This Policy and Plan for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women for 2014-19 (PPG) sets out UN-Habitat’s commitment and strategy to ensure that all its activities reflect and advance the global consensus on non-discrimination and equality between men and women.

It provides the means by which UN-Habitat will collaborate with
national and city authorities, and civil society, so that the knowledge, skill and experience of both men and women are included in all aspects of urban development, both as a matter of equality and equity, and so that no resources are overlooked in the quest for inclusive and sustainable urban governance, planning, economic management and basic service delivery

The purpose of this Programmatic Guidance Note is to provide assistance to UN-Habitat staff for the promotion and protection of human rights. The objectives of the Note are to:

1. Provide a clear description of human rights and the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) and highlight the relevance to the work of UN-Habitat.
2. Define clearly the responsibilities of UN-Habitat with respect to human rights, based on the UN-Habitat mandate.
3. Provide guidance on how a HRBA should be integrated into the UN-Habitat programming.

The Guidance Note will outline the core principles of Human Rights and the Human Rights-Based Approach. It will then explain this in the context of UN-Habitat work and certain rights that are particularly applicable.

Summary:

Programmatic Guidance Note for UN-Habitat Staff (PDF)