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keynote was delivered on behalf of the High Commissioner at its sixth session on human
rights and the right to development in December 2013.7
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OHCHR has also provided technical assistance together with the United Nations
system to support the work of the Working Group. It participated in the United Nations
technical support team, which prepared thematic issue briefs to support the work of the
Working Group, including on human rights and the right to development, inequality,
governance and a global partnership for development. In particular, OHCHR co-authored
the technical support team issues brief on “Human rights, including the right to
development”,8 which highlighted the fact that, in order for the post-2015 development
agenda to be grounded securely on the right to development as defined by the international
community, the new agenda must direct development efforts to the realization of human
rights, including through strengthened rule of law, greater human rights accountability, the
active, free and meaningful participation of all people (including women, young people,
migrants, older persons, minorities and persons with disabilities) and enhanced
international cooperation. Where indigenous populations are concerned, participation
should be governed by the principle of free, prior and informed consent. OHCHR also
contributed to the Working Group’s statistical note for the issue brief on “Human rights,
including the right to development”. Building the post-2015 development agenda on human
rights requires integrating human rights throughout it. Assessing progress in the realization
of the future agenda requires measuring both outcome and effort, disaggregating data,
ensuring civil society participation and applying transparent criteria when selecting goals,
targets and indicators. All targets and indicators should therefore be aligned with relevant
existing human rights standards, including the right to development.
25.
In 2013, OHCHR also published jointly with the Center for Economic and Social
Rights the report “Who will be accountable? Human Rights and the Post-2015
Development Agenda”.9
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Available from
http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/2391TST%20Human%20Rights
%20Issues%20Brief_FINAL.pdf.
Available from www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/WhoWillBeAccountable.pdf.
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