NHRIs and the Sustainable Development Goals
NHRIs and the Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development explicitly references human rights throughout its text, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the related 169 targets directly or indirectly reflect human rights standards. The SDGs are designed to “leave no one behind”, and the Agenda integrates crosscutting human rights principles such as participation, accountability and non-discrimination. In other words, the 2030 Agenda and human rights are inevitably tied together. Given their unique mandate and role, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) can play a key role in the implementation and follow-up of the Agenda, and are at the core of the SDG ‘web of accountability’.
NHRIs are independent state institutions that operate from an unbiased and strong position between the State, civil society and international institutions. Their monitoring mandates give them a unique position to act as both watchdog and advisor, to uphold the human rights embedded in the SDGs.
Mérida Declaration on NHRIs and SDGs
In October 2015, GANHRI met in Mérida, Mexico, to discuss the various roles and functions that NHRIs can undertake to make human rights the foundation for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and help translate the SDGs into reality on the ground. The Mérida Declaration outlines some of the activities that NHRIs can undertake.
Find the declaration here
GANHRI study: NHRIs engaging with the SDGs
The
‘existence of independent NHRIs in compliance with the
Paris Principles’ is a global indicator for the achievement
of SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong
institutions. In 2019, GANHRI and the Danish Institute for Human Rights published a study "NHRI - Accelerators, Guarantors and Indicators of Sustainable Development" available for download here
In 2017, GANHRI has undertaken a study on how NHRIs support the implementation of the SDGs. The findings reaffirm the key role of NHRIs with regards to sustainable development, and contribute to the sharing of experiences, good practices and knowledge management with and among NHRIs, civil society, governments and other stakeholders.

The different NHRI experiences with SDG implementation and follow-up presented in the study bear witness of the wide range of approaches that NHRIs make use of to engage with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ensure accountability in the process.
The study is now available for download here:
GANHRI_NHRIs engaging with the SDGs_UpdatedVersion.pdf
Enabling the implementation of the 2030 Agenda through SDG16+

This report, of the Global Alliance, Enabling the implementation of the 2030 Agenda through SDG16+: Anchoring peace, justice and inclusion provides
an overview of country level actions and progress on SDG 16+ across
different regions and development contexts and highlights key trends and
findings on SDG 16+ implementation globally. It shows that NHRIs can
play multiple roles in ensuring no one is left behind and are also
critical to monitoring the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDG 16.
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African National Human Rights Institutions and Sustainable Development: An Overview of Good Practice

Given
the intertwined and mutually-reinforcing nature of sustainable
development frameworks and human rights standards, National Human Rights
Institutions (NHRIs) can play a key role in ensuring accountability for
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African 2063 Agenda.
Indeed, in the African region, a number of NHRIs are already playing
this role, whereas others face challenges in translating the
opportunities into tangible actions which contribute specifically to a
Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) to implementing the SDGs. This
report provides guidance to NHRIs and other actors working with a Human
Rights-Based Approach in regards to the SDGs and the African 2063
Agenda.
As showcased in this compilation of good practices, NHRIs can add
tremendous value to joined-up sustainable development and human rights
programming and monitoring, contribute to dialogue between state and
civil society, and offer critical resources to increase efficiency and
coherence.
The objectives of this report are as follows:
This report is an initiative of the Working Group on the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Agenda 2063 of the
Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) and the
Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR).
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