1. Presentation by Gaynel Curry
How can the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development be used to facilitate the implementation of the DDPA?
Presentation by Gaynel Curry

2. From the MDGs to the SDGs
Narrow and reductionist - 8 goals & 20 targets, no human rights
Closed, technical process with indicators agreed by experts
Applied to developing countries, donor-beneficiary relationship
Simple, communicable, but lacked outreach
Focus on average, aggregate progress and ‘low hanging fruits’
Broad and expansive - 17 goals, 169 targets, 232 indicators; grounded in human rights
Open & participatory process, negotiated and agreed by all Member States
Universally applicable to all States and peoples, “leave no one behind”
Complex, reflection of people’s demands, but potentially too expansive
Focus on disaggregated data, leaving no one behind, furthest behind first

3. The SDGs as a Rights-Based Agenda
Explicitly grounded in HR instruments
Endorses HR cross-cutting principles: people- centered, universality, equality and non- discrimination, interdependence & indivisibility, accountability, participation
We can ask participants why this is a good thing? What does this add to the development agenda?

4. Human Rights in the 2030 Agenda
Preamble
The SDGs seek “seek to realize the human rights of all”
Para 8
We envisage a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity, the rule of law, justice, equality and non-discrimination; of respect for race, ethnicity and cultural diversity; and of equal opportunity
Para 10
The new Agenda is guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including full respect for international law. It is grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international human rights treaties…..
Para 19
We emphasize the responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, to respect, protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability or other status.
Para 18
We reaffirm our commitment to international law and emphasize that the Agenda is to be implemented in a manner that is consistent with the rights and obligations of states under international law.

5. Linking SDGs with HR and the DDPA
Many of the SDGs mirror human rights - including the rights contained in the DDPA:
ESCR – Goals 1,2,3,4,6,8,11
CPR – Goals 16
R to Devt – Goals 17, 13
Equality – Goals 5, 10, 16
DDPA - Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 16, 17
DDPA - The DDPA and SDGs include principles of equality and non-discrimination as core human rights; Assigning the primary responsibility of combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to States, the DDPA also calls for the active involvement of Partnerships: international and non-governmental organizations, political parties, national human rights institutions, the private sector, the media and civil society at large SDG 17; Specific recommendations are formulated to combat discrimination against Africans and persons of African descent, Asians and persons of Asian descent, indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees, minorities, the Roma and other groups LNOB; It highlights the gender dimension of racial discrimination and attributes a key role to women in the development of programmes to combat racism and intolerance; It calls for the reinforcement of national institutions and it formulates concrete recommendations in the areas of national legislation and the administration of justice; The DDPA urges governments to provide effective remedies, recourse, redress and compensatory measures to victims and to ensure that victims have access to legal assistance so they can pursue such measures. It also recommends the creation of competent national bodies to adequately investigate allegations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia or related intolerance.

6. Common Principles: SDGs and the DDPA
Non-Discrimination
Leaving No One Behind
Equality
Equity
Justice
While some groups are not explicitly mentioned in the Agenda 2030 such as migrants and LGBTIQ, LNOB is grounded in normative principles and standards of non-discrimination and equality and therefore applies to everyone. The DDPA The DDPA and SDGs include principles of equality and non-discrimination as core human rights; Assigning the primary responsibility of combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to States.
Specific recommendations are formulated to combat discrimination against Africans and persons of African descent, Asians and persons of Asian descent, indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees, minorities, the Roma and other groups LNOB;
It highlights the gender dimension of racial discrimination and attributes a key role to women in the development of programmes to combat racism and intolerance;
It calls for the reinforcement of national institutions and it formulates concrete recommendations in the areas of national legislation and the administration of justice; The DDPA urges governments to provide effective remedies, recourse, redress and compensatory measures to victims and to ensure that victims have access to legal assistance so they can pursue such measures. It also recommends the creation of competent national bodies to adequately investigate allegations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia or related intolerance.

7. Correspondence of SDGs and the DDPA (Example)
Sustainable Development Goals
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Targets include: securing labour rights, promotion of safe and secure working environments, etc.
Eliminate barriers to, inter alia, participating in vocational training, collective bargaining, employment; seeking employment in different parts of their country of residence; and working in safe and healthy conditions (Para. 29, PoA)
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Targets include: Ensuring equal opportunity and reducing inequalities of outcome, including through promoting appropriate legislation, policies and actions; empowering and promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all
Adopt appropriate and concrete policies and measures, to develop implementation mechanisms, where these do not already exist, order to eradicate discrimination against Roma/Gypsies/Sinti/Travellers , enable them to achieve equality and ensure their full enjoyment of all their human rights (Para. 40, PoA)
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Targets include: Ensuring equal access to justice for all
Access to legal remedies should be facilitated for victims of discrimination and, in this regard, the innovation of conferring a capacity on national and other institutions, as well as relevant non-governmental organizations, to assist such victims should be seriously considered, and programmes should be developed to enable the most vulnerable groups to have access to the legal system (Para. 164f, PoA)
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Targets include: Encourage effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships
Invites States, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and the private sector to improve concepts and methods of data collection and analysis; to promote research, exchange experiences and successful practices and develop
promotional activities in this area (Para. 93, PoA)

8. Looking Forward
The Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the DDPPA could undertake the following:
Encourage States to include, and link, SDG reporting to DDPA reporting
Make recommendations to the SG on ways and means to use resources (e.g. via the SDG Fund - by recommending the allocation of funds to issues outlined in the DDPA in the context of LNOB and other dimensions of sustainable development and the elimination of discrimination, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance)
Recommend to States that national SDG priorities should be consistent with HR standards, including those elaborated in the DDPA
Cooperate with the CERD Committee to prepare a submission to the HLPF update on the work of the Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the DDPA and the synergies between the SDGs
Again, the SDGs/Agenda 2030 offer a means, because of its current universal appeal, by which the DPPA can further its mandate and advance the global agenda to elimination of discrimination, particularly racism, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance.

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