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After 21 years of thought-leadership, innovative action and global achievements, Rights and Humanity has developed a new five-year Strategic Work Plan 2008-2012 which builds on our achievements to date and encourages all levels of society to play their role in building a more just and peaceful world.
Having achieved the global policy shifts we prompted, our new Strategic Work Plan will see us make the transition from working primarily as policy consultants for governments and the UN to rolling out our programme more broadly, including engaging the corporate world and encouraging individuals to play their role.
Rights and Humanity’s Premise
Global problems will inevitably get worse unless humanity learns to work together across the divides of nations and beliefs.
Globally recognised human rights and responsibilities can be likened to an orchestra score to shape global cooperation.Like individual instruments in the orchestra, each sector – whether it be governments, corporations, faith groups, the media, communities and individuals – has its own role to play. The necessity for success is that each sector is playing from the same score and that it plays its part whilst listening to, and respectful of, other players.
Rights and Humanity unites people behind the global score of internationally recognised human rights standards together with the values/responsibilities shared across faiths and cultures. We show how each sector of society can play its part in order to ensure justice, peace and sustainable development.
Key Components of our Strategic Work Plan
Thought Leadership and Innovation
We are continuing to identify and seek consensus on solutions to emerging global issues and prompt constructive global policy. We are continuing to focus on water, sanitation and protecting human rights and dignity in complex emergencies, adding the new priority of responding effectively to climate change.
We shall demonstrate innovative methods of implementation, measurement and evaluation of a human rights approach to poverty reduction, health and development, working with the government, local authorities and communities in Jordan and South Africa. We shall develop “how to” tool kits and good practice guidelines demonstrating the practical steps governments need to take throughout the chain of devolved authority from central government to service delivery.
Bridges of Understanding and Cooperation
We have a particular emphasis on building Islamic/Western understanding, prompting multi-stakeholder consensus and facilitating dialogue as an enabling contribution towards peace in the Middle East.
We shall establish a Global Peace Centre in Jordan as a residential forum for building bridges of understanding and cooperation between people of different faiths, cultures, political viewpoints and generations.
Education and Communities for Action
We have now established an International Centre of Excellence in Human Rights and Responsibilities in Liverpool. We are prompting replication of our successful rights and responsibilities approach through publications, training, consultancy services and the exchange of experience and good practice. We shall develop “how to” materials and train representatives of all levels of society – UN, governments, business, professions, the media, faith groups, civil society organisations and individuals.
We are empowering individuals to contribute to the realisation of human rights and responsibilities within public policy, corporate, professional and daily life through our Communities:
- WHEN! our Women’s Human Rights and Empowerment Network
- Rights and Humanity’s Global Youth Forum
- Human Rights and Development Forum.