No. Questions 1. Has your National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) carried out activities related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since January 2020? 2. Has your NHRI contributed significantly to SDGs monitoring? 3. Has your NHRI contributed to SDGs planning (national Action Plan or similar process / document)? 4. Do you think your NHRI can increase its contribution to the SDGs monitoring process? Table 3 Answer Yes Yes Yes Yes Palestine’s Answers to Questions Written in Webinar “The Role of NHRIs in Monitoring SDGs Achievements in their National Context” 4.2.1. What Human Rights are Prioritized within the SDGs? In principle, Farid said that the ICHR is open to all aspects of the SDGs.97 In answering the written questions, Farid replied that the ICHR has shown willingness to be involved in almost all processes related to national SDGs.98 However, in practice, the ICHR is more involved in Palestine’s Goal 16 National SDGs team, despite also being part of several national the SDGs teams for other Goals.99 In relation to Goal 16, the ICHR is involved in the national team’s action plans and the preparation of the annual report.100 4.2.2. What Strategic SDGs Activities Have Been Conducted? The ICHR does not only act as Palestine’s national human rights institution, but also acts as Palestine’s ombudsman at the national level.101 Farid mentioned 9 SDGs activities that have been carried out, as summarized as follows: provider of the SDGs indicator data, member of Goal 16 at the national level, mainstreaming of the SDGs content in Palestine, protection of marginalized communities, collaboration with other national institutions which led to the publication of the SDGs indicator pocketbook, and the rest of the activities focus on activities related to actualization and capacity building.102 4.2.3. How is the Role in Monitoring the SDGs? The SDGs monitoring process carried out by the ICHR can be classified into direct monitoring and indirect monitoring. For direct monitoring related to the SDGs, the ICHR carries out the following activities: inclusion of the SDGs in Palestine’s ICHR Zoom Interview (n. 91). “Follow Up Study on Komnas HAM’s Survey on NHRIs in the Asia Pacific” (n. 6), Heba Farid’s answers (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Databases Officer of the Independent Commission of Human Rights). 99 Ibid. 100 Ibid. 101 Danish Institute for Human Rights and Komnas HAM, “The Role of NHRIs in Monitoring SDGs Achievements in their National Context” (n. 4), minutes 15-16. 102 Ibid. 19 97 98