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Lessons Learned Review of UN Support to Core Public Administration Functions in the Immediate Aftermath of Conflict 22 May 2013

Oslo Governance Centre 2012 - A Year in Review 30 Apr 2013

Learning from the past - directions for the future 09 Apr 2013

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Human Rights News Brief - Human Rights for Development, Vol.3

The latest issue of the Human Rights for Development News Brief provides an update on UNDP’s work in the area of human rights from Country Offices, Regional Centers, and the Headquarters. It also features our joint undertakings with Partner Agencies, compelling stories from the practitioners and more

Human Rights for Development News Brief, 2011 Edition

The latest issue of the News Brief highlights with UNDP’s response to current developments and emerging trends in the area of human rights. These include: the Right to Development, the Arab Spring, Rights of the Indigenous Peoples and Persons with Disabilities as well as UNDP's involvement in human more

Illicit Financial Flows from the Least Developed Countries 1990-2008

This paper explores the scale and composition of illicit financial flows from the 48 LDCs. This issue has been recognised by the UN as important for development and the MDGs. Illicit capital flight is a major hindrance to the mobilisation of domestic resources for development. Through the UN, the more

Indicators for Human Rights Based Approaches to Development in UNDP Programming

This is a practically oriented Guide on indicators for humanrights based approaches to development programmesfor UNDP COs. The Guide contains separate sections on differentaspects relating to the development and use of indicatorsacross the key elements of human rights programming. more

Informal justice systems

Providing accessible justice is a state obligation under international human rights standards, but this obligation does not require that all justice be provided through formal justice systems. If done in ways to respect and uphold human rights, the provision of justice through informal justice more

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