A/HRC/4/WG.2/TF/2 page 25 7. Do the partners in a partnership use outcome indicators (such as the Human Development Index, the Gender Development Index, the Gini Coefficient, the Children’s Human Rights Index, and the Trade and Development Index), in order to measure progress and ensure accountability? 8. Is non-discrimination guaranteed to all persons and is there equal and effective protection against discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, income, birth, disability and health status, or a combination of these grounds? 9. Are these strategies and priorities owned by all stakeholders within the country, including women, indigenous people, minorities, the poor and other vulnerable sectors of society? 10. Does participation cover preference revelation, policy choice, implementation and monitoring, assessment and accountability? 11. Are there specific mechanisms and institutional arrangements - both at the partnership level as at the country level - in place, through which the marginalized and disadvantaged sectors, particularly women, effectively participate at different stages of decision-making, including review and monitoring? 12. Are these strategies and priorities discussed and approved in institutionalized mechanisms of political representative participation, such as parliament? 13. Are the country’s national development strategies and priorities reflected in the Government’s budget in its actual allocations and expenditures and in their impact at the community level? 14. Are the development partners providing sufficient and appropriate assistance in support of the country’s national development strategy (e.g. is all aid untied)? 15. Are sufficient funds made available for the collection of timely and appropriate data, properly disaggregated, that will assist in the review and monitoring of the performance of the partners and other stakeholders? 16. Are mutual accountability, review and monitoring processes transparent? Is the public adequately informed? 17. Is the Government’s budget transparent and easily known and monitored by the citizens?