Editing International development (section)

====Human rights====
{{Main|Human rights}}

The provision of human rights is concerned with ensuring that all people everywhere receive the rights conferred on them by [[International human rights instruments]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unhchr.ch/html/intlinst.htm|title = Unhchr.ch - unhchr Resources and Information}}</ref> There are many of these, but the most important for international development are:
* [[The Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] and its associated treaties
* The [[Convention on the Rights of the Child]]
* The [[Geneva Conventions]] (this is of more relevance to relief and military practices than development)

Human rights covers a huge range of topics. Some of those more relevant to international development projects include rights associated with [[gender equality]], [[justice]], [[employment]], [[social welfare]] and [[culture]].

The third Millennium Development Goal was to "promote gender equality and empower women" by "eliminating gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015."

Accomplishing this goal could assist in the achievement of five of the other eight Millennium Development Goals. Goals 1–6 are in direct correlation with the status of women in the communities of problem countries such as The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sub-Saharan Africa and many of the developing nations. The low social stature of a woman inhibits her abilities to truly impact her community in astonishing ways. Noting the relationship between mother and offspring, Goals 1, 4 and 5 are ones to feel the wrath of poor social status. An unhealthy mother simply cannot bear a healthy child, let alone nurse a sickly one back to health, without access to adequate nutrition. A mother characteristically takes most of the care of a child, therefore must have the resources available to not only support herself but another human as well. Without these resources, if she has not already succumbed to birthing complications, a woman cannot survive the perils of poverty and hunger and support her child simultaneously.

In a different spectrum of societal norms the Goals 2 and 6 are being threatened by an age old privilege. Historically females have been refused education in pardon of males, resulting in lesser opportunity to thrive economically. Giving women equal access to an adequate education brings the global community steps closer to achieving universal primary education. Along with this education will come proper spread of knowledge regarding safe practices in disease avoidance. Women are increasingly falling victim to HIV/AIDS for reasons easily evaded. Increasing the availability of a proper education to women will be remarkably beneficial on a variety of fronts. To promote gender equality is to promote progress towards global development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently asked questions about gender equality |url=https://www.unfpa.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-gender-equality |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=United Nations Population Fund |language=en}}</ref>