Reporting back from the Responsible Data Forum on Human Rights Documentation
Blog: Participants from the Responsible Data Forum - a major meeting about the role of data and new technologies in human rights documentation - talk to CESR about the lessons they have learned.
View ArticleEvading accountability post-2015 will eviscerate the agenda
Blog: After last week's financing for development talks left both civil society and developing countries frustrated, CESR's Kate Donald looks ahead to this week's post-2015 talks at the UN.
View ArticleHow can the UPR strengthen economic, social and cultural rights?
Blog: At a recent side event in Geneva, CESR and its partners examined the Universal Periodic Review's efforts to advance ESC rights.
View ArticleStrong commitments to human rights survive in final SDG text, despite sordid...
Blog: Kate Donald, Director of CESR's Human Rights in Sustainable Development Program, reflects on some tense negotiations and the resulting agreement for post-2015 development.
View ArticleBig business and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Blog: If the private sector is to play the central role foreseen for it in Agenda2030, a business-as-usual approach won't suffice.
View ArticleThis Human Rights Day, it's time multinationals pay their fair share
Blog: Niko Lusiani, Director of CESR's Human Rights in Economic Policy Program, reports on the significance of the 'paguenlojusto' campaign.
View ArticleMalaysia: new report on right to education for disabled children has...
The National Human Rights Commission of Malaysia and CESR are working to ensure children with disabilities are not denied their right to education.
View ArticlePromising the World: Accountability and the SDGs
There is one critical area where the SDGs fall dangerously short
View ArticleSouth Africa: court orders task team to tackle school furniture saga
CESR's partners in South Africa have secured a significant breakthrough after a court ordered the Minister of Basic Education to address furniture shortages in Eastern Cape schools.
View ArticleIndicators of success: how best to measure Agenda 2030
Blog: Four months have now passed since Agenda 2030 was agreed, but the crucial matter of designating indicators to measure progress remains in the balance.
View ArticleTransforming fact-finding to realize economic and social rights
New book includes a chapter by Allison Corkery, Director of CESR
View ArticleSDG targets risk missing the mark on inequality
Blog: As the UN Statistical Commission debates final proposals for the SDG indicators, there is serious concern over the absence of a robust measure of inequality.
View ArticleWill accountability be left behind at SDG review forum?
As the High-Level Political Forum convenes to review progress on the SDGs, CESR's Kate Donald and Lena Kahler ask whether the new agenda will succeed in
View ArticlePutting the spotlight on inequality at SDG review summit
Blog: inequality takes center stage at UN, as High-Level Political Forum promises to 'leave noone behind' in SDGs.
View ArticleAccountability left behind in SDG follow-up and review
The UN recently hosted its first review of progress towards the SDGs, but the mechanism's weak mandate and structure risk undermining its effectiveness.
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