HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS Human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Human rights, including the right to development, are indivisible and they underpin the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its commitment to “leaving no one behind.” In that spirit, UN Human Rights worked to promote the human rights-based implementation of the 2030 Agenda: OO OO OO OO With UN Women, the Office co-led a process to strengthen the UN development system’s focus on rising inequalities and discrimination in the context of support for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); a commitment clearly reflected in the United Nations System Shared Framework for Action on Leaving No One Behind, published by the UN Chief Executives Board for Coordination in 2017; Strengthened UN support for SDG implementation at the country level, including by developing communities of practice and helping to identify and leverage the synergies between the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs and the implementation of and follow-up to human rights recommendations; Advocated for implementation of the principle of “leaving no one behind” to include monitoring progress for all groups using disaggregated data and focusing on those being left the furthest behind; Worked to empower local actors to explore the linkages between national budgets and international human rights obligations so that States make resources available to respect, protect and fulfil human rights, including in the context of SDG implementation; procedures made several contributions to the SDGs. For example, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities advocated for the collection of data disaggregated by disability for the SDGs, resulting in an increasing number of States supporting this approach and collecting relevant data. The Special Rapporteur on the right to food provided advice on the incorporation of the human right to food in all relevant aspects of Goal 2 on Zero Hunger through her two reports on the right to food and pesticides and in high-level meetings of the Committee on World Food Security. UN Human Rights helped to ensure that UN development system guidance on SDG implementation and monitoring integrates human rights, including the recommendations of the international human rights mechanisms. Further, the majority of the SDG indicators are relevant to the realization of many human rights, with these interconnections increasingly recognized as the indicators were developed, including with regards to data OO OO OO OO Engaged with Multilateral Development Banks and other development finance institutions to encourage integration of human rights information in their assessments and management of social risk for the projects they finance, including through their safeguarding policies and internal due diligence processes; Helped integrate human rights into the new UN Development Assistance Framework Guidance Package and the United Nations Development Group’s Guidelines to Support Country Reporting on the SDGs; Conducted technical assistance and awarenessraising activities to integrate international human rights norms and standards into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the global, regional, and country levels. As the custodian agency of four indicators under SDG Goal 10 (Reduce inequality within and among countries) and SDG Goal 16 (Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels), UN Human Rights developed methodologies for compiling data on the existence of independent national human rights institutions; the killing and other forms of violence against journalists/media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates; the number of conflict-related deaths and the prevalence of discrimination based on prohibited grounds of discrimination under international human rights law. disaggregation. Work has advanced in relation to the compilation of and reporting on the SDG indicators for which UN Human Rights is responsible, including indicators on the prevalence of discrimination, violence against human rights defenders, the existence of NHRIs and conflict-related deaths (not covered by traditional homicide statistics). UN Human Rights also carried out capacity-building on human rights monitoring in health care settings, supported the increased focus on sexual and reproductive health in the work undertaken by NHRIs and enhanced its engagement with the judiciary on economic, social and cultural rights. The Office and WHO supported the High-Level Working Group on the Health and Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents (HLWG), which was mandated to secure political support for the implementation of the human rights-related actions of the Global Strategy on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. The Global Strategy is a key implementing platform for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which emphasizes the role of human rights in UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 35