Background In September 2017, the UN Human Rights Council adopted Resolution 36/9, which mandated the Special Rapporteur to conduct Regional Consultations. This series of regional consultations was...

Background This two-day consultation, held in Bangkok on 12 and 13 December 2018, brought together experts and practitioners, representatives of Member States, United Nations agencies...

Background This two-day consultation, held in Addis Ababa from 27 to 29 March 2018, brought together experts and practitioners, representatives of Member States, United Nations agencies...

Background This two-day consultation, held in Geneva on 11 and 12 June 2018, brought together experts and practitioners, representatives of Member States, United Nations agencies, intergovernmental...

International human rights law provides a clear and universal framework for the promotion and protection of the right to development. The right to development is enshrined by the following standards...

Mandate-holders carry out country visits to assess the situation of human rights at the national level. Learn more about country visits of the Special Procedures. Year Report Country Summary 2023 -...

The Special Rapporteur submits annual thematic reports to the Human Rights Council (HRC) and to the General Assembly (GA). Thematic reports document the Special Rapporteur’s findings on particular...

Background This final two-day consultation, held in Dakar on 10 and 11 April 2019, brought together experts and practitioners, representatives of Member States, United Nations agencies...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Mr. Saad Alfarargi, will report to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly in 2020 on the subject of financing for...

The right to development is the right of every human being to participate in, to contribute to, and to benefit from economic, social, cultural and political development. The right to development is a...