Existence of a State policy, plan or strategy that includes the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. | Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

I.1

Existence of a State policy, plan or strategy that includes the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.

Definition:

Existence of a State policy, plan or strategy that includes the promotion and implementation of the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.

Notes:

The indicator should be complemented by a qualitative review of the policy, plan or strategy in some key areas, such as the budget assigned (total and relative to the percentage of Afrodescendent population), participation by Afrodescendants in the definition and execution of the policy, plan or strategy and the areas it covers. To define the indicator’s operational criteria see:

Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at https://www.un.org/es/events/pastevents/
cmcr/durban_sp.pdf, and

World Conference against Racism held in Durban: https://www.un.org/es/events/pastevents/
cmcr/.

It is also important to consider the provisions of the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024), which was declared by the United Nations after the adoption of the Montevideo Consensus.

Related Instruments

Type

Qualitative

Priority Measures

I.92 - Respect for and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action with the full participation of people of African descent

Respect and implement the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, by adapting the legal frameworks and formulating the policies necessary for their implementation, with the full participation of Afro-descendent persons.

I.94 - Demographic and sociocultural dynamics in Afro-descendant populations

Consider the special demographic and sociocultural dynamics of Afro-descendent populations in the design and implementation of public policies, ensuring their full participation and the development of disaggregated statistics.

I.95 - Right to health in Afro-descendant people

Ensure that Afro-descendent persons, in particular Afro-descendent girls, adolescents and women, can exercise the right to health, especially the right to sexual health and reproductive health, taking into account the specific socioterritorial and cultural features and the structural factors, such as racism, that hinder the exercise of their rights.

I.96 - Promotion of development in Afro-descendant populations

Promote the development of Afro-descendent populations by implementing public policies, establishing standards and creating institutions to guide and carry forward affirmative action policies, plans and programmes at the sectoral level, whereby the principles of equality and non-discrimination can be incorporated into all levels of government, with organized civil society participating throughout the process of design, implementation and evaluation of those instruments.

I.98 - Generation of knowledge and information on Afro-descendant populations

Generate knowledge and reliable and timely information with a gender perspective and disaggregated by sex, age and socioeconomic status, among other variables, on Afro-descendent populations through participatory processes, paying attention to the international requirements and recommendations relating to the issue.

SDG

Topic

I. Afro-Descendants