A/HRC/39/18 in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Some examples are provided below. 3 15. In July 2017, OHCHR delivered a presentation on the right to development at the Second Regional Conference on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights “Human rights-based approach to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region”, organized by OHCHR and the League of Arab States and held in Cairo. 16. In September 2017, OHCHR organized the biennial panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights. The objective of the panel is to increase awareness among all stakeholders, including United Nations human rights mechanisms, of the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in countries targeted by unilateral coercive measures and in third countries (see Council resolution 37/21). The panel theme was “Resources and compensation necessary to promote accountability and reparation”. Its objective was to identify principles, guidelines and mechanisms for assessing, mitigating and redressing the adverse impact of unilateral coercive measures. 17. In December 2017, OHCHR participated in the South-South Human Rights Forum in China. The Office provided contributions on “Realization of inclusive development and human rights under South-South cooperation” and “Building a community of shared future for mankind and promoting global human rights governance”, integrating the right to development, human rights, peace, sustainable development, international cooperation and related issues. 18. OHCHR participated in a Human Rights Council side event entitled “Realizing the right to development through connectivity – China-Pakistan economic corridor”, organized by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan in Geneva. The event was premised on the idea that “connectivity” of remote areas and regions with urban centres and trading hubs can help bring about transformation, alleviate poverty and address inequalities. OHCHR underlined the key role of the right to development in this context. Constructive development must advance human, environmentally protective, well-being, with special attention given to the vulnerable and marginalized, including women and girls living in remote, rural areas. 19. OHCHR organized and participated in a number of events focused on environmental issues, including climate change and its impact on the right to development. It advocated for the integration of the right to development in the implementation guidelines for the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. OHCHR organized a briefing on the Twenty-third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a meeting on the Talanoa dialogue platform, two side events on general recommendation No. 37 (2018) of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change, the Expert Meeting “Promoting rights-based climate finance for people and planet”4 and the Human Rights Council panel discussion on human rights, climate change and migration (see A/HRC/37/35). The Deputy High Commissioner participated in the launch of the Environmental Rights Initiative. OHCHR also participated in a meeting at the International Human Rights Conference of Pakistan, which discussed the operationalization of the local communities and indigenous peoples’ platform at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and participated in a number of events at the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 3 4 4 More information on these and other activities is available at www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Development/Pages/DevelopmentIndex.aspx. See “Promoting rights-based climate finance for people and planet”. Available from www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Development/Pages/19thSession.aspx.

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