Human Rights-Based Approach to Programming - UNFPA -

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Human Rights-Based Approach to Programming-
UNFPA -

• SESSION 7
• Population and Development

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Session Overview

• Introduction to UNFPAs work in population and
  development
• Population and development and culture
• Applying a HRBA to population and development
• Examples of UNFPAs work in population and
  development
• Conclusions

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Introduction (1)

• Population and development is a cornerstone of
  UNFPAs mandate
• An area where it holds strong comparative
  advantage
• Ensuring appropriate collection and use of
  population and development data is relevant to
  UNFPA activities and across the UN in general

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Introduction (2)

• UNFPAs goal in this thematic area is
• systematic use of population dynamics analyses to
  guide increased investments in gender equality,
  youth development, reproductive health and
  HIV/AIDS for improved quality of life,
  sustainable development and poverty reduction

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Population and Development and Culture

• Population and development work must pay
  attention to culture
• Need for improved appreciation of linkages
  between population and poverty, and such
  appreciation requires sensitivity to the cultural
  context
• Culture, religion and tradition can have major
  impacts on individual reproductive choices, and
  thus on broader population and development
  matters
• UNFPA understands the importance of culture, and
  thus promotes a culturally sensitive,
  gender-responsive human rights-based approach to
  population and development activities

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A Human Rights Based Approach to Population and
Development (1)

• Processes of collecting and using information are
  in line with human rights principles
• Requires taking into account extent to which
  existing services are available, accessible,
  acceptable and of high quality to the population
• The principles of participation and inclusion are
  critical to all population and development
  activities
• The principle of accountability is crucial
  through data collection, an evidence base is
  created for use in shaping development policies
  and programmes

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A Human Rights Based Approach to Population and
Development (2)

• Principles of universality and inalienability,
  indivisibility, interdependence and
  interrelatedness can strengthen population and
  development programmes by emphasizing
  intersections between human rights.
• Principles of equality and non-discrimination can
  contribute to increasing equity and to improving
  effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies in
  the long term.

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Examples of UNFPAs Population and Development
Work (1)

• Strengthen understanding of links between
  population and development
• Supports national capacity to collect and use
  population data for policies and programmes that
  will improve reproductive health, reduce poverty
  and inequality, and contribute to sustainable
  development

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Examples of UNFPAs Population and Development
Work (2)

• Supports countries to
• invest in censuses and household and other
  thematic surveys
• develop good administrative records and vital
  statistics, so that information can be collected
  for analysis and utilization for policy
  development and for monitoring progress on the
  achievement of the MDGs and ICPD goals

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Examples of UNFPAs Population and Development
Work (3)

• Plays a major role in bringing population issues
  to bear in poverty reduction discussions
• Concerned with a number of emerging population
  issues, such as
• international migration (an urgent issue in view
  of the magnitude of current global migration
  flows)
• urbanization (its root causes, patterns and
  socio-economic implications)
• Changing age structures
• Linkages between population and the environment,
  particularly climate change

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Population and Development Conclusion (1)
Expanding the Census Lessons to Other Population
and Development Work

1. While the importance of making disaggregated data
   available is clear with regard to ensuring
   non-discrimination, carefully think about
   ensuring that the process of gathering
   disaggregated data is in line with human rights.
2. In order to determine a populations needs with
   regard to services, assess the extent to which
   existing services are available, accessible,
   acceptable and of high quality.
3. The participation of a wide range of stakeholders
   is critical to all population and development
   activities, and it is important to recognize
   that partners and other stakeholders might
   require capacity-building in order to truly
   engage in such processes.

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Population and Development Conclusion (2)
Expanding the Census Lessons to other Population
and Development Work

• The concept of accountability, and especially
  government accountability, is crucial in the
  whole area of population and development.
• Understanding duty-bearers existing capacities
  and capacity gaps can help you target your
  technical support or training to where it is most
  needed.
• Advocating for the use of good quality data can
  help to ensure an informed and appropriate
  response to all population and development issues.