A/HRC/31/33 that original grant every four weeks. This success is the result of strengthening internal organizational structures and processes and of building accountable relationships with external partners, and helping to develop a social contract between citizens and the State.42 B. Financing for development and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 54. On 25 September 2015, the Governments of the international community adopted the ambitious and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 43 including 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets, and agreed to implement the Agenda in a manner consistent with obligations of States under international law. Prior to its adoption, Governments had affirmed that the Agenda should be underpinned by equally ambitious and credible means of implementation, including financial means. 44 Central to this was the strengthening of public policies and regulatory frameworks, and the development of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at the international, national and subnational levels to enable the effective, efficient and transparent mobilization and use of resources.45 55. The Addis Ababa Action Agenda entails a commitment to strengthen national control mechanisms, such as supreme audit institutions, and to increase transparency and equal participation in budgeting processes. In doing so, the Heads of State and Government participating in the Third International Conference on Financing for Development noted that greater transparency was essential, and could be provided by publishing timely, comprehensive and forward-looking information in a common, open, electronic format. 46 In particular, they recognized that investing in children and youth was critical to achieving inclusive, equitable and sustainable development for present and future generations, and also the need to support countries that face particular challenges to make adequate investments in this area. X. Conclusions and recommendations 56. The good practices described in the present report demonstrate some of the steps that States, in all regions and at all levels of economic development, have taken to fulfil their obligations to invest adequately in the rights of children. It is important to note that the practices have been established in various contexts of development, showing that more developed countries have as much to learn from developing countries as vice versa. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go before States make sufficient, effective, efficient and equitable investment in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 57. States should continue to promote real change in the way public resources are mobilized, ensuring that budget allocations are equitable and effectively spent, monitored and evaluated to realize the rights of the child. In this regard, highlights of the good practices may include: 42 43 44 45 46 McNair et al, Tackling Tax and Saving Lives (see footnote 3), p. 23. General Assembly resolution 70/1. General Assembly resolution 69/313, annex, para. 2. Ibid., para. 5. Ibid., para. 127. 15