A/HRC/4/47 page 16 Annex II CRITERIA FOR PERIODIC EVALUATION OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS FROM A RIGHT-TO-DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE The criteria for periodic evaluation include: Structure/enabling environment (a) The extent to which a partnership contributes to creating an environment and supports a process in which all human rights are realized; (b) The extent to which partnerships for development promote the incorporation by all parties concerned of all human rights, and particularly the right to development, into their national and international development strategies, and the extent to which partner countries receive support from international donors and other development actors for these efforts; (c) The extent to which a partnership values and promotes good governance, democracy and the rule of law at the national and international levels; (d) The extent to which a partnership values and promotes gender equality and the rights of women; (e) The extent to which a partnership reflects a rights-based approach to development, and promotes the principles of equality, non-discrimination, participation, transparency and accountability; (f) The extent to which a partnership ensures that adequate information is available to the general public for the purpose of public scrutiny of its working methods and outcomes; (g) The extent to which a partnership respects the right of each State to determine its own development policies, in accordance with its international obligations; Process (h) The extent to which, in applying the criteria, statistical and empirically developed data are used, and, in particular, whether the data are disaggregated as appropriate, updated periodically, and presented impartially and in a timely fashion; (i) The extent to which a partnership applies human rights impact assessments and provides, as needed, for social safety nets; (j) The extent to which a partnership recognizes mutual and reciprocal responsibilities between the partners, based on an assessment of their respective capacities and limitations; (k) The extent to which a partnership includes fair institutionalized mechanisms of mutual accountability and review; (l) The extent to which a partnership provides for the meaningful participation of the concerned populations in processes of elaborating, implementing and evaluating related policies; programmes and projects; Outcome (m) The extent to which policies supported by a partnership ensure the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and of all individuals, on the basis of their active, free, and meaningful participation in development and in the fair distribution of the