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Komnas HAM, UNESCO strengthen cooperation to promote linkages between SDGs and human rights
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Seeking new leaders – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chairman Imdadun Rahmat (fourth from right) together with other Komnas members and its new commissioner selection team meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Dec.9. (Antara/Yudhi Mahatma)
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he National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) signed a memorandum of understanding with UNESCO on Wednesday to kick off cooperation to promote linkages between the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and human rights in Indonesia.
In the memorandum, both parties agreed that human rights provide insights and guidance for tackling the complex and multidimensional goals of the 2030 agenda, while the SDGs can serve as a tangible, results-oriented instrument for the realization of human rights.
Komnas HAM commissioner Roichatul Aswidah, who represented the state rights body's chairman Nur Kholis, said the only way to achieve the SDGs was to insert a human rights-based approach into national development planning, in particular non-discrimination and equality principles.
"The SDGs are an instrument to fulfill our human rights obligations, such as achieving gender parity and equality for all, including marginal and disabled people. The SDGs are a way for us to empower citizens," Roichatul said on Wednesday.
UNESCO Jakarta's head of social and human science Irakli Khodeli said Indonesia's focus on the SDGs, as reflected in nation’s development priorities, such as eliminating poverty, reducing inequality, and promoting strong institutions and climate action, had direct relevance to the country’s human rights obligations.
"We are preparing ourselves for the world of 2030, the world of 9 billion people, living together under mounting pressures on resources and the ecosystem. We must address these challenges in a human-centered way, putting human rights front and center," Khodeli said.
