A/HRC/39/18 and the Third United Nations Environment Assembly. OHCHR submitted multiple reports on climate change and migration to the Human Rights Council. 5 20. In July 2017, OHCHR participated in the World Trade Organization’s Global Review on Aid for Trade, which had as its theme “Promoting trade, inclusiveness and connectivity for sustainable development”. In September 2017, OHCHR took part in the panel “Africa’s continental free trade area: achieving human rights-consistent development” of the World Trade Organization’s annual public forum, entitled “Trade: behind the headlines”. 21. OHCHR made efforts to raise awareness on the right to development, including through research and analysis, development of resources and tools and the dissemination of publications both within and beyond the Office. The Office continued its outreach and advocacy on the right to development and provided briefings to various partners and civil society groups with a view to revitalizing the dialogue and building support for the right to development. 22. OHCHR developed an e-learning module on “Operationalizing the right to development in implementing the SDGs” jointly with the University for Peace and the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health, in collaboration with academics. The module explains how the right to development can be operationalized in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially its international dimensions vis-à-vis Sustainable Development Goal 17 on “Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development”. 23. OHCHR undertook studies, which contributed to the work of the nineteenth session of the Working Group on the Right to Development. The studies addressed issues such as the international dimensions of the right to development; illicit financial flows; international investment agreements and industrialization; and promoting rights-based climate finance for people and planet.6 24. In order to promote the right to development in Guinea-Bissau, OHCHR, in cooperation with the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau, undertook several initiatives involving relevant stakeholders. Among other things, OHCHR provided technical assistance and advice for the mainstreaming of human rights, including the right to development, in the National Development Plan of Guinea-Bissau. 25. In Madagascar, OHCHR organized a round-table discussion to draft a tripartite charter for sustainable development and respect for human rights in the framework of private investments. OHCHR also conducted training for national authorities to build their capacity to apply a human rights-based approach in drawing up the national development plan. 26. In Guatemala, OHCHR has worked to promote the rights of indigenous peoples and to address inequality and extreme poverty. Measures for capacity-building and support to strategic litigation have helped empower indigenous peoples to participate in the formulation of policies in support of their right to development. The Office has also coordinated with other United Nations agencies in advising those responsible for the country’s statistics system to adopt a human-rights-based approach to data, including by disaggregating data to guide development policies aiming at leaving no one behind. 27. In December 2017, OHCHR organized, jointly with the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, a seminar entitled, “Leaving no one behind on the road to sustainable development” in Timor-Leste. The event aimed at raising awareness of the situation of specific vulnerable groups and making recommendations for their integration in development. 5 6 A/HRC/37/35 and a study on the slow onset effects of climate change and human rights protection for cross-border migrants, available from www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session37/Pages/ListReports.aspx. The studies are available from www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Development/Pages/19thSession.aspx. 5

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