A/HRC/34/24 Guide — Experiences from the Development, Implementation and Review of National Human Rights Plans of Action [OHCHR/UPRB]. Indicators Practices What it is: A tool to assist in the assessment of the impact of the implementation of recommendations on the improvement of the human rights situation on the ground. NMRFs should strategically include representatives of national statistics offices. OHCHR Tools Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation [A-E-F-S] Databases Practices What it is: An electronic system to record, track and report on the implementation of the recommendations. It can take the form of a table in a Word document or be supported by various levels of sophistication of software. OHCHR Tools The Universal Human Rights Index (UHRI) (including recommendations from all UN mechanisms) [E] [F]. OHCHR is carrying out improvements to the UHRI system which will include the following: enhanced search options, the possibility to produce/export tables of thematically clustered recommendations, and their links with the SDGs. In addition, a UHRI Web Service will enable the transferring of recommendations from the UHRI to any customized database or application on any device. Finally, a multi-lingual application to create national databases of recommendations and report progress on implementation will be made available to States free of charge. OHCHR/UN technical assistance Practices What it is: At the request of States, OHCHR and UN Country Teams (UNCTs) provide support, inter alia, on the elaboration of the core elements of national human rights followup systems and processes. They also provide support to the thematic (sectorial) implementation of the recommendations. OHCHR also provides support to UNCTs in integrating a human rights perspective into their work. Who it is: OHCHR Headquarters, UNCTs and OHCHR field presences which include Country/Stand-alone Offices, United Nations Peace Missions, Regional Offices and Centres, and the deployment of Human Rights Advisers in UN Country Teams. How it is provided: The UN is promoting a holistic approach which includes the simultaneous consideration of all recommendations, from the treaty bodies, the universal periodic review and the special procedures, in line with States’ priorities. The assistance can take various forms. The most common ones are: • Advisory • Seminar and training (National/Regional) • United Nations Volunteer (UNV) posting 18