scholarly journals Monitoring sanitation and hygiene in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A review through the lens of human rights

2017 ◽  
Vol 580 ◽  
pp. 1108-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricard Giné-Garriga ◽  
Óscar Flores-Baquero ◽  
Alejandro Jiménez-Fdez de Palencia ◽  
Agustí Pérez-Foguet
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene

scholarly journals Reconciling human rights and the environment: a proposal to integrate the right to food with sustainable development in the 2030 development agenda

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Ana García Juanatey
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Right To Food ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Legal Literature ◽  
The Right ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach

This article examines the utility of the human rights-based approach (HRBA) in tackling environmental challenges that face achievement of the right to food in coming decades. So far, such approach has been quite useful in the consideration of equity, discrimination and accountability issues. Nevertheless, the HRBA’s utility to tackle the effects of environmental degradation, natural resources depletion and climate change on food security is not that clear, as human rights law and practice has evolved in parallel with environmental concerns until recently. Therefore, this article poses the following question: is the human rights-based approach to food security sufficient to address the environmental problems and constraints that infringe directly on the right to food implementation? And, how can we integrate the needs of future generations in current human rights-based policies and deal with the tradeoffs between present and future needs? This article examines how last years’ international legal literature has portrayed the linkages between the environment and human rights, principally in relation to the right to food. Moreover, it also intends to explore possible avenues of convergence, pinpointing opportunities to connect the right to food and sustainable development in the context of the 2030 Agenda. In more concrete terms, it suggests that a greater integration between the right to food and a set of principles of sustainable development law may open new avenues for research and advocacy on the right to food.Keywords: Human Rights, Environment, Right to Food, Human Rights- Based Approach, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Law

Psychology, Human Rights, and the Implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 591-606
Author(s):  
Neal S. Rubin ◽  
Roseanne L. Flores ◽  
Juneau Mahan Gary ◽  
Susan A. Nolan ◽  
Teresa M. Ober
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
The United Nations

The Human Right to Water from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the New Agenda for Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 162-170
Author(s):  
Marianna Pace
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Human Right ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
International Water Law ◽  
International Water ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right

The article explores the evolutionary path that led to the emergence of the right to water as human rights, since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights till to its inclusion in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, on the one hand the paper analyses the definition and the content of the right to water, as well as the obligations stemming for contracting States to the international treaties recognizing this right. On the other one, it focuses specifically on how to ensure an effective guarantee of the right to water. Finally, the analysis assesses the contribution of Goal 6, included in 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to the international water law regime.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1585-1592
Author(s):  
Tatjana Dimoska ◽  
Slavica Dimoska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Relationship

Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.Sustainable development is advanced as the answer of achieving a more equitable balance and synergic relationship between social, environmental and economic needs. It is a holistic approach that considers social, ecological and economic dimensions, recognizing that all must be considered together to find lasting prosperity. According to that, sustainable development law has been described as an intersection between three fields of international law: international environmental law, international economic law and international human rights law. In this paper the relationship between human rights and sustainable development is explored. The notion of social equity is taking into consideration when analyzing the rights – based approach to sustainable development. Social equity refers to a fair and just distribution of economic and environmental costs and benefits, community services like health care and education, the ability to participate in decision-making processes. Applying social equity means paying attention to disadvantaged group in society: women, youth and children, the elderly, indigenous groups and ethnic minorities. In considering the relationship between human rights and sustainable development, the best starting point is the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. At the center of the Agenda are the sustainable development goals (SDGs), a set of 17 goals and 169 targets across social, economic and environmental areas of sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development is grounded in human rights. The 17 SDGs directly or indirectly reflect human rights standards. When analyzing the human rights anchorage of each sustainable development goal and its corresponding targets, an interrelated web appears: 92% of the 169 SDGs targets are linked to international human rights instruments (such as the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), as well as other international and regional instruments and documents relating to human rights). In other words, the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and human rights are interwoven and inextricably tied together. The respect for and enforcement of human rights is a precondition for sustainable development. That implies that without acknowledging and acting to defend the rights of people, sustainable development is not possible. On the one hand, human rights provide guidance and a legally-binding framework for tackling the multidimensional goals of the 2030 Agenda. On the other hand, the SGDs can serve as a results-oriented roadmap for the realization of human rights.

scholarly journals Development cooperation in water and sanitation: is it based on the human rights framework?

