A/HRC/28/41 72. In accordance with Council resolution 26/27, in which the Council called upon mandate holders to consider climate change in their work, the Council would convene a discussion thereon at its twenty-eighth session. E. 1. Interaction with representatives of the United Nations and other stakeholders United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 73. The High Commissioner welcomed the opportunity, at such an early stage since his appointment, to engage in a candid discussion with all participants. He considered the annual meeting a platform not just for exchanging views but also for exploring ways of achieving greater synergies among mandates and impact for those who are unable to enjoy their human rights. While recalling that the independence of the mandates of the High Commissioner and the special procedures must be respected, he welcomed opportunities to collaborate. OHCHR was committed to providing holistic support for all human rights mechanisms to ensure that the entire system was resourced and supported to operate with maximum efficiency and effectiveness, despite the very real resource constraints faced by all. 74. Mandate holders raised a number of points, including budget constraints, the need for a stronger human rights perspective in United Nations country teams and for greater support from Resident Coordinators, attacks on mandate holders and increasing reprisals against those who cooperate with human rights mechanisms. 75. OHCHR was endeavouring to address funding shortfalls. Efforts would continue during the preparation of the 2016/17 regular budget submission to advocate for greater regular budget funding for the special procedures. On the sustainable development goals, the High Commissioner welcomed the contributions of special procedures. He also pointed out that, in its assessment of the outcome document, OHCHR had found that progress had been made in ensuring that the framework addressed the full range of rights and included a focus on inequalities, all key groups and some critical international reforms. With regard to reprisals, the High Commisioner intended to address the issue with the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. 2. Deputy Secretary-General 76. The Deputy Secretary-General provided an overview of the Human Rights Up Front initiative. Prevention through early warning was core to the initiative and, in this regard, special procedures had an important role to play, since conflicts often originate from human rights violations that special procedures monitor and report on. The initiative had been presented within the United Nations system to Members States, and was taking root in the field, including through a letter addressed to all Resident Coordinators. 77. The Deputy Secretary-General pointed out that information gathered by special procedures was extremely valuable, and invited mandate holders to find a more institutional way of sharing information with the Human Rights Up Front initiative. The Chairperson expressed the readiness of the special procedures to contribute to the initiative, and proposed that a consultation be organized between the Coordination Committee, OHCHR and the Deputy Secretary-General on submitting early warning information. 15