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DataGov | Tracking and analyzing governance around the world
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Economic Governance, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Web Resource, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe DataGov database provides country and regional scores from publicly available sources. The Database provides a user-friendly interface for accessing most of the publicly available indicators related to governance. The interactive tool permits users to easily produce cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables for immediate printing or for export to standard office software....
Oslo Governance Centre 2012: A Year in Review
Civil Society, Conflict, Democracy, GAP, Governance and Environment, Governance and MDG, Human Rights, ReportThis document looks back at 2012 and highlights the work of UNDP's Oslo Governance Centre, including new areas of work in support of UNDP’s results in Democratic Governance at country, regional and global level.
Human Rights Indicators - Indicators to promote and monitor the implementation of human rights
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Human Rights, Other UN AgencyThe Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation. The publication aims to assist in developing quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure progress in the implementation of international human rights norms and principles. The Guide describes the conceptual and methodological framework for human...
Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management (HRIAM) Guide & Online Tool
Framework, Human Rights, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyThe Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management (HRIAM) has been developed as an online tool for companies committed to assessing and managing the human rights risks and impacts of their business activities. In particular, the Guide to HRIAM provides guidance on how to: Identify and assess potential and/or existing human rights risks and impacts Implement mitigation action plans to...
Methodology and Tools for Human Rights-based Assessment and Analysis
Framework, Human Rights, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Pirkko Poutiainen, Shanti Risal Kaphle, Edisa Peštek, Lauren Matthews, Sarah Hemingway, and Laure-Anne Courdesse This framework includes the methodology used for human rights-based assessment and analysis as well as a set of tools to assist assessment teams. Rights-based Municipal Assessment and Planning Project (RMAP) is a joint project by the Office of the High Commissioner...
Questionnaire on MDGs and Human Rights
Europe and CIS, Governance and MDG, Human Rights, Questionnaire , UNDP ProducedThis questionnaire is developed to gather local information and assess the progress on human rights in Armenia. Human rights are essential to achieving the MDGs. The questionnaire is grouped into 37 main questions and a number of sub-questions, and covers among other the following: economy & employment, social security, women rights & gender equality, financial conditions, and living...
Human Rights Matters Locally - Human Rights Assessment Tool
Framework, Human Rights, Civil SocietyThe C2C Toolkit provides a practical framework for local governments to assess human rights The toolkit: 1. Offers step-by-step guidelines to ensure local government policies comply with the legal obligations of the Charter. 2. Can help local governments go beyond minimum compliance to build a culture of human rights in the community. 3. Can help foster deeper understandings of how human...
Getting it Right: Human Rights Impact Assessment Guide
Framework, Human Rights, Civil SocietyThis framework (online source) provides a step-by-step process for those wishing to take stock of and assess the positive and negative human rights impacts of an investment project in their community. A human rights impact assessment (HRIA) is a process to measure the gap between the human rights commitments of the state (human rights in principle) and the actual enjoyment of these rights...
Human Rights Compliance
Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThe HRCA is a comprehensive tool designed to detect human rights risks in company operations. It covers all internationally recognized human rights and their impact on all stakeholders, including employees, local communities, customers and host governments. The tool incorporates a database of 195 questions and 947 indicators, each measuring the implementation of human rights in company policies...
The Fundamental of Social Accountability Monitoring
Framework, Human Rights, Civil SocietyThis poster provides a guide to (1) five different processes involved in the realisation of human rights and capabilities; and (2) a corrosponding tool for each of the different processes for the realisation of human rights and capabilities.