A/HRC/33/31 programming is an integral part of the High Commissioner’s mandate and a major pillar of the programme of work of the Office. 32. Through its country and regional offices, as well as through the Human Rights Working Group of the United Nations Development Group, OHCHR has provided support and technical assistance, including human rights advisers, to United Nations country teams on the application of a human rights-based approach to common country programming and in their work to assist Member States with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including in relation to the means of implementation. OHCHR worked to mainstream human rights and the right to development within the United Nations system, including by strengthening the human rights leadership capacities of resident coordinators and United Nations leaders through leadership dialogues and the induction programme for resident coordinators. OHCHR also contributed to the United Nations Development Group 2015 publication, Guidance Note on Human Rights for Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams.28 33. During the 15-year effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, multilateral development bank support grew from $50 billion to $127 billion a year in grants, concessional and non-concessional loans, risk-sharing instruments, guarantees and equity investment.29 However, trillions of dollars will be needed to finance the Sustainable Development Goals, including in high-risk sectors such as large-scale infrastructure. OHCHR has engaged with multilateral development banks since 2014 advocating, in accordance with the principles of the Declaration on the Right to Development, for more equitable development and more rigorous safeguard policies for investment lending with a view to ensuring that supported projects do not cause or contribute to human rights violations. In 2015, OHCHR focused primarily on the Environmental and Social Framework consultation processes of the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. 34. OHCHR continued to coordinate and support United Nations and inter-agency initiatives, such as the Fit for Purpose and the Mainstreaming, Acceleration, Policy Support initiatives, on mainstreaming human rights, including the right to development, in United Nations policies and operational programmes. The Human Rights Working Group of the United Nations Development Group, with the financial support of a multi-donor trust fund, advocated the integration of human rights in United Nations development work in all countries. OHCHR also supported the United Nations development system in delivering on the responsibilities and demands of the Human Rights Up Front initiative. 35. In March 2016, the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination adopted a statement of commitment aimed at placing the imperative of combating inequalities, inequities and discrimination at the forefront of United Nations efforts to support Member States in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The statement of commitment was based on a positioning paper on equality and nondiscrimination prepared by the High-level Committee on Programmes.30 As part of this initiative, OHCHR, jointly with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), is developing a shared framework for action on combating inequalities and discrimination. 28 29 30 8 Available at https://undg.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/UNDG-Guidance-Note-on-Human-Rightsfor-RCs-and-UNCTs-final.pdf. See www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2015/07/13/third-international-conference-financingdevelopment. See CEB/2015/6, annex III.