Soft law instruments

Soft law instruments

• UN, Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (2018)

• General recommendation No. 34 on the rights of rural women (2016)

• New Urban Agenda (2016)

• AU, Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa (2009)

• UN, Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacement (2007)

• UN, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007 (2007)

• UN, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements 1996 (1996)

• The Addis Ababa Document on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa (1994)

• UN, Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1993 (1993)

• UN, Non-legally binding authoritative statement of principles for a global consensus on the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests (1992)

• UN, Agenda 21, section III, Chapter 32, Strengthening the Role of Farmers (1992)

• UN, Agenda 21, section I, Chapter 7, Promoting Sustainable Human Settlement Development (1992)

• UN, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992)

• UN, Declaration on the Right to Development Adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986 (1986)

• UN, The Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlement (1976)

• UN, The The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1966 (1966)

• UN, The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) 1966 (1966)

• UN, Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960)