Report of the Independent Expert on the Effect of Structural Adjustment Policies and Foreign Debt on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights, Bernards Mudho

Summarizes the main findings on recent debt relief initiatives, including underlying concepts of debt sustainability, as well as the impact of these initiatives on poverty reduction and on the realization of all human rights; identifies some standard reform policies promoted by the multilateral institutions and frequently used within poverty reduction strategies; analyses possible impacts of these elements on the achievement of all human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights; concludes with recommendations that could be integrated into the general guidelines.

21 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-21).