[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN rapporteur: Post-2015 goals can improve human rights

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Ban: Horn of Africa donor support comes at "crucial moment" Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   October 27, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN rapporteur: Post-2015 goals can improve human rights The post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals give "an opportunity for governments to show their commitment to human rights," especially those of migrants, says Francois Crepeau, United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. The SDGs, Crepeau added, must avoid the shortcomings of the Millennium Development Goals, which "did not adequately tackle issues of discrimination, equality and equity, resulting in increases in inequalities within and between countries." 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