Objectives
The Working Group on ‘Human Rights and Sustainable Development’ (Working Group) explores the legal, policy and operational links between human rights and sustainable development, focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 16. It will also be looking into issues through a COVID-19 lens.
The Working Group will carry out several activities, including launching a knowledge platform, organizing a series of webinars, and contributing to reports and knowledge products on the integration of human rights perspectives into development work. These activities will be implemented in light of the Working Group’s three principal objectives:
- Deepening the understanding of the normative and operational links between the international human rights framework and the SDGs;
- Researching methodological advances in human rights measurement, including human rights indicators and human rights due diligence; and
- Analyzing donor and partner country approaches to integrating human rights in development cooperation.
Activities
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- WEBINAR: The European Union Human Rights Based Approach : an introduction into the updated toolbox, moderated by Dr Axel Marx, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies | September 30, 2021 | Replay
- WEBINAR: Right to a Fair Trial in International Criminal Law | May 25, 2021 | REGISTER
- WEBINAR: Challenges and Support for Human Rights Defenders in Times of Pandemic | May 5, 2021 | Replay
- WEBINAR:Application of a Human Rights Based Approach: Approach, Results and Lessons Learned | March 10, 2021 | Replay
- WEBINAR: How to ensure effective popular participation in development projects? | February 24, 2021 | Replay
- WEBINAR: COVID-19 and Human Rights: Impacts and Lessons Learned | November 17, 2020 | Replay
CO-CHAIRS AND MEMBERS
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Dr. Siobhan McInerney-Lankford (co-chair WG) Senior Counsel, Legal Vice Presidency World Bank |
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Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters (co-chair WG) Full Professor Public International Law and Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies University of Leuven |
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Elena Flanigan |
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Dr. Axel Marx Deputy Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies University of Leuven |
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Dr. Margot Skarpeteig Program Manager, Human Rights, Inclusion and Empowerment Umbrella, Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice World Bank Group |