A/HRC/45/39 the research and development of vaccines and medicines, building and upgrading educational facilities and implementing integrated water resources management, are directly related to the commitment that sustainable development should benefit everyone. In their projects aiming at promoting development in different countries, States should consider including the necessary funding for such projects, granting technological transfer and building capacity in recipient countries. They should also give attention to the opportunities presented by new and emerging digital technologies and to the challenges with regard to the protection of human rights. 54. Sustainable Development Goal 7 and its targets affirm the commitment of States to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services, to increase substantially the share of renewable energy and improve efficiency, to enhance international cooperation and to expand infrastructure and upgrade technologies. In their reports, some States referred to measures for diversifying energy sources, developing renewable energy sources, increasing efficiency and promoting sustainable consumption. 55. In Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9 10 and 11, the commitments to promote sustainable economic growth and productivity, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and urbanization and ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns are set out. In connection with urbanization and making cities sustainable, ensuring access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrading slums also form part of the Goals. 56. In their voluntary national reviews, African States set out their plans of industrialization, based on agriculture and on the natural resources available, as the best way to ensure economic and social development and to eliminate poverty. They concluded a framework agreement with the United Nations on the 2030 Agenda and the Agenda 2063 of the African Union, identifying nine areas prioritized for aligning the implementation of the two Agenda. The Economic Commission for Africa initiated the development of a toolkit on integrated planning and reporting in order to support member States in aligning the two Agenda and integrating them into their national development plans (E/2019/17, sect. II.A). Rapid economic growth was noted in Eastern Africa as a result of pro-growth policies and public investment by Governments in the “blue economy”, by developing aquatic and marine ecosystems and associated resources. Many African States mentioned the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito from 17 to 20 October 2016, entitled “New Urban Agenda”. endorsed by the General Assembly in December 2016, and referred to rapid urbanization, housing shortages, shrinking public space, the proliferation of informal settlements and pollution. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean noted that the region was marked by highly segregated cities characterized by the exclusion of low-income groups from participating in their management (E/2019/19, sects. B–D). 57. Several countries reported their efforts towards more sustainable consumption and production and a circular economy. Developing countries mentioned population growth and difficulties in achieving economic growth. Some African countries reported efforts to break the vicious circle of overdependence on the export of commodities, including in the context of the drop in oil prices that created deficits in Central Africa, by measures of diversification and resource-driven, trade-induced industrialization. 58. Many countries described efforts to advance their infrastructure, including railways, roadways and aviation and maritime infrastructure, or information and communications technologies. Others reported efforts to advance manufacturing and help companies to gain access to global and regional markets by using advanced technology, science and innovation, including through partnerships with academia and the private sector. Following the interest of Mozambique to develop infrastructure as a transit country, the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning used geospatial information for such development on the entire continent (E/2019/17, paras. 17–20). 59. In connection with the increase in involving businesses in development projects, some States mentioned in their reports the need to create an enabling environment through tax codes and simplified licencing and permits, whereas others supported regulating the 13