A/HRC/25/19 selection criteria for post-2015 goals, targets and indicators, as well as on measurement options for new goals and targets. 51. In June, to promote human rights further in inter-governmental discussions on the post-2015 agenda, I addressed an open letter to all Member States in which I called for a new universal and balanced development framework that addressed both freedom from fear and freedom from want, without discrimination, and for the post-2015 development framework to be based upon and aligned with international human rights standards and principles. 52. OHCHR strengthened its cooperation with the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation of the European Commission with a view to raising awareness and understanding of the human rights-based approach to development. The Office also worked closely with the authorities in Ecuador, Palestine and Sierra Leone to mainstream human rights in national development plans. In Mauritania, OHCHR initiated and organized the first ever national consultations on human rights in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. 53. The mainstreaming of human rights into United Nations development policies, operations and programming is a core element of the High Commissioner’s mandate. As the Chair of the United Nations Development Group human rights mainstreaming mechanism, OHCHR leads inter-agency efforts to integrate human rights more solidly and consistently in development policy and practice. 54. OHCHR published good practices from the field, supported eight in-country mainstreaming projects, provided inputs to the review of the Resident Coordinator's terms of reference and to the One Programme guidance of the United Nations Development Group, initiated work on updating the United Nations system’s guidance for Resident Coordinators on human rights, began supporting the leadership of Resident Coordinators on human rights, and contributed to the United Nations system’s advocacy for human rights in the post-2015 development agenda. The United Nations Development Group human rights mainstreaming mechanism has generated considerable interest in the mainstreaming efforts of the United Nations and heightened the visibility of human rights at the global, regional and local levels. 2. Economic, social and cultural rights 55. OHCHR remains committed to redressing the relative neglect of economic, social and cultural rights. The Office has developed basic tools and guidance on these rights and has sharpened its focus on their monitoring and technical support. It has actively supported the mainstreaming of economic, social and cultural rights into the United Nations system in close cooperation with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, WHO and UN-Water, as well as through inter-agency mechanisms such as the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and the SecretaryGeneral’s High-level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis. 56. Greater efforts to protect and promote economic, social and cultural rights are essential, particularly in the light of the challenges posed to their enjoyment, such as the raft of austerity measures imposed in many countries as the preferred response to the financial and economic crises, climate change and the increasing pressure on scarce resources. In July 2013, I submitted to the Economic and Social Council a report on the impact of 11