FORUM-ASIA and Dignity International co-organised this regional consultation, on 17-19 August 2011, which aims to:
- To enhance a common understanding on the interdependence and mutual reinforcement of development and human rights with a view to holding Asian States accountable to their economic, social and cultural rights obligations;
- To discuss opportunities for human rights advocacy during the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the Right to Development (Geneva, 11-14 November 2011) and the OECD High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Busan, 29 November-1 December 2011); and
- To initiate joint action plans for a regional campaign for the ratification by Asian States of the ICESCR and the OP-ICESCR.
Read the Concept Note and Programme Agenda (in PDF)
Reading Materials
| Part I. Development Cooperation and Human Rights |
OHCHR Publication, Frequently Asked Questions on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Development Cooperation (HR/PUB/06/8)
Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005) and the Accra Agenda for Action (2008)
OECD Brochure, 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
OECD Development Assistance Committee, Working Party on Aid Effectivess, 1st Draft Outcome Document for the 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Proposal by the Co-Chairs), 7-8 July 2011
BetterAid, CSOs on the Road to Busan: Key Messages and Proposals, January 2011
BetterAid, Submission of Civil Society Views to the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness with Respect to the 1st Draft of the Busan Outcome Document, 15 July 2011
Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness, Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness, 29 September 2010 ······································································ 107
Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness, Siem Reap CSO Consensus on the International Framework for CSO Development Effectivess, 28-20 June 2011
| Part II. 25 Years of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development |
UN Declaration on the Right to Development (A/RES/41/128), 4 December 1986
OHCHR Primer, “RtD at a Glance”
25th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the RtD, OHCHR Info Note & Calendar of Events
UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the RtD (A/HRC/RES/15/25), 1 October 2010
Intergovernmental Working Group on the RtD, 11th Session (26-30 April 2010):
Report by the Chairperson-Rapporteur, Arjun Sengupta (A/HRC/15/23)
Intergovernmental Working Group on the RtD, 12th Session (14-18 November 2011): Written Contributions by Japan, Thailand, NHRC of India, NAM, EU, UN CESCR
Joint Statement of Chairpersons of the UN Treaty Bodies, 1 July 2011
Panel Discussion on the “Way Forward in the Realization of the RtD: Between Policy and Practice”, 18th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (12-30 September 2011)
Background Report Submitted by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Social Forum of the UN Human Rights Council (3-5 October 2011)
| Part III. Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) &
Optional Protocol to the ICESCR: Status of Ratification and Reservations
UN Press Release, 10 December 2008
OP-ICESCR Coalition, A Toolkit for Action
Refreshing Your Knowledge about the ICESCR
Why Should States Ratify the OP-ICESCR?
