Transcript Human Rights-Based Approach to Programming - UNFPA SESSION 1: Introduction to Training and Manual.

Human Rights-Based
Approach to Programming
- UNFPA SESSION 1:
Introduction to Training and Manual
Session Overview
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Objectives
Structure
Target audience, expectations
Linkages with Action 2
Why a human rights-based approach
UNFPA and human rights
Key benefits of a HRBA
Training Objectives
• Improve capacity to adopt culturally
sensitive, gender-responsive, HRBA to
programming
• Provide practical tools to design and
implement a HRBA
• Illustrate benefits of using a HRBA
Training Concepts
Advocacy
Linking
Improving
Population
Reproductive
and
Health
Development
Promoting
Gender
Equality
Training Structure
Target Audience
• Primarily UNFPA Country Staff
• Also UNFPA implementing partners
• Others working in relevant fields
Manual
• Designed as ‘how to’ guide
• Reference manual on the human rightsbased approach (HRBA)
Our Expectations
• Asking many questions, developing different
answers
• More than one ‘right’ answer when it comes to
human rights
• A HRBA promotes:
– thinking differently
– asking different questions
• A HRBA does not always give pre-determined
answers
Your Expectations
• What do you expect from attending this
workshop?
Linkages with Action 2
• Based on HRBA defined in 2003 UN
Common Understanding on a Human
Rights-based Approach to Development
Cooperation
• Detailed by Action 2
What is a HRBA?
• Entails consciously and systematically
paying attention to human rights and rights
principles in all aspects of programming
work
Why a HRBA? (1)
• Integral to the UN; should be regarded as an
essential tool for achieving sustainable
development outcomes
• Respecting and promoting human rights is
crucial for peace, sustainable human
development, democracy and security
• These human aspirations and common goals,
which are the pillars of the UN, are inextricably
linked and interdependent
Why a HRBA? (2)
• Promoting human rights has been a
fundamental purpose of the UN since its
inception
• The UN has taken major steps to integrate
human rights into all aspects of development
UN Reform & Human Rights
The purposes of the United Nations are to achieve
international cooperation in solving international
problems of an economic, social, cultural or
humanitarian character, and in promoting and
encouraging respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all without distinction...
— Article 1, UN Charter
Action 2 Slide
UN Charter
UDHR
Cold War
Development
Human Rights
Peace & Security
Copenhagen
Cairo
Vienna
UN Reform
Agenda
Beijing
1997/2005
Action 2 Slide
Milestones of the UN Reform
1997 SG reform report: Peace and security, development and
human rights are interconnected
2000 Millennium Summit: Commitment to human rights is a
pillar of the UN
2002 Strengthening of the UN: an agenda for
further change: Action 2
2005 SG reform report: In Larger Freedom
2005 World Summit Outcome: Member States resolve to integrate
human rights into national policies. Human Rights Council
established
2006 High-level Panel report on System-wide Coherence
Action 2 Slide
HRBA Fundamental for UNFPA
• UNFPA committed to advancement of human
rights since its origins
• All are entitled to enjoyment of equal rights and
protection central to UNFPA’s way of working
• Therefore, promotion and protection of human
rights are fundamental to the work of UNFPA
HRBA and ICPD
• UNFPA believes that implementing a
HRBA is essential if the promises made at
ICPD are to be fulfilled
• ICPD is grounded in a human rights
framework
• ICPD and a HRBA go hand-in-hand
UNFPA believes that:
• A culturally sensitive, gender-responsive
human rights-based approach is simply a
practical application of its commitment to
promoting the human rights of individuals
• A HRBA is essential in order to advance
the ICPD agenda and achieve the MDGs
Key Benefits of a HRBA
• Promotes realization of human rights, helps government
partners achieve human rights commitments
• Increases and strengthens participation of local
community
• Improves transparency
• Promotes results
• Increases accountability
• Reduces vulnerabilities
• More likely leads to sustained change as human rightsbased programmes have greater impact on norms and
values, structures, policy and practice
Are you Already Using a HRBA?
• Do you:
– identify claims of rights-holders and corresponding
obligations of duty-bearers as well as immediate,
underlying and structural causes of non-realization of
rights
– consistently assess capacity of rights-holders to claim
rights and of duty-bearers to fulfil obligations in
programmes
– monitor and evaluate outcomes and processes?
– use recommendations of international human rights
bodies and mechanisms to inform your programmes
– systematically implement the key HR principles at all
stages of programming
Conclusion
• Primary skills upon completing this training
are:
– knowing what questions to ask - and when to ensure implementation of a HRBA
– crafting human rights-based outputs,
outcomes and indicators
– advocating for the necessity of HRBA