A/HRC/34/28 88. As part of the process to agree on Goal indicators, the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal indicators agreed on a chapeau on disaggregation to be applied for all indicators. E. 1. Other bodies United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 89. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification promotes a human rightsbased approach and good governance by facilitating the establishment of enabling frameworks for good governance, and by supporting gender equality. 90. Participation, partnership and decentralization are core principles of the Convention secretariat, and have been critical in promoting and maintaining good governance in the policies, programmes and activities undertaken under the Convention from the global to the local levels. National action programmes are designed on the basis of these principles, through a consultative, multi-stakeholder process. These principles have strengthened the transparency and accountability of governmental institutions at all levels, which has in turn enhanced the commitment to and sustainability of the programmes. 91. As an example, at the local level, the Convention secretariat reported on the promotion of dialogue on gender equality in Ethiopia. The State had designated gender and livelihoods as indicators for measurement of progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 15, target 3 and in support of Goal 5, allowing it to raise awareness of the importance of land degradation neutrality (namely, maintaining a balance between the amount of land degraded and restored each year), to mobilize local ownership of the target, and to identify region-specific needs and learn how to address them. The promotion of these techniques and mechanisms required a rights-based approach to fostering good governance. 92. Another example aimed at increasing the participation of women in decision-making can be witnessed in a watershed development project in Uttarakhand, India. The initiative has not only enhanced watershed management but also improved social stability and participation in the project, and resulted in an increase in household income and reduction in the time women spend to reach water sources. 93. The policies and programmes of the Convention also promote gender equality. The Convention advocates for women’s participation in all decision-making processes in the development of national action programmes and for building the capacity of women to address inequalities. In order to understand how to achieve land degradation neutrality without exacerbating gender inequality, the Convention supports a number of relevant initiatives. 94. In Namibia, for example, the Government has worked to achieve gender equality through the creation of formal positions in rural land registration boards, thereby strengthening women’s land ownership. In Ethiopia, local Governments have been empowered to create registration mechanisms that allow rural women and men to own land individually. 95. A final example can be found in the Convention’s Oasis du Sud programme, which has helped to create jobs for women in the tourist industry. The programme has resulted in the economic empowerment of women, strengthening their confidence and ability to participate to a greater extent in society, and ultimately leading to the establishment of a network of elected women officials to build the capacity and strengthen the role of locally elected women in governance and decision-making processes. 14