A/HRC/35/7 report on the obstacles young people faced in accessing their rights. Guidelines should be made available to States on a human rights-based approach to youth policies, and the voices of young people and their organizations should be taken into account in the universal periodic review. Furthermore, a joint statement should be made by the human rights treaty bodies on the rights of young people. 35. Panellists recalled that relevant national measures and policies concerning youth must be in line with international human rights standards, including with regard to the accountability of duty bearers. It was important to ensure that young people were actually listened to, as token participation did not enable the building of citizenship. There was not a gap in the human rights framework, but rather shortfalls in implementation and monitoring. Steps were needed to strengthen and coordinate existing efforts in that respect. 36. The moderator concluded the discussion, noting that the challenges that young people faced were multifaceted and required integrated, comprehensive responses from States, international organizations and other stakeholders. The panel discussion had demonstrated that the protection and promotion of young people’s rights and well-being must be among the international community’s highest priorities. Young people faced many challenges, including a lack of respect for their rights to life, health, education and freedom of conscience, and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, in addition to a lack of employment and adequate education. States had both a practical imperative and a moral obligation to pay greater attention to the issues facing youth and to work with them to define concrete measures to address those challenges. 9