This academic series originated from Research on Development, Human Rights and Rule of Law, which we have been editing for more than a decade. To concentrate on the study of the right to development as a fundamental human right, the series may be published as Research Papers on the Right to Development on the occasion of its tenth anniversary.
Peace, development, and human rights are the three pillars of the United Nations. In relatively peaceful times, development and human rights assume even greater importance. In 1986, the UN adopted the Declaration on the Right to Development, confirming the status of the right to development as a fundamental human right and clarifying the ways for its realization. It established a policy and legal framework for the right to development and has carried out persistent and arduous exploration along the path toward its realization. However, to this day, the global situation of the right to development remains far from optimistic. According to UN statistics, among the world’s over 7 billion people, over 1 billion still live in extreme poverty, with a daily disposable income below the international absolute poverty line of USD 1.9 defined by the UN.
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