Editing International development (section)

===Dignity===
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Modern poverty reduction and development programmes often have dignity as a central theme. Dignity is also a central theme of the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], the very first article of which starts with:

:"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."

The concept of dignity in development has been extensively explored by many, and related to all of the development sectors. For example, in ''Development with Dignity'' Amit Bhaduri argues that full employment with dignity for all is both important and possible in India,<ref>Bhaduri (2005)</ref> while the UN Millennium Project's task force on Water and Sanitation links the sector directly to dignity in the report ''Health, Dignity and Development: What will it take?''.<ref>Stockholm International Water Institute (2005)</ref> The [[Asian Human Rights Commission]] released a statement in 2006 claiming that:

{{Cquote|Human dignity is the true measure of human development.|||Asian Human Rights Commission & People's Vigilance Committee for Human Rights press release<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2006statements/661/|title=India: Human dignity is the true measure of development|date=27 July 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217222719/http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2006statements/661/|archive-date=17 February 2009}}</ref>
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