Human rights and justice Human rights and justice
Human rights are our right to life and to a decent standard of living, our right to food, water and shelter; they are also our right to the highest attainable standard of health, to education, to decent work, to freedom from discrimination. Human rights are our right to accountable government and to participate in political and cultural life. If we achieve human rights, we achieve development.
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Social protection Social protection
Social protection is central to DFID's poverty reduction agenda. It can help maintain progress on the Millennium Development Goals and protect the poor during crises. Social protection can be a powerful tool for transforming the lives of poor people and breaking the transmission of poverty across generations.
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Migration Migration
Migration can be a positive force for development. DFID works to help developing countries plan for the impact of migration and to harness the benefits of safe, legal migration for poverty reduction and development. In DFID’s programmes and policies, there is growing recognition of how migration and migrants can help development. In our work, we seek to improve knowledge about the links between migration and development, and to work with others, within the Government and internationally, to ensure that the positive impact migration can have is reflected in policy-making.
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Social exclusion Social exclusion
Social exclusion is when people are disadvantaged because of who they are. This can be because of their ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, caste, descent, gender, age, disability, HIV status, and migrant status or where they live. Discrimination occurs in public institutions, such as the legal system or education and health services, as well as social institutions like the household.
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