New guide links the Sustainable Development Goals to human rights
The guide uncovers the human rights anchorage of all 17 goals and 169 targets, as well as the adequacy of the global indicators. The Guide enables actors to use human rights as a driver for realising the SDGs – and to use the SDGs to realise human rights.
The legally binding nature of human rights adds strength to the SDGs.
How the guide works
The guide is built as a searchable database available in five different languages, where you can identify the human rights implications of a given goal, target or indicator.
Useful insights for all relevant stakeholders
The guide provides useful insights for governments, UN agencies, National Human Rights Institutions, business and NGOs. Rights-holders directly addressed in the SDGs e.g., women, persons with disabilities, youth, workers and indigenous will also find helpful insights.
The Guide helps:
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States develop human rights compliant national action plans
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Support the work on the SDGs with a legally binding human rights framework
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To choose the right indicators for the SDG targets at all levels (international, regional and national).
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To influence implementation strategies, follow-up and review processes at all levels.
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Build capacity of states, rights-holders, National Human Rights Institutions, major groups, business and others to lead a human rights-based approach to the realization of SDGs.
Find the Human Rights Guide to the SDGs here.