A/HRC/38/27 States in implementation, stronger collaboration with United Nations country teams and the establishment of national mechanisms for human rights reporting and followup to link the universal periodic review to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. 41. This vision was further elaborated by the Secretary-General in his report on strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality and objectivity (A/72/351), in which he explained that the increased focus on the follow-up to and implementation of recommendations made by human rights mechanisms provided the United Nations system with an opportunity to engage with Member States. International cooperation, including through human rights mechanisms and their recommendations, provided an important basis for States to achieve greater results in both the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights protection at the country level. Technical assistance in the field of human rights should be based on such recommendations and be provided in closer cooperation and partnership with Member States, regional human rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and the wider United Nations system. 42. The emphasis on implementation was also one of the key outcomes of the annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, held on 26 February 2018 during the thirty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council, pursuant to its resolution 16/21, which had as its theme “The promotion and protection of human rights in the light of the universal periodic review mechanism: challenges and opportunities”. During the panel discussion, participants pointed out that the substantive issues raised during the universal periodic review often mirrored the recommendations of other human rights mechanisms, forming a cross-section of critical human rights gaps at the country level which, if addressed, would build more resilient societies and sustain development and peace. The panel identified the need for strong coordination of implementation efforts at the national level through national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up. The role of national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations at the national and international levels was emphasized, as was the importance of non-retaliation for any form of cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms. Discussions also focused on the complementarity between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the universal periodic review. The panel identified the review as a unique opportunity for States to ground national development programmes and policies in human rights and to move the implementation of the 2030 Agenda forward, supported by the United Nations system at the national level, under the leadership of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the international donor community. 43. OHCHR will continuously rethink and revitalize its strategic vision for followup support with the advice of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, in order to provide more effective support to States. It will therefore continue to (a) provide capacitybuilding to States to enable them to prepare more meaningful national reports on implementation through the provision of training for the government actors concerned; and (b) enable States to meet their commitments by supporting them in the implementation of key thematic priority recommendations. In this regard, OHCHR will continue to seek to integrate recommendations from international human rights mechanisms into the national planning processes; utilize international human rights recommendations for early warning/conflict prevention; and ensure that the recommendations become a crucial element in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by integrating them into relevant national implementation frameworks and action plans. 44. The above approach fits within the wider approach of the Office to leverage international human rights mechanisms. OHCHR has prioritized United Nations human rights mechanisms as one of the key pillars in its strategic focus for the next four years, through the organizational management plan for 2018–2021. This will allow all parts of OHCHR to effectively deliver quality support to human rights 10