15. The (2019-2021) strategy and action plan focuses on four goals, namely: environmental
impact on human rights, human rights and sustainable economic development, the
right to equal treatment, and disseminating awareness of human rights principles in
civil society institutions and the business sector.
16. The first strategic goal (environmental impact on human rights) seeks to lay the foundations for
awareness on the obligations pertaining to enjoying a safe, healthy, clean and sustainable
environment, identifying the relevant challenges and opportunities, and identifying human rights
best practices to support environmental policy-making. A healthy environment is one of the basic
requirements for the enjoyment of human rights and one of the pillars of human dignity because
they are closely related to the right to water, food, health, sanitation, and hygiene. In its action
plan, the NIHR has incorporated a number of activities to raise awareness of the environmental
impact on human rights, such as: Conducting field visits to environmentally polluted areas,
publishing reports on environmental legislation to preserve natural reserves, cooperating with
official authorities and civil society institutions on environment-related issues, in addition to
holding events and programs on environmental protection.
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The second strategic goal aims to raise awareness of the importance of human rights in
economic development, highlight the effects of inequality, corruption, and mismanagement of
public resources on human rights, and encourage the use of constant and sustainable programs
on corporate commitment, legal accountability, and responsibility for respecting human rights in
business enterprises. The other strategic goal aims at training and educating the civil society and
the business sector on ways to participate in disseminating awareness and protecting human
rights, identifying civil society institutions that are instrumental in these issues and contributing to
the development of their capabilities, in addition to increasing awareness of the importance of
human rights defenders in the relevant civil society institutions.
18. Regarding the action plan for implementing the second strategic goal entitled (Human rights
and sustainable economic development), the NIHR continues performing its role by holding
workshops to underscore the effects of inequality, mismanagement of public resources, and the
role of companies in respecting human rights, launching relevant awareness campaigns, initiating
and spearheading a national competition for best articles on responsibility and accountability in
the business sector, in addition to holding a round table with all the relevant authorities to discuss
the challenges facing the rights of foreign workers.
19. Considering that equality and non-discrimination are among the foundations of equitable social,
economic, and political development, the third strategic goal of the NIHR focuses on the right
to equal treatment. To fulfill this objective, the NIHR promotes and publicizes equality and equal
opportunities across all fields, and cooperates with a number of national organizations in this
regard. The NIHR aims to conduct a study on the effects of inequality and discrimination on
societal advancement and progress.
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