A/HRC/45/7 of a true sanction. While an official international registry of sanctions is desirable for global compliance and analysis, for example of a sanction’s legality, it would require broad-based agreement and cooperation, including from States that may initially resist participation. To guarantee transparency and reliable statistics, the Special Rapporteur intends to establish, under the auspices of the mandate, a sanctions reference tool, to be developed as an integrated system of individual sanctions databases of States and international organizations, official statistics and other sources of official data without any prejudice to the legality of unilateral measures. Due to the complexity and controversy of the problem, the Special Rapporteur believes that the only way to protect human rights affected by unilateral sanctions is to take a systematic approach. D. Guidance and recommendations for developing national and international laws 94. The Special Rapporteur believes that it is important, in fulfilling her mandate, to elaborate draft guidelines on the ways, means and mechanisms to prevent and minimize the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, in particular on human rights. The first step in this regard has already been taken by the Special Rapporteur in the context of the COVID-19 global health crisis, as she has urged States to take steps to increase cooperation, solidarity and consensus to save lives and leave no one behind in the time of emergency. 95. The Special Rapporteur also believes that it is important to periodically review the development of national legislation regulating the imposition and implementation of sanctions, taking into account that unilateral activities and legislation are behind the majority of the aspects discussed above. The development of appropriate recommendations is also viewed by the Special Rapporteur as an efficient means to build consensus among States. 96. For these purposes, the Special Rapporteur will continue to carry out country visits and engage in cooperation, offering her expertise to Governments and all relevant actors, including United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and programmes, non-governmental organizations, regional and subregional international institutions and the victims of unilateral coercive measures. E. Follow-up and report on the implementation of Human Rights Council and General Assembly resolutions related to the mandate 97. The Special Rapporteur considers that, as a priority, an overall review should be carried out of the activities of relevant United Nations bodies and mechanisms, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the human rights treaty bodies, the universal periodic review and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council. The Special Rapporteur invites them to pay attention, within the framework of their mandates, to the adverse impact and consequences of unilateral sanctions on the situation of persons whose rights have been violated by the application of such sanctions and to promote accountability. In that regard, she will cooperate with and draw the attention of the relevant United Nations bodies and mechanisms to situations and cases – through all available communications tools, including letters containing information of allegations and urgent appeals – and request them to respond to and provide details of the steps taken to implement the Human Rights Council and General Assembly resolutions related to the mandate. The Special Rapporteur will then follow up on and report to the Council and the Assembly. 17