on the Right to Development (2016-2019)

During a controversial session, in its resolution 33/14, the Human Rights Council established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development for a period of three years in 2016. This article reviews annual reports of Mr.Saad Alfarargi the Special Rapporteur on the right to development to UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly, focusing on basic elements of the deliberations  and suggestions raised to bridge the North-South divide. In this context, it is perceived that the right to development is explicitly recognized in four key internationally agreed policy documents in 2015:“Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, which included the Sustainable Development Goals; the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development; the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; and the Paris Agreement on climate change. These documents have become main parts of the policy and normative foundations of the mandate and reports of the Special Rapporteur. Exploring the links between South-South cooperation, sustainable development and the right to development as well as the connection between the right to development and equality and the consequences of inequalities, the Special Rapporteur examines some of its key challenges from the perspective of the right to development.