@ProfSuryaDeva

Professor & Director @MacquarieELRC. UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development @UNSRdevelopment. #bizhumanrights #SDGs #climatejustice #A2R

 Sydney, Australia
researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/surya-deva
Joined August 2014
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States and companies need to move away from funding war economies towards investing in a peace economy. In his #UNGA report, @UNSRdevelopment provides a concrete road map to prevent conflicts and sustain peace. ohchr.org/en/documents/thema… #PeaceDay
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On the International Day of Peace, I call upon all states, companies and other actors to invest in a peace economy 🕊️ More weapons do not mean more peace! We need a shift away from war economies. My 2026 GA report provides a roadmap: ohchr.org/en/documents/thema… #Right2Development
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It is unacceptable that independent experts have become a target of coordinated efforts, aimed at undermining not only confidence in the Special Procedures system, but also the credibility of the @UN and its #HumanRights architecture as a whole. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/… #HRC63
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#HRC63: UN expert @ProfSuryaDeva calls for active, free and meaningful participation of individuals & communities in decisions related to economic development as a precondition to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development, I coorganised with @UNHumanRights an exhibition in Geneva Thanks @pmbdosgeneva @ChinaMissionGva @IndiaUNGeneva @MYGenevaUN @PTMissionGeneva @RSA_UNOG for supporting the exhibition
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🇮🇳 @IndiaUNGeneva & @UNSRdevelopment co-hosted #HRC63 side event on “Participatory Development “ with 🇲🇽 and 🇪🇹. Cd'A Amb T. Ajungla Jamir on 🇮🇳's experience. Special Thanks to panelists @MisionMexOI, @ETMissionGVA, @EU_UNGeneva, @FIANista & moderator Ms Pia Oberoi #RTD @UNHumanRights @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy
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🇮🇳 proud to co-sponsor the #DRTD40 audio-visual exhibition at #HRC63. Celebrating 40 yrs of the Declaration on #RTD & 10 of @UNSRdevelopment. PR @abagchimea spoke on 🇮🇳development journey & leveraging tech to make development accessible. @ProfSuryaDeva @UNHumanRights
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Communities must have a real say in the policies and projects that shape development, @UNSRdevelopment @ProfSuryaDeva told the @UN Human Rights Council. He called for a shift from symbolic consultation to meaningful participation in decision-making. #HRC63 #RightToDevelopment

Surya Deva, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to developpment

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🇵🇹🇺🇳 A Missão de Portugal copatrocinou a exposição “Right to Development at 40”, que celebra os 40 anos da Declaração sobre o Direito ao Desenvolvimento e os 10 anos do mandato do Relator Especial da ONU.
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For those attending the 8th UN RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS and HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM in Bangkok (14-17 Sep 2026), please come along! rbhrforum.com/ If you are interested in understanding —or sharing experiences about the impacts of natural resources extraction on the environment and local communities, this a right forum for you. @ProfSuryaDeva @BizHumanRights @BusinessGreen
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If in Geneva today, join this side event today at 2pm that I am co-organising with @IndiaUNGeneva, @MisionMexOI & @ETMissionGVA The event will highlight the importance of participation in development and how to achieve it. See my #HRC63 report here: ohchr.org/en/documents/thema…
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It was a pleasure to meet today the Ambassador of @RwandaInGeneva H.E. Urujeni Bakuramutsa @urujeniB. We discussed a number of collaboration pathways to realise the #Right2Development in Rwanda and in Africa generally
Rwanda in Geneva
@RwandaInGeneva
Sep 7
Today at the Embassy, Amb. @urujeniB received @ProfSuryaDeva, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development @UNSRdevelopment. Discussions covered Rwanda’s development experience, inclusive participation and local ownership, as well as the Special Rapporteur’s report on meaningful participation in development, to be presented to #HRC63 on Friday.
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Today at the Embassy, Amb. @urujeniB received @ProfSuryaDeva, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development @UNSRdevelopment. Discussions covered Rwanda’s development experience, inclusive participation and local ownership, as well as the Special Rapporteur’s report on meaningful participation in development, to be presented to #HRC63 on Friday.
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Human rights experts ask the US to withdraw sanctions against @IntlCrimCourt personnel. "All ICC Members & other States committed to accountability must take bold, urgent action to protect the Court against unlawful interference in the administration of international justice."
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I welcome the UN Secretary-General’s clarification that UN special rapporteurs are out of the control of the UN Secretariat - i.e. independent experts - not that we are “out of control”. I look forward to others correcting the record to accurately reflect his views
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⚡ La energía es clave para garantizar derechos como la alimentación, la vivienda, el transporte y la conectividad. En este episodio del videopodcast #EnGrupoEsMejor, Surya Deva (@ProfSuryaDeva), relator especial de las Naciones Unidas, reflexiona sobre el desafío de avanzar hacia una transición energética sostenible. 🎧 youtu.be/Q8as6sgwnQ4 💬 ¿Cuál crees que es el mayor reto para garantizar el acceso a la energía sin dejar de proteger el medio ambiente? Te leemos en los comentarios #JuntosMejoramosVidas
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It was a productive visit to New York for the #HLPF2026 Organised 2 side events and had several meetings with (in addition to finishing writing my report, #Peace4Development). A thread 🧵
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BREAKING 🇨🇺 Despite a maximum pressure campaign by Marco Rubio, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly votes to carry out its debate on the "necessity of putting an end to the economic, commercial, and financial Blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba."
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BHR Journal@BHRJournal
Jun 30
Celebrating great news for the Business and Human Rights Journal! 🎉📘✨ Our impact factor jumped 1.4 → 2.3, with rankings rising to 39/443 in law and 199/323 in business. Grateful to our readers, authors, reviewers, publishers & editors-keep reading, citing, and sharing BHRJ!
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Rethinking progress: @srpoverty calls to fight poverty beyond growth & expand social protection @UN_HRC. “Poverty is a product of policy choices. Ending it requires democratic participation, political courage & redefining progress.” #HRC62 ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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