STRATEGIC GOALS 2019-2021 I. Environmental Impact on Human Rights III. The Right to Equal Opportunities As a prerequisite for the enjoyment of human rights, the environment is a key pillar of human dignity as it is intertwined with the right to life, health, food, water and sanitation. The right to be treated equally without regard to a person’s religion, gender, ethnicity, or race, is a key pillar of human rights. Equality and non-discrimination are also pillars of equitable social, economic and political development. We will seek to: 1. Lay the foundations of promoting the realization of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. 2. Identify challenges and opportunities as relating to the environment and sustainable development thereto. 3. Recognize, promote and exchange views on best practice measures relating to human rights commitments to inform, support, and strengthen environmental policy making. We will seek to: 1. Promote equal opportunities across a wide cross section of social, economic and political fields. 2. Study the effects of inequality and discrimination on societal progress. 3. Cooperate with different local organizations to promote equal opportunity across all relevant sectors. II. Human Rights for Sustained Economic Development IV. Promotion of Human Rights Principles in Civil Society and Business Research has shown the positive impact of economic growth on human rights. Offsetting economic growth against human rights and vice versa will only lead to adverse long-term effects. Therefore, the two principles should not be treated independently. Human rights are the responsibility of all. Civil society and businesses are key facets in the human rights strategy. Building strong ties with and promoting human rights to these organizations is considered a key area of concentration. We will seek to: 1. Promote human rights as a key concept in economic development. 2. Highlight the effects of inequality, corruption, and mismanagement of public resources on human rights. 3. Encourage the use of regimented and methodical human rights programs in the fields of corporate compliance and accountability and the responsibility to respect human rights in business. We will seek to: 1. Train and educate civil society and business on ways they can contribute to promote and protect human rights. 2. Identify key civil society organizations that have a role in the promotion of human rights and provide capacity building with them. 3. Increase the awareness of the importance of human rights defenders within civil society organizations. 10 11