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| Title |
Developer |
Global Compact Self Assessment Tool
[Added: 30 August 2010]
The Global Compact Self Assessment Tool is a free online tool that enables companies to measure their performance on the 10 Global Compact principles, covering human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. |
Global Compact |
Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management
[Added: 28 July 2010]
This Guide provides a toolkit that can be used by business managers to identify, assess and implement responses to human rights challenges in new or evolving business projects. |
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), International Finance Corporation (IFC), The Global Impact |
Budget Work to Advance the Right to Food: “Many a slip…"
[Added: 11 May 2010]
Draws on the experiences of budget work in a number of countries, setting out a step-by-step process for analyzing a government’s budget to assess its compliance with its right to food obligations. While the focus is on right to food-related issues, the process described is readily adaptable to work on other rights. |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
Guide to Conducting a Right to Food Assessment
[Added: 04 January 2010]
These Guidelines represent the first attempt by governments to interpret an economic, social and cultural right. They provide practical guidance and advice to states for the establishment of priorities and the implementation of measures to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the right to adequate food at national level. |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Guide
[Added: 30 October 2009]
Developed by Aberdeen City Council in Scotland to help assess the impact of the Council’s policies, procedures and functions on the diverse groups within Aberdeen City. |
Aberdeen City Council |
Checklist of human rights obligations to effectively address HIV and AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa
[Added: 14 October 2009]
Intended to promote, support implementation of human rights-based approaches in AIDS response to Eastern, Southern Africa. Designed for use by gov’t officials, parliamentarians, judiciary members, lawyers, CSOs, people living with HIV, other stakeholders. |
UNDP |
Guide to an effective human rights response to the HIV epidemic
[Added: 14 October 2009]
Gives information on using the frameworks of international human rights law as the basis for shaping national laws addressing HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa. |
Centre for the Study of AIDS and Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria |
Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) Handbook
[Added: 18 September 2009]
This handbook is aimed at improving the understanding and skills for conflict-sensitive programming. It assists participants to prepare and conduct Peace and Conflict Impact Assessments, as well as to identify and design conflict sensitive options and programs. |
Conflict Prevention and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (CPR) Network |
A Methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment
[Added: 11 August 2009]
A methodology to help companies anticipate, consider and mitigate human rights impacts of large capital projects. |
Nomogaia Foundation |
Development in Conflict: A seven step tool for planners
[Added: 22 June 2009]
Peace and conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) is a planning and management tool. It can assist development and humanitarian organisations in analysing situations of conflict and identifying strategic opportunities for conflict prevention and peace-building. |
David Nyheim, Manuaela Leonhardt, Cynthia Gaigals |
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