A/HRC/33/24 70. The “data revolution” for sustainable development must fully embrace not only human rights-sensitive indicators, but also a human rights-based approach to the collection, production, analysis and dissemination of data. That requires attention to be given to the following human rights principles: participation of all population groups, in particular the marginalized, in the data collection process; the disaggregation of data to prevent discrimination based on grounds prohibited by international human rights law; selfidentification, without reinforcing further discrimination of these groups; transparency to guarantee the right to information; respecting the privacy of respondents and the confidentiality of their personal data; and accountability in data collection and use.14 G. Accountability 71. The “circle of accountability” concept put forth in the technical guidance explains that accountability must be at the heart of a rights-based approach, not an afterthought once a violation has occurred. In the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, specific attention must be given to assessing existing accountability mechanisms for women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, building accountability into interventions and strategies, monitoring the functioning and effectiveness of those mechanisms and processes and taking remedial action to ensure that they are responsive to individual’s rights. Establishing and maintaining such accountability mechanisms requires dedicated and sustained resources. Ensuring effective participation of rights-holders in all aspects of implementing the 2030 Agenda is fundamental to establishing an effective system of accountability. 72. The technical guidance further emphasizes the need for accountability through multiple forms of review and oversight, including administrative (e.g., internally within health facilities), social (e.g., community-based oversight), political (e.g., oversight of parliaments over the executive branch of government), legal (e.g., oversight by the judiciary or national human rights institutions) and international (e.g., reporting to international human rights mechanisms). Identifying responsibilities also requires looking beyond individuals to capture systemic failures and looking beyond domestic State authorities to the role of the private sector and donors. 73. As mentioned above, details for the “follow-up and review” framework of the Sustainable Development Goals are still under discussion at the time of writing the present report. A robust multi-stakeholder accountability framework is needed. At the global level, the high-level political forum on sustainable development will review progress through both country reviews and thematic reviews. Those reviews should systematically draw upon information and recommendations from the United Nations human rights mechanisms, ensuring that implementation of the 2030 Agenda is consistent with binding human rights obligations. Close coordination with the Independent Accountability Panel established under the Global Strategy will be critical for providing additional, more detailed information specifically on the health and rights of women, children and adolescents. Participatory, inclusive and transparent monitoring mechanisms are also needed at the national and regional levels to enable people to provide diverse perspectives on progress towards the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as compliance with human rights standards. It is equally important that the actions of private actors, including private hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and public and private-donor institutions, are 14 OHCHR, “A human rights-based approach to data : leaving no one behind in the 2030 development agenda” (2016). 17

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