A/HRC/43/33 the pledge to leave no one behind. 11 Analysis by the Danish Institute for Human Rights in 2015 had shown that more than 90 per cent of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals directly reflected elements of international human rights and labour standards. That overwhelming convergence suggested that human rights reporting and recommendations were highly relevant to guide implementation of the Goals and that the Goals indicator framework would produce human rights relevant data. 64. Her first key message, therefore, was that by linking up the Sustainable Development Goals, which were non-binding in nature, with international human rights and labour standards, which were binding, and by using the available data and information, it was possible to ensure that implementation of the Goals increased the realization of human rights. 65. Her second key message was that the human rights system was emerging as an accountability mechanism for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. One approach to integrating human rights data into Goals planning and policy was to integrate human rights into voluntary national reviews. According to the Danish Institute’s analysis, more than 80 per cent of the voluntary national reviews presented in 2019 had referred to human rights. 66. Another approach was to involve national human rights institutions in Goals planning and implementation. National human rights institutions often collected important quantitative and qualitative data and were therefore important partners in the reporting and planning process. She described an integrated planning approach undertaken by Danish parliamentarians in a cross-party Sustainable Development Goals network supported by an expert body. Her third key message was thus that the human rights system thus provided data and qualitative information that could guide implementation of the Goals and accountability at the national level. 67. Mr. Morales Sáenz focused his presentation on the implementation in Costa Rica of the Sustainable Development Goals in national planning and in specific public policies, and how that implementation was supported and monitored across government at all levels. 12 The focus in Costa Rica was on the fight against poverty, on sustainable production and on sustainable communities as entry points to implement the Goals in the national planning instrument. Public policies that impacted on the Goals, such as those addressing poverty, peace and justice, were reflected in national targets and goals. 68. In 2016, the Government had adopted a national pact to commit every public institution to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. It had also established a cross-governmental multi-tiered committee to ensure implementation of the Goals at all levels and in every sector. Indicators had been established based on the available data: at present, data was available for approximately 73.1 per cent of the indicators, and the aim was to have 100 per cent of the data required to track every indicator. The national statistics institute was endeavouring to capture the missing data and ensure disaggregation by population, sex and territory of origin. 69. The Government had ensured the involvement of non-governmental stakeholders in the implementation process, and had striven to ensure that public policies linked to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals were supported with the necessary budget. National policies were also in place for assisting minority groups, resisting the effects of climate change and helping students to stay in school. 70. Mr. Morara focused on his experience in Kenya. 13 He gave an overview of the history of a memorandum of understanding that had been developed between the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics with the support of OHCHR. A total of 29 population groups – including persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and indigenous groups – had been identified as either left behind or the furthest behind, and were therefore the focus of information-gathering in the national census. 11 12 13 10 See www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/2030Agenda/SecondSession/Statements/ Eva_Grambye.pdf. See www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/SecondIntersessionalMeeting2030Agenda.aspx. Ibid.