4. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 5. PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS The Commission held a meeting with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) chaired by YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz on 27 July. The meeting was aimed to discuss the establishment of Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) as proposed by YB Dato’ Seri himself back in 2011. During the meeting, YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz proposed that instead of PSC, the Parliamentary Caucus on Human Rights should be established. This caucus will comprise parliamentarians from various political parties and will be the liaison between the Commission and other government agencies to discuss issues related to human rights in Malaysia. The idea of setting up a Parliamentary Caucus on Human Rights was also mooted by YB Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Haji Mulia during the previous meeting S U H A K A M A N N U A L R EPOR T 2017 45 1 The Commission commended the initiative of the government in establishing a Steering Committee on SDGs which would be chaired by the Director General of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), and its membership would comprise multi-stakeholders including government agencies and CSOs. However, the Commission’s proposal to be part of the Steering Committee was not accepted by the EPU. Nevertheless, the Commission was invited to give its views and comments during the development of Malaysia’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the EPU. C H A P T E R In January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at a historic UN Summit officially came into force. Over the next fifteen years, with these new goals that apply universally to all, countries will mobilise efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change while ensuring that no one is left behind. While the SDGs are not legally binding, governments are expected to take ownership and establish national frameworks for the achievement of the 17 Goals. Countries have the primary responsibility to follow-up and review of the progress made in implementing the goals, which will require quality, accessibility and timely data collection. Regional follow-up and review will be based on national-level analyses and contribute to follow-up and review at the global level.