Leveraging Human Rights Mechanisms to Improve SDG Follow-up and Review
The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was the culmination of a multi-stakeholder process that was unique in length, complexity and inclusiveness. It resulted in a universal roadmap for change that in many ways renewed commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. The synergies between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and human rights frameworks should be drawn upon when considering ways to improve the global follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda.
This paper is part of a paper series that aims to contribute with reflections on how the HLPF process can become more inclusive of a broad range of stakeholders and more purposefully focused on the implementation of the principle of leaving no one behind.
This paper explains how human rights principles underpin the Agenda, why a human rights-based approach is necessary in its implementation, and how global and national human rights mechanisms could be leveraged to strengthen SDG monitoring and review at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF).
This publication is published by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation.
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