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commitments would benefit from expanded, institutionalized follow-up at the regional,
national and local levels, such as by establishing or strengthening national mechanisms for
implementation, reporting and follow-up, and that such mechanisms facilitate an integrated
and participatory approach to reporting to international human rights mechanisms,
Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled
“Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, and recalling the
Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 17 on strengthening the means of
implementation and revitalizing the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, which
are grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights
treaties,
Noting the contribution of international human rights mechanisms, including the
treaty bodies, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the universal periodic
review mechanism, to promoting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, in accordance with
States’ obligations and commitments to respect, protect and fulfil human rights, and the role
of technical cooperation and capacity-building in this regard,
Recognizing the importance of enhancing international support for implementing
effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to
implement all the Sustainable Development Goals,
Underlining the importance for relevant organizations of the United Nations system,
especially the United Nations country teams, within their respective mandates, to mainstream
technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights in their work and
programmes,
Acknowledging the role and impact of the activities of the relevant agencies of the
United Nations and international and regional organizations, the contribution of national
stakeholders, including national human rights institutions, national mechanisms for
implementation, reporting and follow-up and civil society organizations in providing States
with technical support and assistance on the basis of the needs and requests of the States
concerned, and the support of national parliaments in the implementation of States’ human
rights obligations, as well as their voluntary pledges and commitments, including accepted
universal periodic review recommendations,
Reiterating that one of the responsibilities of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights is to provide advisory services and technical assistance, at the request of the State
concerned, with a view to supporting actions and programmes in the field of human rights,
and to coordinate activities to promote and protect human rights throughout the United
Nations system in accordance with the mandate of the Office,
Expressing appreciation for the important role played by the United Nations
Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, the Voluntary Fund
for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review, the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust
Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing
States in the Work of the Human Rights Council and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and
Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review in supporting
States in developing their national capacities to promote the effective implementation of their
human rights obligations and the recommendations accepted in the context of the universal
periodic review,
Noting that a number of States have utilized relevant United Nations funds to support
technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the implementation
of their human rights obligations and commitments, and underlining the need to further
promote the visibility of these funds, to facilitate the way to solicit them, and to strengthen
efforts to enhance their complementarity,
Noting with appreciation the contributions of the Boards of Trustees of the United
Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights and of the
Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the
Universal Periodic Review through their annual reports to the Human Rights Council, in
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