HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS In Cambodia, at the initiative of Oxfam and Fair Finance Asia, OHCHR contributed to the assessment and discussion of the Fair Finance Coalition and its road map to ensure that the activities of financial institutions are more socially responsible, fair, sustainable and respectful of international human rights principles. This platform was created to focus on the finance sector and is composed of members of the private sector and civil society organizations. Following UN Human Rights’ advocacy, the UNGPs were incorporated into the assessment. D3 State authorities adopt and implement laws, policies and strategies on land and housing that increasingly comply with human rights. In view of the critical role played by cities and local governments in an urbanizing world, OHCHR collaborated with United Cities and Local Governments to organize the first meeting, in Geneva, bringing together a group of 20 mayors and representatives of local governments to share their experience in promoting and protecting human rights. This initiative led to a number of recommendations to strengthen the engagement of cities and local governments with international human rights mechanisms and opened avenues for strategic collaboration for the promotion and protection of human rights. Canada adopted a national housing strategy, in June, that explicitly incorporates the right to housing in a national law for the first time. The Government also established an accountability mechanism, the Federal Housing Advocate, to monitor its implementation. Furthermore, in Portugal, a new housing law entered into force, on 1 October, guaranteeing the right to housing, the participation of citizens in housing policy and improved protections against evictions. These results were achieved through advocacy undertaken by OHCHR and the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context and civil society. In December, the Tripartite Charter for sustainable development and respect for human rights in the framework of private investments in Madagascar was finalized. With our support, the Charter was drafted by representatives of civil society, the Government and mining companies to promote the integration of the principles of participation, transparency and accountability into law and policymaking and to ensure that the Government’s general policy and sector-based policies incorporate a human rights-based approach (HRBA). D4 Public health approaches, including sexual and reproductive health policies, comply with international human rights standards and provide non-discriminatory access, especially to children, adolescents, women and migrants. OHCHR worked through various partnerships to ensure that public health approaches comply with international human rights principles and standards, including a joint workplan with the World Health Organization (WHO) for 2019 that builds on the Framework of Cooperation, which was signed in 2017. As part of the joint workplan, both organizations worked together to identify good practices from the Western Pacific Region that are in line with the WHO QualityRights Initiative. This Initiative aims to improve access to quality mental health and social services and promote the rights of people with mental health conditions. The High Commissioner’s annual report to ECOSOC in 2019 was dedicated to the theme of universal health coverage and human rights (E/2019/52), through which we continued to advocate for universal health coverage and human rights. In addition, the report contributed to the recognition of human rights in the outcome of the General Assembly’s High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage that was held in September. Shifts: Climate change Corruption Inequalities New technologies People on the move UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2019 27