A/HRC/44/28 provide an overview of recommendations, which can be searched by country, affected persons and human rights themes, linked with Sustainable Development Goals and targets. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 37/24, the second intersessional meeting for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda was held on 3 December 2019, on the theme of “Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”. As noted in the summary report (A/HRC/43/33), the meeting highlighted the centrality of the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development in the United Nations; the indivisible and mutually reinforcing relationship between human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals; and the vital need for a human rights-based approach. The centrality of the right to development was also highlighted, as was the value of international and regional cooperation and mobilization of financial and other resources, including from the private sector. The meeting participants recalled the political declaration of the high-level political forum, which called for accelerated action at all levels, and involvement of all stakeholders. This required a concerted search for lasting solutions and filling systemic gaps in implementation, necessitating international cooperation. The participants reflected on human rights policies, practices, mechanisms and commitments at the country, subnational and city levels and international cooperation. Several participants affirmed the value of integrating human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, building on their synergies, and shared measures taken at the national level. These included systems change approaches; sustainable development councils, human rights councils, information committees, stakeholder forums, Sustainable Development Goal champions programmes and online tracking systems. The need for meaningful participation in Sustainable Development Goal implementation was highlighted.10 3. Enhancing the role of parliaments OHCHR, in partnership with the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF), convened a workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of parliamentarians to engage in the universal periodic review. In total, 14 members of parliament from Burkina Faso, Burundi, France, Gabon, Mali, Morocco, Romania and Switzerland participated. Another session was organized with OIF for Members of Parliament from countries that were reviewed at the thirtieth and thirty-first sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review. A joint Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)-OHCHR seminar for members of parliamentary human rights committees was held in Geneva, entitled “Parliamentary engagement on human rights: identifying good practices and new opportunities for action”, with over 90 parliamentarians from 36 countries. Participants shared examples of parliamentary engagement on human rights and the relevant mechanisms, and emphasized the importance of IPU and OHCHR in guiding and supporting parliaments in these tasks. 4. Ensuring a strong and independent judiciary OHCHR seeks to enhance the capacity of key stakeholders to promote and protect the rights of individuals in the administration of justice, putting them at the centre of justice systems and ensuring equal access to justice for all. It provides support to judges and lawyers, including in the implementation of human rights recommendations, at the request of Member States. In Cambodia, the Office hosted a national conference for judges, lawyers and prison officials to improve transparency and communication in the judicial system. In Timor-Leste, OHCHR and the national human rights institution delivered capacity-building programmes for the judiciary, the police and the army. OHCHR participates in the Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law, led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from other United Nations partners. The Global Focal Point conducts joint assessments, formulating country-specific plans, providing expertise and focusing 10 10 See https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/259832020_OHCHR_input.pdf.