Summary

In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 33/14 and 51/7, the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Surya Deva, focuses on the right to development of children and future generations. He explains why the right to development, in accordance with the Declaration on the Right to Development, should inform and complement children’s rights and child development under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other standards. He proposes five action pillars to overcome ongoing challenges in realizing the right to development of children. The Special Rapporteur also explains why and how to take seriously the human rights – including the right to development – of future generations. He recommends four policy shifts to build an ecosystem supportive of the right to development and all other human rights of future generations.