A/HRC/45/39 (e) Take the measures necessary to improve the situation of children, in particular in the fields of health and education, to end child labour and trafficking, to reduce the proportion of unemployed young people and to develop a constant dialogue with them, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals and targets; (f) Ensure and mobilize the means necessary for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, including through budgetary allocations, national partnerships and private sector and international cooperation and assistance; (g) Ensure the coordination of plans and programmes for their implementation, so as to achieve an integrated approach and increase the efficiency of the measures taken in all fields, taking into account the linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals and targets; (h) Take into account the recommendations made by other Member States in the context of the universal periodic review process and by human rights treaty bodies when considering the periodic reports of States parties to the human rights treaties and individual communications, as well as those made by independent experts and other special procedure mandate holders; (i) Collect, through the methods available, and make use of reliable disaggregated data and statistics on the economic and social situation in the country, including all regions and in particular the vulnerable communities and groups of the population, on the basis of generally accepted indicators, to ensure that no one is left behind and to reflect the evolution of the data with regard to the implementation of the commitments made; (j) Make all efforts to ensure sustainable development by covering energy needs through non-polluting sources of energy, promoting sustainable industrialization and production and consumption patterns and sustainable water resources management and extending access to affordable and safely managed water and sanitation for all, while fully respecting human rights; (k) In view of the trends towards urbanization, develop strategies and plans of transition to urbanization and take all measures necessary to ensure that cities respond to the needs of the increased population in terms of access for all to housing, health, education, affordable water and energy and all public services and all measures necessary to preserve a healthy environment, taking into account the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic; (l) Mindful of the transformative function of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, which should determine structural changes involving State institutions and many actors, promote the participation, in an open and transparent process throughout all efforts related to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, of civil society, representatives of all sectors of the population and vulnerable people, as well as trade unions, professional associations and non-governmental organizations; (m) Ensure, in accordance with existing constitutional and legal systems, the active participation of local government bodies in the elaboration and implementation of the programmes to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals, and in the follow-up to such programmes and their evaluation at the local level, and facilitate the participation of local government by allocating more resources and improved information and coordination; (n) Develop methods and strategies to facilitate the participation of the private sector as an essential element in national efforts for meeting the Sustainable Development Goal targets, through public-private partnerships and other arrangements involving the private sector in development projects; (o) Encourage the participation of businesses in the realization of development programmes and plans, by creating a favourable legal and administrative environment, while ensuring that the national and foreign companies involved act in conformity with national plans and priorities and fully respect human rights, taking into account the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (A/HRC/17/31, annex) endorsed by the Human Rights Council and the “Principles for responsible contracts: integrating the management of 18

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