Common Features in Development Programming: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Based on background research and surveys conducted with over 150 practitioners at country and regional levels, this page features challenges faced by development practitioners working to link human rights to the MDGs in practice.  The experiences here are not necessarily distinct to MDGs or human rights, or to the 7 country examples highlighted on this Web portal.

Capacity Gaps
Resistance to Principles and Programmes
National Institutional Failures
Local Social Contexts
Methodological Challenges