A/HRC/44/28 to COVID-19, partnerships are imperative to accelerate a unified, global response to “build back better” on the basis of global solidarity and shared responsibility. The high-level political forum on sustainable development, held in September 2019, adopted a political declaration (General Assembly resolution 74/4), in which the General Assembly launched an ambitious and accelerated response and pledged to make the coming decade one of action and delivery for sustainable development.2 The 2030 Agenda builds on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, in which the General Assembly elaborated on the critical role of the global partnership for development. In the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Member States committed to respect all human rights, including the right to development, and made reference to the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework and other relevant standards. The High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development was held in September 2019 to reaffirm the call for collective action to energize growth and tackle challenges in the global economy, encourage public and private investment to align with the 2030 Agenda, and promote new and innovative initiatives that target gaps in financing sustainable development.3 The 2030 Agenda also builds on the recognition that progress has been uneven, particularly in Africa and in least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, as States recommitted to international cooperation for developing countries, paying particular attention to these groups of countries. States reaffirmed their commitment to implement relevant strategies and programmes of action, including the Istanbul Declaration and Programme of Action, the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024, and reaffirmed the importance of supporting the African Union Agenda 2063 and the programme of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development. In the Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, the General Assembly committed to promoting good governance, rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, equal access to fair justice systems, and measures to combat corruption and curb illicit financial flows. It encouraged developed and developing countries to strengthen South-South and triangular cooperation in the field of education to enhance developing countries’ capacities to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and produce more high-value goods and services. It also requested the United Nations Development System to enhance its support to SouthSouth and triangular cooperation. All of the above normative and policy frameworks are reinforced by the SecretaryGeneral in his publication entitled “The highest aspiration: a call to action for human rights”,4 and in the report entitled “Shared responsibility, global solidarity: responding to the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19”. IV. Implementation and enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights A. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) plays a multifaceted role as the United Nations system organization responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights. Through its work at its headquarters, its regional and country presences and in collaboration with other United Nations entities, OHCHR 2 3 4 4 See https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgsummit. See www.un.org/esa/ffd/ffddialogue/ and A/74/559. See www.un.org/sg/sites/www.un.org.sg/files/atoms/files/The_Highest_Asperation_A_Call_ To_Action_For_Human_Right_English.pdf.