A/HRC/33/24 monitored for their contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in accordance with human rights obligations (see General Assembly resolution 70/1, para. 67). VI. Recommendations 74. The High Commissioner notes with appreciation the many examples of how the technical guidance has been used by a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure rightsbased approaches to maternal health. Given its significant value to national implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the High Commissioner recommends that the Council remain seized of this important issue. 75. The following recommendations are made to States and other stakeholders, as relevant, to: (a) Build recognition, at the national and international levels, that preventable maternal mortality and morbidity is a fundamental human rights issue and, particularly in this context, enhance understanding among all stakeholders of the indivisibility of all human rights; (b) Disseminate the technical guidance and associated tools as widely as possible, including to all ministries and public institutions at all levels relevant, and to rights-holders and other organizations working in related areas; (c) Report on the implementation of the technical guidance through existing human rights mechanisms at the regional and international levels, as well as in the context of the monitoring and accountability framework of the Sustainable Development Goals; (d) Strengthen awareness and build the capacities of various stakeholders, including policymakers, legislators, national human rights institutions, the judiciary, United Nations agencies and health workers, on the application of rights-based approaches to sexual and reproductive health, by organizing, inter alia, briefings, trainings, webinars or other meetings; (e) Convene and support multi-stakeholder meetings, which involve health workers and marginalized women and girls, to discuss the application of a rightsbased approach to sexual and reproductive health and identify opportunities within national-level processes and prioritize concrete areas and plans for action; (f) Appoint a national body with responsibility for ensuring the implementation of rights-based approaches, including as outlined in the technical guidance, across all sectors and at all levels; (g) Affirm the centrality of human rights and reinforce linkages between international and regional processes, including the 2030 Agenda and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health; (h) Adopt human rights-sensitive indicators at the national level to monitor progress and impact, including in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, complement indicator analysis with human rights reporting and ensure a human rights-based approach to the collection, production, analysis and dissemination of data; (i) Assess existing accountability mechanisms for women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, building accountability into interventions and strategies, monitoring the functioning and effectiveness of those mechanisms and processes and taking remedial action to ensure they are responsive to human rights. 18

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