A/HRC/38/28 the international human rights treaties, and other instruments, including the Declaration on the Right to Development (see para. 10), and is to be implemented in a manner that is consistent with the obligations of States under international law (see para. 18). In the 2030 Agenda, the responsibilities of all States “to respect, protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability or other status” are emphasized (see para. 19). The pledge to leave no one behind places the human rights principles of equality and non-discrimination at the heart of the 2030 Agenda. Although the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets are not framed explicitly in the language of human rights, many targets reflect key elements of the corresponding human rights standards. For example, the Sustainable Development Goals address the availability, accessibility, affordability and quality of education, health care, water and other services — in line with key elements of economic, social and cultural rights. 7. To support Member States in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations Development Group (now referred to as the United Nations Sustainable Development Group) has prioritized areas of mainstreaming, acceleration and policy support, framing the United Nations development system’s support for United Nations country teams for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda through the relevant United Nations Development Assistance Framework. Updated guidance relating to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, and companion pieces, were published in 2017, reaffirming the assistance framework documents as one of the main vehicles of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, positioning the United Nations to provide quality support to Member States in their aspiration to achieve the 2030 Agenda, and reinforcing human rights as one of the main programming principles used in the preparation of these documents. 8. Leaving no one behind is at the core of the 2030 Agenda, and it unifies programming and advocacy efforts across all United Nations agendas. It is underpinned by three other programming principles: (a) human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment; (b) sustainability and resilience; and (c) accountability. 9. These principles are grounded in the norms and standards that the United Nations is tasked with upholding and promoting, and that inform all phases of United Nations programming at the country level. They are the foundation for integrated programming in response to national priorities and plans. 10. At the system-wide level, the Shared Framework for Action on Combating Inequalities and Discrimination has been elaborated and published by the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. 2 In that report, the Chief Executives Board reaffirms the commitment of the United Nations to human rights and puts the imperative of combating inequalities and discrimination at the centre of United Nations strategic frameworks and policy guidance to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda. A practical guide for operationalizing the principle of leaving no one behind is also being produced by the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. III. Experiences and practices in technical cooperation and capacity-building in support of State efforts for the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development A. Support for policy coherence 11. Enhancing policy coherence is key to support provided to Member States to achieve effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and to meet the broad cross-cutting objectives of the 2030 Agenda, including leaving no one behind. A broad 2 CEB/2016/6/Add.1. 3