18. New Zealand has agreed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda. At this time the 17 SDG Goals and their related targets are agreed and indicators are being developed. The Danish Human Rights Institute has developed a useful resource that highlights the relevant human rights conventions to the related goals and targets. 8 The member states of the United Nations have agreed that data will be collected for each of the agreed indicators and that data on children and other vulnerable groups will be disaggregated. It will be clearer by the time of the review by the CRC of New Zealand how New Zealand intends to implement this obligation but if done comprehensively there is significant potential for the SDG data to inform CRC reviews. Recommendations for the Committee 19. The Committee may wish to consider including the following questions in its List of Issues for the New Zealand Government:  Has the Government undertaken any analysis or assessment of the child rights impact that an actuarial “investment approach” to funding is likely to have on child protection services and other social services for children, pursuant to its obligations under Article 4? If not, does it intend to do so?  What measures has the Government taken, or intends to take, to ensure that private providers delivering child protection services for children are required to do so in accordance with the Government’s obligations under the Convention?  What measures has the Government taken, or intends to take, to monitor and assess the performance of those providers in protecting and promoting the rights of children under the Convention?  Does the Government intend to take steps to ensure that social sector commissioning arrangements and instruments incorporate the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Systemic approaches to address the impact of child poverty 20. Since 2011, the detrimental impact of household income poverty on the health and well-being of children has perhaps been the principal children’s rights issue in New Zealand and has generated considerable public awareness and concern. 21. This was, to a significant degree, due to a major report issued in 2012 by the Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty (EAG), a group of independent experts commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner. The EAG issued 78 recommendations that covered a range of areas, including social security benefits and 8 http://www.humanrights.dk/human-rights-guide-sdgs 4