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Welcome
The UN HRBA portal features a collection of resources designed to assist the practitioner at the country office level integrate a human rights-based approach into their programming work. The portal is supported by the UNDG Human Rights Mainstreaming Mechanism.
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The UN and HRBA
UN agencies came together in 2003 to adopt a Common Understanding on Human rights-based approaches to development cooperation and programming. The Common Understanding aims to ensure that a HRBA is applied consistently at the global, regional and country level. See how the UN is mainstreaming HRBA in its work here. Training & Learning Materials
The UN Common Learning Package on HRBA (CLP) aims to strengthen the capacity of UN staff to apply a HRBA to UN common country programming. Practitioners can access the CLP as well as sector-specific training and learning materials on HRBA here. Read More News and Events08/03/2012 - HuriTALK Monthly Resource Update – February 201202/03/2012 - Video of the Human Rights Council Panel Debate on the Right to Freedom of Expression 28/02/2012 - Video of the Human Rights Council Panel Debate on Human Rights Mainstreaming 06/02/2012 - New on the Portal: Google Translate and Twitter 06/02/2012 - HuriTALK Monthly Resource Update – January 2012 More News |
Topics
There is virtually no aspect of the UN’s work that does not have a human rights dimension. Whether we are talking about peace and security, development, humanitarian action, climate change, none of these challenges can be addressed in isolation from human rights. The UN portal on HRBA profiles a comprehensive range of topics. Read More HuriTALK Corner
The UN’s Human Rights policy network – HuriTALK – brings together over 2000 practitioners from various regions to share experiences, lessons learned and examples of good practice in mainstreaming human rights in their work Read More Human Rights News12/03/2012 - Iran: UN human rights expert stresses concern over continuing abuses12/03/2012 - UN expert calls on Myanmar to take ‘active approach' to protect human rights 12/03/2012 - Food shortages most pressing human rights issue in DPR Korea - UN expert 09/03/2012 - UN expert warns that new law endangers Swiss freedom of expression 09/03/2012 - Independent UN expert warns on sidelining right to water and sanitation |
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