A/HRC/33/68 prominent role in the world. As an individual and collective duty, he urged the participants to continue to work together in this area. III. Women’s human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 39. The second panel discussion was moderated by the Executive Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Paul Ladd. The panel comprised Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja; the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, Arancha González; Professor of Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jayati Ghosh; and Young Women’s Coordinator in the World Young Women’s Christian Association, Vanessa Anyoti. A. Statement by the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 40. In her opening remarks, the Deputy High Commissioner observed that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was transformative, rights-based, universal and a testament to the importance of the indivisibility of human rights. It was integrated across its Goals, undivided in its priorities and interconnected in its vision for delivery; an agenda extending far beyond Member States, it was a promise to all stakeholders: parliaments, academic and scientific communities, civil society, the private sector, the international community and the United Nations system. It was also the result of the largest-ever public consultation undertaken by the United Nations. 41. While commending the successes of the Millennium Development Goals, the Deputy High Commissioner highlighted the inequalities that had deepened during the period of their implementation, and noted the numerous transitions of modern-day societies that threatened to compound those inequalities. She pointed out that, at present, the contours of fragility, instability, poverty and conflict tracked the geographical distribution of young people. Noting that the current generation of young people was the largest ever, and that by 2030 the generation of older people would also be the largest ever, the contrasts in age of populations reflected the distribution of privilege, opportunity and dignity. She also pointed out that, over the next 15 years, people would be on the move, forced by conflict or devastating poverty, or by under the promise of opportunity presented by migration. Such a reality would direct a new focus on urban centres. 42. The Deputy High Commissioner stressed that, although the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development held much promise, it would amount to nothing without leadership and investment commensurate with its aspirations. For women, the urgency of the 2030 Agenda could not be overstated, as their human rights continued to be violated in numerous ways. The Deputy High Commissioner referred to the alarmingly high rates of gender-based violence and the unacceptable rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, in both cases pointing out the preventable nature of these violations. She emphasized her concern with regard to the rights of adolescents, citing the example of child marriage and their disproportionate vulnerability to contracting HIV and dying from AIDS. The Deputy High Commissioner called for an open dialogue with adolescents about sexual and reproductive health and rights and intimate issues of dignity. With regard to gender parity in leadership, where women were still underrepresented, she stressed that it was not a numbers game, but a tool to track and allow accountability for gender equality, or to ensure women’s participation, which was critical to the success of the 2030 Agenda. She 8