A/HRC/27/27 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 24. 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 7. 8 9 8 Seewww.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14148&LangID=E. 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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