8. Welcoming the OSCE’s leadership in affirming and advancing linkages betweensustainable development and a comprehensive approach to security realizedthrough its institutions and network of field missions, active in both stable andconflict contexts,

9. Applauding the efforts of the OSCE PA to promote discussions relevant toSecurity Sector Governance and Reform, which represents instrumentalguidance for the achievement of SDG 16 and its targets, including through theOSCE PA 2014 Baku Declaration and 2017 Minsk Declaration, and through itsResolution on Strengthening the OSCE’s Approach to Supporting SecuritySector Governance and Reform in Participating and Partner States, adoptedduring the 27th Annual Session in Berlin,

10. Recognizing the importance of transitional justice processes, includingreparations and reconciliation aimed at acknowledging and repairing legacies ofpast large-scale human rights violations and inequities, in achieving the targetsof SDG 16, particularly those concerning the rule of law, countering racism, equalaccess to justice, prevention of violence, accountable institutions, inclusiverepresentational decision-making and non-discriminatory laws and policies,

11. Taking note of the 2021 OSCE Ministerial Council’s Decision No. 3/21,acknowledging that climate change is a global challenge to achieving theobjectives of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDGs,

12. Recalling the strong nexus between the OSCE’s economic and environmentaldimension and the 17 SDGs, and taking note of the 2021 OSCE ParliamentaryPlea for Resolute Climate Action, which emphasizes that realizing the OSCEvision of comprehensive security is not possible without addressing the climatecrisis,

13. Deeply concerned about the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic onhuman development and security, including its implications for stability, peaceand democracy in the region and beyond, making the achievement of the SDGsby 2030 an even greater challenge,

14. Commending the remarkable commitment of youth in OSCE participating Statesto inclusive solutions to global and regional challenges, including climate change,and their leadership in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, andapplauding in this regard the establishment of a network of youngparliamentarians at the OSCE PA initiated by the OSCE PA SpecialRepresentative on Youth Engagement with a view to promote a more inclusiveyouth representation in the OSCE area,

15. Underscoring the inextricability of sustainable development and gender equality,while taking note with appreciation of the growing representation of womenacross the parliaments of OSCE participating States which surpasses the globalaverage,

16. Recognizing that “building back better” requires a renewed commitment to theSDGs, with parliaments playing a vital role in renewing their commitment to unity,solidarity and regional co-operation, and engaging in partnerships for increasing

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