so that they come to the session prepared. SESSION SEQUENCE Step 1: Brainstorming: the reporting cycle and the UN System  Duration 10 minutes a) Refer to one of the reporting cycles on the wall and mention to participants that along the reporting cycle there are a number of opportunities in which the United Nations system can support a State party. Invite them to indicate where in the cycle they see those opportunities (5 minutes). b) Acknowledge the responses, clarify any confusion and place on the reporting cycle diagram large self-sticking cards indicating the correct answers (i.e. in preparing reports; in preparing for constructive dialogue; and in follow-up to and implementation of recommendations). c) Indicate that this session will be focused on the sixth stage of the reporting cycle, specifically on exploring how to make use of the support of the United Nations system to implement human rights recommendations addressed to a State party (5 minutes). TIP ÎÎAlternatively, you can use a reporting cycle PPT slide. Step 2: Laying the ground: UNDAF, SDGs and the human rights recommendations  Duration 30 minutes a) Mention to participants that one of the added values of having a United Nations Country Team present in the State is that it can directly support the government in implementing human rights recommendations. b) Ask them if they have heard about the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). Invite them to briefly share with you and their peers what the UNDAF is (5 minutes). c) Summarize participants’ views and highlight that the UNDAF is a strategic programme framework agreed between the government and the UNCT which supports only those national development priorities for which the contribution of the UNCT to the achievement of the 2030 sustainable development agenda and human rights in the country can have the greatest impact. Provide an example. 70 d) Explain what the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are. Key messages can include the following: