A/HRC/40/78 of human rights of all, which are solidly anchored in the 2030 Agenda and in each of the Sustainable Development Goals. 51. As the United Nations development system embarks on these changes, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals everywhere and for everyone without leaving any one behind and reaching the furthest behind first requires a consolidated effort to ensure that human rights are at the forefront. Throughout its sessions, the Board observed that commitments under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have enhanced the opportunities for the United Nations on the ground to support efforts to promote and protect human rights, building on the progress achieved in the past 10 years of integrating human rights across the work of the Organization. The recommendations from the international human rights mechanisms are indeed being increasingly used to support policy coherence in integrating human rights in development. 52. In discussions in Santiago de Chile with the Resident Coordinators for Chile and Uruguay it was clearly stressed that the landmark resolution agreed to by all 193 countries on 31 May 2018 on the repositioning of the United Nations development system provided the mandate required for the Secretary-General and the United Nations system to take forward their collective responsibilities to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. That would include ensuring that the United Nations was better positioned to prevent crises and deliver effectively on all the mandates given to the Organization, including the promotion and protection of human rights for all. 53. The Board particularly appreciated the stress that the Resident Coordinator for Uruguay put on the fundamental transformation that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development could bring, first and foremost by asking difficult questions and more importantly being frank and honest about the uncomfortable answers requiring prompt action. While the Sustainable Development Goals were the most visible manifestation of the 2030 Agenda, it involved a fundamental transformation, including the need to address the realities of exclusion and conversely the prevalent culture of privileges. It was imperative to rethink social protection policies as a way of not only getting out of poverty but staying out of it and offering support in a life-cycle approach. Further, it was essential to reinvigorate the legitimacy and efficiency of public institutions and policies. These were some of the critical changes with important human rights dimensions that the framework of the 2030 Agenda would have to deliver while addressing inequalities and dismantling discrimination. 54. The Board agreed with the Resident Coordinator and stressed that within that context, the critical question was how to ensure a full human rights based-approach in which those left behind, in particular those who had been discriminated against and excluded, were fully recognized, based on the normative frameworks. As stated by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, was a manifesto for human rights and thus to deliver on the Agenda, it would be critical to ensure that the United Nations teams on the ground were fully equipped to ensure that the normative framework, in particular human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, guided and informed the transformation of the United Nations system. 55. The Board has observed how strong United Nations leadership on the ground is critical for supporting States in their efforts to achieve sustained human rights results. In many of the countries visited, where good examples of results were shown, the United Nations leadership counted upon the support of human rights expertise in the form of a human rights adviser. The Resident Coordinators had effectively used this capacity to be able to engage at country level ensuring better support on the ground. The Board has observed how in many cases United Nations personnel on the ground have been able to engage on critical issues with important human rights dimensions thanks to this expertise, for example on the issue of femicide, access to services for minorities or the legal rights of persons with mental disabilities. 56. The level of resources, both of personnel and funding, available for technical cooperation and advisory services remains regrettably very modest and it is therefore imperative that the resources available are used to best effect. 11