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Blogpost l Global Goals for Human Rights and Governance After 2015
02 February 2013 | blogpost, human rights, indicators, mdgs, post-2015, targetsAs the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draws near, debates about the contours of a new post-2015 development agenda that will best meet the needs of the world’s poor...
Criteria and Measurement Proposals for a Post-2015 Development Agenda l Global Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Framework
10 December 2012 | accountability, expert meeting, human rights, mdgs, online debate, post-2015GAP has contributed to the on-going Post-2015 debate, providing inputs on the feasibility of measuring governance as a theme potentially addressed by the future MDGs or Sustainable Development Goals...
Online Debate l The global e-Discussion on governance l Phase II: How can we ensure an accountability framework that takes into account human rights principles and obligations to assure effective delivery on the post-2015 development agenda?
04 December 2012 | accountability, human rights, mdgs, online debate, post-2015Welcome to the Phase II of the e-discussion on governance and the post-2015 framework as part of the Global Thematic Consultation on Governance! In this phase, the e-discussion will focus on...
Le Fond des Nations Unies pour la Démocratie invite les organisations de la société civile à poser sa candidature pour bénéficer d’une subvention (Date limite: 31.12.2012)
09 November 2012 | civil society, community, democratisation, economic opportunities, funding, gender, human rights, human-rights, media, opportunity, youthLe Fond des Nations Unies pour la Démocratie invite les organisations de la société civile à poser sa candidature afin de bénéficier d’une subvention pour des projets ayant pour but de faire...
The United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for funding (deadline 31 December 2012)
08 November 2012 | civil society, community, economic opportunities, funding, human rights, media, opportunity, rule-of-law, tool, women, youthThe United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for funding for projects to advance and support democracy. Project proposals may be submitted on-line between 15...
OHCHR/UNDP Expert Consultation on Criteria and Measurement Proposals for a Post-2015 Development Agenda
25 October 2012 | governance, human rights, mdgs, post-2015With the 2015 MDG deadline fast approaching, the UN Secretary-General has outlined a process through which the UN will support the formulation of a post-2015 development framework. To contribute...
Monitoring and Evaluation: Applying Human Rights Based Approaches- Africa Governance Institute
18 September 2012 | human rights, m&eThis programme aims to enhance the substantive knowledge and practical skills for applying Human Rights Based Approaches to monitoring and evaluation. Participants Reflecting the multi-disciplinary...
Blogpost: The role of children in measuring their own well-being
08 June 2012 | child, human rights, indicators, methodology, treatyArticle 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, states that a ‘child who is capable of forming his or her own views (has) the right to express those views freely in all...
3rd International Arab Statisticians Conference (18-21 Dec Amman) (UAS, 13 April 2010)
13 April 2011 | arab states, event, human dev, human rights, ict, statisticsThe 3rd International Arab Statisticians Conference will include sessions on indicators for the MDGs, Human Development, ITCs,Governance, Independence &Human Rights and Progress Indicators....
Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group Publishes 2010 Analysis of Human Rights Violations in Five Counties (HRDAG, 14 Dec 2010)
14 December 2010 | chad, colombia, cross-country, dataset, guatemala, human rights, iran, liberiaAnalysis of Data from Witnesses, Governments, NGOs, and Other Sources Clarifies History and Supports Criminal Prosecutions By Ann Harrison Palo Alto, CA, December 10, 2010...