A/HRC/43/33 achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and measures to support them were also highlighted. 77. Concluding the session, Ms. Ferro asked the panellists to respond to two questions: one about strengthening cooperation for implementation, including with non-State actors, and one about the participation of children in the 2030 Agenda process. 78. Ms. González-Román suggested that Goal 16 should be reviewed in the high-level political forum every year. Civil society and youth could play a greater role at the national level. While there was not much room for formal participation by civil society at the international level, its already substantial informal participation could be enhanced. 79. Ms. Grambye observed that the major uptake of the 2030 Agenda by the private sector appeared to be based on business opportunity rather than accountability. Since the private sector had been heavily involved in formulating the 2030 Agenda, it could also be invited to report through voluntary business reviews. The private sector could be asked to highlight best practices, such as how human rights due diligence could support the Sustainable Development Goals. The Danish Institute planned to analyse company corporate social responsibilities reports and connect the results to the Goals. 80. In the view of Mr. Morales Sáenz, the participation of private sector and other nongovernmental actors in the formulation of public policies should be enhanced. He also spoke about the experience in Costa Rica with child participation in public policy formulation and the importance of the participation of groups left behind. 81. Mr. Morara recalled that the Kenyan national reporting mechanism involved government entities and civil society, which helped inform the debate, and that civil society was involved in the preparation of and follow-up to universal periodic review reporting in Kenya. He supported calls for a greater role for parliaments in the process of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, and mentioned an informal parliamentary caucus in Kenya that worked to ensure greater focus on the Goals in Parliament. D. Building on the pledges of the political declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development 82. In the closing session, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Reform and Ms. Hicks shared their observations, conclusions and key messages with respect to the meeting. 83. The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Reform welcomed the countrylevel examples that demonstrated how the recommendations of human rights mechanisms identified vulnerable groups and aided understanding of the action needed to target those furthest behind. The human rights agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals were accelerators for a common agenda, which was to leave no one behind. Looking ahead, a key question was how to achieve closer integration of those agendas. 84. He highlighted the significance of data collection and analysis, and stressed that the focus must be on what needed to be measured in order to accelerate progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, to avoid drowning in excessive reporting and non-actionable information. He spoke about the challenge for United Nations reform, with its focus on integration and action on the ground, to harness better the intersection between human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals. 85. He concluded by observing that while poverty was decreasing, inequality was increasing. There was a clear need to join hands to effect meaningful change, country by country and group by group, to pursue sustainable development in a way that secured a life in dignity for all. 86. Ms. Hicks focused on five areas in which key messages had been delivered. First, she stressed the urgency of the need to accelerate progress towards implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Human rights norms and standards helped States to identify practices, measures and innovative steps towards inclusive sustainable development. They were critical accelerators for implementation of the Goals. 12