Working Group on the Right to Development
Fifteenth session,
12-16 May 2014, Room VII, Palais des Nations
DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK
Monday
Day 1
10h00 –
13h00
Tuesday
Day 2
Wednesday
Day 3
Thursday
Day 4
Item 1. Opening of the session.
Item 4 (cont’d)
Item 4 (cont’d)
Item 4 (cont’d)
Item 2. Election of the ChairpersonRapporteur
4 (c) (ii) Review of the draft
operational subcriteria
4 (c) (ii) Review of the draft
operational subcriteria
4 (c) (ii) Review of the draft
operational subcriteria
Item 3. Adoption of the agenda and
programme of work
Criterion 2 (c): To ensure nondiscrimination, access to
information, participation and
effective remedies
Sub-criteria:
(i) Establishment of a framework
providing remedies for
violations
(ii) Establishment of a
framework to facilitate
participation
(iii) Procedures facilitating
participation in social and
economic decision-making
(iv) Establishment of a legal
framework supportive of nondiscrimination
(v) Establishment of
assessment and evaluation
system supportive of nondiscrimination
(vi) Indicators reflecting
likelihood of differential
treatment of marginalized
groups
(vii) Mechanisms for
transparency and accountability
Criterion 3 (a): To provide
for fair access to and
sharing of the benefits of
development
Item 4. Review of progress in the
implementation of the right to
development
(a)
General statements by Groups of
States, Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations
(b)
Oral report by the Chairperson on
the informal consultations
Subcriteria:
(i) Equality of opportunity in
education, health, housing,
employment and incomes
(ii) Equality of access to
resources and public goods
(iii) Reducing marginalization
of least developed and
vulnerable countries
(iv) Ease of immigration for
education, work and revenue
transfers
Criterion 3 (c): To eradicate
social injustices through
economic and social
reforms
Subcriteria:
(i) Policies aimed at decent
work which provide for work
that is productive and
delivers a fair income,
security in the workplace and
social protection for families
(ii) Elimination of sexual
exploitation and human
trafficking
(iii) Elimination of child labour
(iv)Eliminate slum housing
conditions
(v) Land reform
Item 4 (cont’d)
(d)
Other matters
Friday
Day 5
Preparation by the
Secretariat of the
report of the
fifteenth session of
the Working Group
(NO PUBLIC
MEETING)
Monday
Day 1
15h00 –
18h00
Tuesday
Day 2
Wednesday
Day 3
Item 4 (cont’d)
Item 4 (cont’d)
Item 4 (cont’d)
(c)
Consideration of the draft
operational subcriteria contained in the
annex of document
A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/2/Add.2
4 (c) (ii) Review of the draft
operational subcriteria
4 (c) (ii) Review of the draft
operational subcriteria
(i) Introduction by the Chairperson of
submissions received from Member
States and other relevant stakeholders
(A/HRC/WG.2/15/CRP.3 and 4)
(ii) Review of the draft operational
subcriteria and proposals for subcriteria
under new proposed criteria
Criterion 2 (a): To establish a legal
framework supportive of sustainable
human-centred development
Subcriteria:
(i) Ratification of relevant international
conventions
(ii) Responsiveness to international
monitoring and review procedures
(iii) National legal protection of human
rights
Criterion 2 (b): To draw on relevant
international human rights instruments
in elaborating development strategies
Subcriteria:
(i) Human rights-based approach in
national development strategies
(ii) Human rights-based approach in policy
of bilateral and multilateral
institutions/agencies
Criterion 2 (d): To promote
good governance at the
international level and
effective participation of all
countries in international
decision-making
Subcriteria:
(i) Mechanisms for incorporating
aid recipients’ voice in aid
programming and evaluation
(ii) Genuine participation of all
concerned in international
consultation and decisionmaking
Criterion 2 (e): To promote
good governance and respect
for rule of law at the national
level
Subcriteria:
(i) Government effectiveness
(ii) Control of corruption
(iii) Rule of law
Criterion 3 (b): To provide
for fair sharing of the
burdens of development
Subcriteria:
(i) Equitably sharing
environmental burdens of
development
(ii) Just compensation for
negative impacts of
development investments and
policies
(iii) Establishing safety nets to
provide for the needs of
vulnerable populations in times
of natural, financial or other
crisis
Thursday
Day 4
Item 5: Adoption of
conclusions and
recommendations
(The WG may suspend the
public meeting for informal
consultations)
Friday
Day 5
Item 5: (cont’d)
Item 6. Adoption
of the report
(adoption of the
report ad
referendum)