Recursos DESC
The purpose of this document is to provide basic guidance on how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can use the United Nations (UN) Treaty Monitoring Bodies (referred to as the “Treaty Bodies”) and the Special Procedures of the UN Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) to raise cases...
Publicado: 7 Oct 2015 - 09:56
The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions was established by resolution 1982/35 of the the Economic and Social Council. The Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1992/72, renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur and widened the title of the mandate to...
Publicado: 5 Oct 2015 - 15:59
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was established by resolution 1991/42 of the former Commission on Human Rights. Its mandate was clarified and extended by Commission’s resolution 1997/50. The mandate was extended for a further three-year period by resolution 24/7 of 26 September 2013.To...
Publicado: 5 Oct 2015 - 15:27
Elaboration of the Declaration on human rights defenders began in 1984 and ended with the adoption of the text by the General Assembly in 1998, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A collective effort by a number of human rights non-governmental...
Publicado: 5 Oct 2015 - 15:23
Resumen: Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible se diseñarán a partir de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, y formarán parte de una agenda global para el desarrollo después de 2015. En el sector del Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene se han llevado a cabo diferentes procesos de consulta a lo largo...
Publicado: 3 Oct 2015 - 20:43
Summary: Transparencia Internacional publicó recientemente su Barómetro de la corrupción global 2013. El barómetro, ahora en su décimo año, es la mayor encuesta de opinión pública sobre este tema a nivel mundial. Más de 114,000 personas en 107 países respondieron a 12 preguntas para recoger sus...
Publicado: 3 Oct 2015 - 20:37
Summary: In the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, different consultations have been conducted in recent years, and of primary importance has been the process led by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). It takes already existing monitoring mechanisms as starting point, and...
Publicado: 3 Oct 2015 - 14:39
Originally posted at From Poverty to Power, a conversational blog by Duncan Green.
In one of his grumpier moments, Owen Barder recently branded me as ‘anti-data’, which (if you think about it for a minute) would be a bit weird for anyone working in the development sector. The real issue is of...
Publicado: 3 Oct 2015 - 14:31
Summary: Given the rapid expansion of the internet and the increasing number of users, including in the Global South, the full potential of online platforms for promoting inclusive consultation of issues of high global interest is certainly not yet realised. The online discussion was organised to...
Publicado: 3 Oct 2015 - 13:47
Summary: In November 2013, New Tactics and the Tactical Technology Collective hosted an online discussion about visualizing information for advocacy. A summary of the conversation is now available (see here). You can also click through to the specific comments of conversation participants, many of...
Publicado: 3 Oct 2015 - 12:57