chapter NHRIs, Human Development and Democratic Governance EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................... 81 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 82 5.1 The UN and Human Rights Based Approach to Development..................................................................................82 5.2 Linking NHRI Roles and Responsibilities to Development..................................................................................83 5.2.1 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and NHRIs.....................84 5.2.2 NHRI Constraints.........................................................................86 5.2.3 The Millennium Development Goals and NHRIs.....................86 5.2.4 Millennium Development Indicators........................................89 5.3 Development, NHRIs and Culture.................................................89 5.4 NHRIs, democratic governance and national development priorities.....................................................................93 5.4.1 Creating an Enabling Environment for UNCT: Human Rights, Development and Democratic Governance............................................................93 5.4.2 NHRIs and Poverty Reduction Strategies..................................94 5.4.3 Budget Analysis and Monitoring...............................................95 5.4.3.1 Decentralisation Initiatives.............................................98 CONCLUSION.............................................................................. 98 KEY MESSAGES........................................................................... 99 TOOLS IN THIS CHAPTER......................................................... 100 SELECTED REFERENCES........................................................... 101 5