A/HRC/4/WG.2/TF/2
page 17
process and outcome. This approach underscores the fact that the right to development can be
measured both qualitatively and quantitatively in many ways like other human rights, with a
view to ensuring its effective implementation. Therefore, the task force rearranged the criteria in
order to make them more consistent with this way of thinking, with a view to evolving a
measurable framework for periodic assessment of global development partnerships. The criteria
appear, reordered, in annex II.
72.
In addition to the reordered criteria, the task force included in annex III a provisional and
illustrative implementation checklist, which does not depart from the agreed-upon criteria, but
rather makes them more useful in eliciting specific information for the review of global
partnerships. A solid implementation checklist is necessary in order to evaluate development
environments, processes and outcomes. Many pertinent implementation criteria are already in
use and readily adaptable for present purposes.
73.
In this context, the task force has identified several salient features of the three
development partnerships examined which it believes could usefully be reflected in the review of
others. Among these are mechanisms of domestic accountability, self-assessment, and regional
peer review and monitoring, which should be reflected in the implementation checklist. Further
examination of other partnerships would provide the opportunity to identify features that could
constitute best practices, appropriately reflecting a right-to-development framework.
74.
In applying the criteria on a pilot basis to the three partnerships, the task force concluded
that it would be necessary to elaborate a coherent methodology to apply the criteria in a manner
that would identify additional examples of good practices and practical steps to enhance the
right-to-development compliance of global partnerships. In this way it could build a
conceptually and methodologically rigorous operational framework, in line with the concern for
practical and action-oriented outcomes expressed by the Working Group in recent years.
75.
The task force also considered that building upon comparative experiences in the actual
implementation of other monitoring frameworks would help ensure two objectives: first, the
application of the criteria could avoid unnecessary duplication of monitoring efforts, and second,
the distinctive attributes of the right to development in a practical sense would be revealed.
These considerations guided the selection of the processes considered by the task force at its
present meeting.
76.
Thus, the refinement and application of the criteria provided an initial and qualitative
assessment of the three partnerships revealing the potential strengths and gaps in these
partnerships from the right-to-development perspective. This corresponds to the
recommendation by the Working Group and Human Rights Council that the task force
operationalize and progressively develop these criteria. The gain in assessing global
development partnerships are also of value to actors in the relevant partnerships themselves,
who might integrate them into their own evaluation processes.
77.
The task force’s initial assessments of these three processes show promise for aligning
global development partnerships with the requirements of the right to development. The
exercise further indicates that the criteria would benefit from further elaboration, both in terms of
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents