UNFPA - New Manual on Human Rights-based Approach to Programming
In advance of Human Rights Day (10 December), UNFPA and the Harvard School of Public Health have released a new training manual on how to apply and promote human rights in all development work – including in humanitarian emergencies and difficult contexts. Designed for use by development workers and others, the manual provides practical tools for designing and implementing a human rights-based approach, and illustrates the benefits of using such an approach in development work.
The 630 page manual, entitled “A Human Rights-Based Approach to Programming: Practical Information and Training Materials,” contains six modules and provides step-by-step guidance on how to apply a culturally sensitive, gender-responsive, human rights-based approach to programming in each of UNFPA’s three core areas of work: population and development, reproductive health, and gender. It also covers how to apply such an approach in the context of a humanitarian emergency. (...)
More info:
http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3159
The Manual:
http://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2010/hrba/hrba_manual_in%20full.pdf
Basic Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Population_Fund
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