A/HRC/RES/34/16 17. Encourages States, building on existing national mechanisms, in particular national human rights institutions, and review processes, with broad multi-stakeholder participation, to review the national legal and policy framework, track progress and lessons learned, consider solutions and ensure that laws, policies and programmes are oriented to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and targets and human rights obligations, and as such integrate the rights of the child to ensure their respect and promotion; 18. Also encourages States to take into account in national reviews of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals the reports and recommendations from the existing human rights review processes in which States already participate, incorporating information from existing national mechanisms for oversight and review on matters related to the rights of the child, including the parliament, local government, national human rights institutions and ombudsmen’s and standing national reporting and coordination mechanisms for human rights, as appropriate; 19. Acknowledges the relevant role played by civil society organizations in supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and recognizes their active participation and contribution in the follow-up and review processes through the established mechanisms, particularly in relation to the rights of the child; 20. Encourages the private sector to work to ensure the alignment of their activities with international human rights law and relevant standards, including those related to the rights of the child, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles of the United Nations Children’s Fund, through the undertaking of child-rights due diligence with a view to identifying, preventing and mitigating the possible negative impact of their operations on the enjoyment of the rights of the child; 21. Recognizes that a child who is capable of forming his or her own views should be assured the right to express those views freely, without discrimination on any ground, in all matters affecting him or her, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with his or her age and maturity, and calls upon States, as appropriate, to promote knowledge among children about the 2030 Agenda and the rights of the child, and to facilitate, including through funding, the meaningful participation and active consultation of children in all issues affecting them related to the implementation, monitoring and follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, taking into account the best interests of the child; II. Promotion and protection of the rights of the child in the 2030 Agenda 22. Urges States to take all the measures necessary to implement fully the objectives of the 2030 Agenda to contribute to the realization of the rights of the child by, inter alia: (a) Eradicating extreme poverty and reducing the number of children living in poverty by, inter alia, implementing social security systems, including social protection floors, that guarantee access to essential health care and basic income security for children, at least at a nationally defined minimum level, providing access to nutrition, education, care and any other necessary goods and services; (b) Sustaining efforts to ensure that the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is promoted and protected, including by attaining all goals and targets related to Goal 3; (c) Continuing to take measures to ensure that all girls and boys, including children in vulnerable situations, those who are marginalized or vulnerable and those who face stigmatization, discrimination or exclusion, complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education and have access to early childhood development, care and 6