A/HRC/45/39 7. It will take time for medical professionals, States, the international community and all those who are promoting respect for human rights to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The lessons learned in that regard should be fully integrated into policies and measures adopted to implement the 2030 Agenda. 8. Activities in promotion of the realization of the 2030 Agenda have raised awareness about the goals to be attained and the steps to be taken among States. Initiatives taken at the central and local levels by State bodies and other stakeholders contribute to a public reaffirmation of the responsibility for promoting human rights. Some States adopted new legislation for that purpose, others adopted plans and programmes and established priorities, in many cases with the extended participation of civil society. 9. The 2030 Agenda has become an integrating factor for development and its implementation a transformative project for modern societies, due to the close linkages among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. An integrating approach is therefore crucial. A development model based on the principles of equity, equality, sustainability and respect for human rights and development that includes social policies based on equality of treatment are envisioned. 10. The Sustainable Development Goals are being increasingly incorporated into national development policies, plans, budgets and projects, irrespective of a State’s doctrinal orientation, are engaging entire societies and are accepted as objectives of international cooperation. States should continue to involve national parliaments, taking into account their essential role in enacting legislation, adopting national budgets and ensuring accountability for their implementation, as well as governance and all other central structures, but also local bodies and communities, civil society, including professional and political organizations, women’s associations, young people’s associations, trade unions, indigenous groups, minority groups and non-governmental organizations for the protection of human rights and representatives of older persons, persons with disabilities, migrants and asylum seekers and the poor. 11. There has already been a significant response from Governments, cities, local authorities, civil society, the private sector and academia towards realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. There has been some success in reducing extreme poverty, child mortality and neonatal mortality and some progress made in promoting gender equality, improving access to electricity and to safe drinking water and extending terrestrial and marine protected areas, as well as progress in other fields. 12. The OHCHR compilation of good practices and other documents contain the following examples of measures adopted by States to implement the Sustainable Development Goals: Indigenous peoples (a) In Colombia, agreements were reached between the local authority of Amazonas and indigenous communities concerning a comprehensive intercultural health system, participation in decision-making on infrastructure projects and the extension of medical insurance coverage for the local population; (b) In Indonesia, recognition of the rights of some indigenous communities to customary forest areas, including the return of such areas; (c) In Canada, measures to protect the native forests, their environment and ecosystems and the rights of indigenous peoples in the field of education; (d) In Senegal, measures to strengthen the capacity of indigenous peoples to manage deforestation and to protect the environment; Legislation concerning other vulnerable groups (e) Legislation was adopted for the protection of vulnerable groups by: (i) Panama, for Panamanians of African origin, aimed at reducing poverty; 4