Somaliland Cyberspace

The Long Road towards Sustainable Development

The Background First

"Somalia Human Development Report"
Mahbub ul Haq. "Does Africa have a future? (Jan. 1998)"
Cantori, Louis. "Islam's Potential for Development"
The Economist. "Different roads to development (August 1995)
"Capacity Development: Lessons of Experience and Guiding Principles"

Recognizing the Right to Development

"Declaration on the Right to Development" - OHCHR (1986)
Minority Rights Group. "Right to development"
UN. "25th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development"
"Right to Development vs. Human Rights-Based Approach to Development Semantic Debate"
"Right to development "
OAU. "African Charter for Popular Participation in Development and Transformation "

Searching for Development Strategy

K.Griffen. "Towards A Human Developent Strategy"
E.Chole. "Human Developent: An African Perspective"
"An agenda for development:Report of the Secretary-General"
"United Nations New Agenda for The Development of Africa in the 1990s "
"Sustainable Human Development: Concepts and Priorities "
"Cairo: Report of the International Conference On Population and Development "

Attacking the Roots of Poverty

C.Short. "Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century."
Habitat. "International Forum on Urban Poverty"
"Convention against Discrimination in Education"
R.Sarnas. "Social exclusion and Africa south of the Sahara: A review of the literature "
J.Piscke. "Poverty, Human Development and Financial Services "
UN. "Observance of the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty and proclamation of UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1996) "

A Rights-based Approach

UN. "Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
UN. "African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights" (adopted June 27, 1981)
UNHCR. "Human Rights: An Introduction"
"Integrating human rights with sustainable human development "
"Promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression "
"The Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility (1990)/b>"

Resolving Ethnic Conflict

K.Annon. "The causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa."
D.Smith. "War, Peace And Third World Development"

Protecting Environment

"Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification"
"Information Sharing from the First Forum on Convention to Combat Desertification "
"Information Sharing from the First Forum on Convention to Combat Desertification "(pt.2)

Mainstreaming Gender

UNDOS. "Gender Mainstreaming in UNDP Programs in Somalia, UNDP/UNDOS "
ECA. "Traditional and Cultural Practices Harmful to the Girl-Child: A Cross-Sectional Review (April 1999)"
ECA. "African Women and Economic Development: Investing in Our Future (May 1998)"
D.Kasenta. "Gender and Poverty Alleviation Strategies in Africa"
D.Kasenta. "Gender and Social Security Reform in Africa"
Savitri. "A Right-Based Approach to Realizing Gender Equality"
DESA. "Status of Women: Priority Themes"
DAW. "Women, the Information Revolution and the Beijing Conference "
"Toronto Platform for Action:Women and the Media, Access to Expression"
Sorenson."Women and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Issues and Sources "
"Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages "
"Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children"
"Global Action for Women Towards Sustainable and Equitable Development"
DESA. "Women and Decision-making"
Katepa. "Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches in Operation: A Gender Perspective

Mainstreaming Child Development

Bellamy. "The State of the World's Children 1999"
J. Fields. "Poverty, Family Structure, and Child Well-Being"
DESA. "Social Development, World Social Situation and the Youth, "
"World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children "
Landmines: A catastrophe for children"
Boyden, Jo. "Implementing the Right to Education in Areas of Armed Conflict"

Establishing Transparent Governance

R. Marchal. "Let’s talk about governance in Somalia"
Ali Hassan. "Good Governance in the Somalia Context"
"Workshop on Financial Accountability and Transparency "
"International Conference on Governance for Sustainable Growth and Equity "
"Africa Governance Forum (AGF II):Accountability and Transparency in Africa "
"Governance for sustainable human development"
USAID. "Governance and the Economy in Africa:Tools for Analysis and Reform of Corruption"
USAID. "Corruption and Integrity Improvement Initiatives in Developing Countries"
"Bureaucratic corruption in Africa: The futility of cleanups "
"Roads to Nowhere: How Corruption in Public Investment Hurts Growth "
"UNDP and Governance"
"Good Governance.The IMF's Role"
"Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency—Declaration on Principles "
"Helping Countries Combat Corruption: The Role of the World Bank "
"The Lima Declaration Against Corruption"
"Public administration and development:Report of the UNSG"
"Global Governance for Human Development"
"Center for Democracy and Governance User's Guide "
"United Nations Action against Corruption and Bribery "
ICC. "Extortion and Bribery in International Business Transactions (1999) "
Pezzullo, D." Journalist Training To Curb Corruption"
Frank Vogel. "The Supply Side of Global Bribery"

Establishing A Neutral and Independent Criminal Justice System

"Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary"
"Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, 1990"
"Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, 1990"
"Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power,1985 "
"Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, 1990"
"Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers "
"Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials "
"The UN BlueBook for Law Enforcement Officials "
"Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment "
"The Human Rights of All Persons Subjected to Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment"

Implementing the Social Development Summit Declarations

"Progress Made in Africa since Copenhagen"
"Advancing the Social Agenda: Two Years After Copenhagen "
"After the Social Summit: Implementing the Programme of Action"
"Declaration and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development "
"The Crisis of Social Development in the 1990s:Preparing for the World Social Summit "

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