A/HRC/41/25 on Sustainable Development Goal 16+ on inclusion and human rights, held in Praia in November 2018. In their conclusions, participants stressed the need to: (a) Support national bodies and institutions in the implementation of recommendations on human rights, taking particular note of those accepted by States in the context of the universal periodic review; (b) Create tools in Portuguese, such as a translation of the Universal Index of Human Rights and the National Recommendations Tracking Database, and support exchanges between Portuguese-speaking countries on the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights through the raising of funds from national, regional and international organizations; (c) Better direct existing funds within the United Nations system, as well as ODA and commitments from the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, to the implementation of the recommendations mentioned above; (d) Raise people’s awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, human rights and inclusion, by engaging society in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Goal 16 in particular; (e) Support national actors in utilizing human rights commitments and recommendations to prioritize national planning and budgeting processes relating to the Sustainable Development Goals, including the identification of priority population groups in line with the principle of “leaving no one behind”; (f) Promote an integrated approach to Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, for example by encouraging direct collaboration of the national coordination bodies for reporting to the human rights mechanisms and voluntary national reviews on implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals; (g) Facilitate the exchange of good practices between countries with different contexts and institutional capacities (showcase progress and commitment in reporting, monitoring and implementing) and promote lessons learned between countries with similar languages, including organizing more similar seminars. 65. Participants also pointed out that: (a) Aligning national development plans with the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights was not enough to ensure action, Governments needed to develop action plans with clear identification of those responsible, proper budget allocations and key benchmarks and timelines; (b) Lack of resources to address key issues around peace, justice and inclusion was a significant barrier in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 16. 66. On behalf of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, Cabo Verde made a declaration on 7 March 2019 in the Human Rights Council under agenda item 2, stressing that having the promotion of human rights in its statute and the issue of development at the centre of its activities, the Community, fully associated itself with the call for an integrated approach to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the realization of all human rights for all, without leaving anyone behind. In line with the conclusions of the Praia workshop, the Community encouraged United Nations bodies, Member States and all actors to redouble their efforts to build synergies between human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals at all levels. It also saw the need for a general engagement in the mobilization and proper use of the resources needed to implement the 2030 Agenda in the perspective of human rights and also in an integrated approach to the different global agendas, including, inter alia, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. 14

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