A/HRC/19/21
responses to the epidemic. Other key activities include the provision of technical assistance
in the review of HIV legislation, co-sponsoring the West and Central African regional
meeting of ministers for justice and judges, which led to the adoption of a statement of
commitment on HIV and the law, and the organization of campaigns to raise awareness and
address HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
C.
1.
Pursuing economic, social and cultural rights and combating
inequalities and poverty, including in the context of the economic, food
and climate crises
Right to development
55.
“Development is a human right for all without discrimination” was the main theme
of the global commemoration in 2011 of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the
Declaration on the Right to Development. My Office completed a far-reaching programme
of activities in 2011 in this context. Landmark statements were adopted by bodies across
the United Nations system, and new civil society partners mobilized in support for the right
to development.
56.
The anniversary events concluded with a call for a resolute transition from theory to
action, and highlighted the persistent challenges to the meaningful realization of the right to
development, on which there is a need to find principled common ground. We must also
work to enlarge the organized constituency in support of the right to development within
civil society, and to promote mainstreaming and human rights-based policy coherence in
the global partnership for development.
2.
Human rights and development
57.
My Office has stepped up its engagement with United Nations, national and civil
society partners in order to strengthen accountability for realizing the Millennium
Development Goals and ensure that human rights are central to the post-2015 development
agenda.
58.
OHCHR continued to support the Resident Coordinator system, including through
the provision of advice to United Nations country teams, to further mainstream human
rights and assist follow-up to the recommendations stemming from the universal periodic
review and other human rights mechanisms. OHCHR also coordinated the work of a human
rights mainstreaming mechanism. Many agencies are actively collaborating under this
mechanism to further institutionalize mainstreaming efforts in the United Nations
operational activities for development, and enhance more systematic engagement with its
human rights mechanisms. There is a strong commitment among the United Nations
leadership – at Headquarters and in countries – to ensure that a human rights-based
approach is a key guiding principle of United Nations programming.
3.
Poverty
59.
Combating poverty and protecting and promoting human rights remain important
priorities for OHCHR. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 15/19, my Office
carried out extensive consultations on the progress report on draft guiding principles on
extreme poverty and human rights of the Special Rapporteur on the question of extreme
poverty and human rights (A/HRC/15/41). An analytical compilation of the submissions
received will be presented to the Council and should guide the Special Rapporteur in
concluding her work. My Office has continued to support Member States in developing
human rights indicators using OHCHR methodology and in integrating human rights into
national development planning and budget processes in such countries as Ecuador, Kenya,
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