A/HRC/4/WG.2/TF/2 page 24 Annex III SUGGESTED INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLIST FOR THE CRITERIA In the spirit of assisting the partnership stakeholders to assess whether their agreements adhere to the criteria for periodic evaluation of development partnerships from the perspective of the right to development, and making it easier for them to integrate the right to development in the implementation of their global partnership agreements, the following initial implementation checklist is proposed. In this regard, the following must be emphasized: − The suggested checklist is preliminary, partial and non-exhaustive. The questions on the checklist are to be expanded or modified as experience dictates, or as additional data or measurement methods are made available; − The checklist draws on already existing guidelines and analytical tools, and aims to avoid needlessly imposing additional burdens on the stakeholders by “reinventing the wheel”. The elements of the checklist are derived from the international human rights framework, and underpinned by principles found in the right-to-development framework, namely participation, accountability, non-discrimination, equity, transparency and ownership; − The checklist is designed to encourage and facilitate self-assessment by partnerships. It is hoped that the checklist will be applied on the basis of reciprocity and mutual responsibility, and will be added to or modified by the stakeholders as needed to further advance the right to development. 1. Do the developing country partners have their own national development strategies and priorities? 2. Do developed countries respect national development strategies and priorities elaborated by developing countries? 3. Are the development partners using and fostering national mechanisms in the developing countries to channel aid and other support? 4. Is there an increasing or decreasing trend in terms of the percentage of untied aid? 5. Do these national development plans have measurable, time-bound targets, particularly in regard to indicators on advancement of human rights, well-being and equality? 6. Do accountability mechanisms provide remedies for human rights claims relevant to the right to development, and complaint and oversight mechanisms?