A/HRC/41/28 IV. Conclusions 30. The Secretary-General, in his report on strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality and objectivity (A/72/351), stated that the increased focus on the follow-up and implementation of the recommendations from human rights mechanisms provided the United Nations system with an opportunity to engage with Member States. He also stated that international cooperation, including through human rights mechanisms and their recommendations, provided an important basis for States to achieve greater results in both the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights protection at the country level. He pointed out that technical assistance in the field of human rights should be based on such recommendations and be provided in closer cooperation and partnership with Member States, regional human rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and the wider United Nations system. 31. Recommendations from human rights mechanisms, in particular recommendations from the universal periodic review that are accepted by States, are one of the best entry points for engagement with the United Nations system at the national level. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and linking it to the recommendations from the universal periodic review, allows the United Nations to support States in achieving concrete results both in terms of the promotion of human rights and their development targets. 32. The importance of implementation was also highlighted during the high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, held on 26 February 2018, during the thirty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council, pursuant to Council resolution 16/21, which had as its theme the challenges and opportunities resulting from the universal periodic review. The issues for discussion included the importance of recommendations from the universal periodic review, which can serve as a key entry point for cooperation with and action by Governments, the United Nations system and the international community at large, including donors; contributing to international cooperation through the sharing of best practices; the critical role of coordination mechanisms in reporting and follow-up; strengthening coordination at the United Nations level through the mainstreaming of human rights into United Nations country team and individual programmes, and the planning and programming of agencies; and strengthening South-South and North-South cooperation and international donor coordination. 33. Common themes in statements and interventions made at the high-level panel discussion included the importance of the implementation of recommendations from the universal periodic review, and the potential for a better and more focused use of human rights recommendations in action across the United Nations system, in support of the prevention of human rights violations and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 34. During the first of its two intersessional meetings for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, held on 16 January 2019, the Human Rights Council examined numerous aspects of the relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights. One of the main conclusions was that the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals should be integrated increasingly into the universal periodic review process. Member States and other stakeholders must make better use of the universal periodic review outcomes and reports of the treaty bodies and special procedures to guide their planning, reporting and follow-up procedures for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, including in the preparation and consideration of voluntary national reviews of the high-level political forum on sustainable development. Participants concluded that States and other stakeholders should continue to share experiences and good practices in relation to integrating and aligning the promotion of human rights and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the national and international levels. 8