abhishreshthaa
New member
THE DRD 1986
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 4TH DEC. 1986
DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE DRD
-- “A comprehensive economic social, cultural and political process which aims at the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and of all individuals on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in development and in the fair distribution of benefits resulting therefrom”
PROVISIONS OF THE DRD
Right to development is an inalienable human right.
The human person as participant and beneficiary
Creation of conditions by states
Removal of obstacles to development: primarily states’ responsibility
Rapid development of developing countries
Removal of violations: states’ responsibility
Promotion of peace: disarmament as an essential condition
Equality of opportunity: women’s active role
THE VIENNA DECLARATION, 1993
As part of the world conference on human rights
“The right to development should be fulfilled so as to meet equitably the developmental and environmental needs of the present and future generations”
“Certain advances, notably in the biomedical and life sciences as well as in information technology, may have potentially adverse consequences for the integrity, dignity and human rights of the individual”
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 4TH DEC. 1986
DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE DRD
-- “A comprehensive economic social, cultural and political process which aims at the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and of all individuals on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in development and in the fair distribution of benefits resulting therefrom”
PROVISIONS OF THE DRD
Right to development is an inalienable human right.
The human person as participant and beneficiary
Creation of conditions by states
Removal of obstacles to development: primarily states’ responsibility
Rapid development of developing countries
Removal of violations: states’ responsibility
Promotion of peace: disarmament as an essential condition
Equality of opportunity: women’s active role
THE VIENNA DECLARATION, 1993
As part of the world conference on human rights
“The right to development should be fulfilled so as to meet equitably the developmental and environmental needs of the present and future generations”
“Certain advances, notably in the biomedical and life sciences as well as in information technology, may have potentially adverse consequences for the integrity, dignity and human rights of the individual”