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 2247-2256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Brown ◽  
Léo Heller
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
International Development Cooperation ◽  
The Way

Abstract The water and sanitation sector is verifiably receiving increased attention and funding through international development cooperation. Not least because of the way that it affects incentives and institutions in partner countries, development cooperation can have either positive or negative effects on human rights though. The consolidated frameworks for the human rights to water and sanitation is becoming linked to the international community’s coordinated development efforts, as evidenced notably in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, a review of major funders’ official policies for development cooperation in the sector suggests that many only partially endorse the frameworks for the human rights to water and sanitation. An observation of development cooperation flows to the sector allows the hypothesis to be advanced that worldwide inequalities in access to these services may be reduced through a full and clear application of the human rights framework in development cooperation activities. The article presents findings of this research and explores key stakes for development cooperation in the water and sanitation sector that are relevant for their ability to either negatively or positively contribute to the realization of human rights.

scholarly journals 2030 Agenda for Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Look from the Human Rights Perspective

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
The Caribbean

This document was inspired by the need to promote comprehensive actions in the management of water and sanitation services with a human rights focus within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) related to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean; in addition, it ratifies the results reported in a PAHO study (2016) on the profound inequalities between urban and rural areas in access to water and sewage services, and the correlation with characteristics such as gender, age, income, education, among others. This report assumed this challenge using a methodology based on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation (HRWS) analytical framework. This report seeks to provide the most up-to-date overview of the SDG targets 6.1 and 6.2 situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Besides outlining the general situation of countries, it presents some elements regarding human rights and the targets 6.1 and 6.2 that have been neglected in the initial monitoring of the 2030 Agenda, above all, the dimensions of inequality and affordability. This report presents four case studies, one per sub-regional block, with a more detailed characterization of the national and subnational situations of Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. The results of this study show that a significant proportion of the Latin American and Caribbean population still lacks adequate access to water and sanitation services. Only 65% of the population has access to safely managed water services, a percentage lower than that reported worldwide, which is 71%. With regard to safely managed sanitation services, the situation is even more critical, with an access level of 39% worldwide being reported, compared to 22% in our Region.

Push No One Behind

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Elson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Premature Deaths ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
The World

Abstract One of the pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the pledge to “leave no one behind”. This paper argues that we must recognise that many people throughout the world are not just being left behind. They are being pushed even further behind, and their levels of well-being are falling, often in ways from which it is impossible to fully recover. Indeed, many are confronted with forces that lead to their avoidable premature deaths. Thus, development policies should have as their first priority to ensure that no one is pushed behind. The paper argues that this could be secured through a different way of framing economic policy, that focuses on the obligations of states to respect, protect and fulfil economic, social and cultural rights. The paper also highlights the ways in which deprived people are using the human rights system to claim their rights.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
pp. 274-288
Author(s):  
Bhavesh Bharad
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Societal Factors ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainable development as defined by the Brundtland Commission 30 years ago is “development which meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.1 Human rights are those basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are born with. When the basic needs and fundamental rights of individuals are not met, the ability to participate in social, economic, and environmental systems that promote sustainability is compromised. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was adopted at United Nations General Assembly through: "Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development." 2 The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges faced like, those related to poverty, hunger, inequality, discrimination, climate action, quality education, health, clean water and sanitation, peace and justice etc. All these hallenges are containing the human rights. The doctrine of these human rights without implementation of 17 Goals and 169 targets of the SDGs will not achieve their goal to ‘leave no one behind’. These means the SDGs require all goals to be reached, for everyone – especially those who are far away from this. Although, that the term human right is not mentioned anywhere in all the 17 SDGs. So, my present paper focuses on a study how the contributions of sustainable development are integrated to human rights. Societal factors which influence human rights. Societal factors which influence human rights and global sustainability are often found deeply rooted and when these services not provided, it may pose a risk to citizens and their human rights, creating a conflict and instability, preventing them from participating fully in society, feeding an unjust cycle. Further paper also highlights how on other side people with full access to natural 1 United Nations, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future, A/42/427, August 4, 1987. 2 A/RES/70/1 - Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 21 Oct 2015 resources, a clean environment, employment, education, and social services, are able to live peacefully and securing their lives ultimately contributing to sustainable communities.

Restructuring Educational Systems and Promoting Social Justice for Young People Involved in Drug Trafficking in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽  
Linda Liebenberg ◽  
Dorothy Bottrell ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Young People ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .

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