
ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.8
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Policy briefs
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda, Inclusive development, Future of employment
Initiatives: Sustainable urban development
SDGs: Agenda 2030
Keywords: Human rights, International instruments, International law
International Human Rights Law and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Social Development Bulletin, Vol 6 No. 3
January 2017
The 2030 Development Agenda expresses the commitment of the United Nations to accelerate development efforts and to leave no one behind. Parts of this aspirational agenda are also enshrined in international human rights law, and the SDG indicators may thus serve also to measure implementation of a range of Human Rights Conventions.
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The 2030 Development Agenda expresses the commitment of the United Nations to accelerate development efforts and to leave no one behind. Parts of this aspirational agenda are also enshrined in international human rights law, and the SDG indicators may thus serve also to measure implementation of a range of Human Rights Conventions.