CEDAW/C/GC/35 G. International cooperation 35. The Committee recommends that States parties implement the following measures with regard to international cooperation to combat gender -based violence against women: (a) Seek support, where necessary, from external sources, such as the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, the international community and civil society, in order to meet human rights obligations by designing and implementing all appropriate measures required to eliminate and respond to gender based violence against women, 81 taking into consideration, in particular, the evolving global contexts and the increasingly transnational nature of such violence, including in technology-mediated settings and other extraterritorial operations of domestic non-State actors. 82 States parties should urge business actors whose conduct they are in a position to influence to assist the States in which they operate in their efforts to fully realize women’s right to freedom from violence; (b) Prioritize the implementation of the relevant Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goals 5, to achieve gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls, and Goal 16, to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels; and support national plans to implement all the Goals in a gender-responsive manner, in accordance with the agreed conclusions of the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women on women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development, enabling meaningful participation of civil society and women’s organizations in the implementation of the Goals and the follow-up processes, and enhance international support and cooperation for knowledge-sharing and effective and targeted capacity-building. 83 __________________ 81 82 83 17-12719 General recommendation No. 28, para. 29, and general recommendation No. 33, paras. 38 and 39. General recommendation No. 34, para. 13. General Assembly resolution 70/1, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. 19/19