The Human Rights Impact Assessment Mechanism (HRIAM) - English

Publication language
English
Pages
11pp
Date published
01 Apr 2020
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Impact assessment, Protection, human rights & security, Shelter and housing, Shelter, Urban design/planning
Countries
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Organisations
UN Habitat

The Human Rights Impact Assessment Mechanism (HRIAM) is put forward to contribute to the selection criteria and prioritization of Palestinian communities eligible for spatial planning; the selection of the least harmful planning alternative; a long-term and integrated perspective to local, regional and national planning; increasing the participation of all groups and communities in all planning phases; considering the upcoming obstacles to the planning processes in Area C; ensuring that humanitarian and development interventions are coherently designed and aligned; supporting a coordinated messaging and advocacy on spatial planning in the West Bank; and the formulation of a unified national approach and standardization of policies and practices, decision making processes and mitigation strategies.

Conceptually the HRIAM is based on three factors:

(1) the spatial factors: the local, regional/sub-regional and national spheres;

(2) the temporal factor: looking at the entire planning process in the short, medium and long-term; and

(3) and the protection factor: calculating the impact of planning as protection alongside other protection measures including: legal and humanitarian.

The HRIAM promotes the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda of the United Nations.

Authors: 
UN Habitat