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Results report 2014 - Human rights and democracy
Human rights and democracy are central to Norwegian development policy. Norwegian development aid contributes to securing the rights of vulnerable groups, promoting freedom of speech and strengthening the rule of law, and to the implementation of democratic elections. Furthermore, Norway promotes democracy and human rights through political dialogue, normative work in multilateral fora and participation in the Universal Periodic Reviews of the UN Human Rights Council. This year’s results report provides 25 examples of the effect of Norwegian support for democracy and human rights. It is important to learn from both good and poor results. We will engage in more activities that yield good results, and make changes in or terminate activities that yield poor results, and avoid repeating them. Twenty-five examples do not present the whole picture, but they show the breadth of our interventions which together provide a good illustration of the results of Norwegian efforts. The examples demonstrate that many individuals are better off because of Norwegian development aid, and institutions which promote democracy and respect for human rights have been better enabled to carry out their work. Development aid must build on internal forces for change and strengthen the authorities and civil society in tandem.