Two new tools to support NHRIs on digital transformation and environmental rights
GANHRI, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have developed two new practical tools to help National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) address digitalisation and the right to a healthy environment.
Both tools were developed under the Tripartite Partnership (TPP), with support from the Government of Norway.
Digital Readiness Toolkit
The Digital Readiness Toolkit for NHRIs provides practical guidance to help institutions navigate digital transformation and strengthen their work in protecting and promoting human rights in an increasingly digital environment.
The Toolkit reflects the priorities, challenges, and day-to-day realities of NHRIs across regions. GANHRI contributed extensively to its development. A dedicated Reference Group of NHRIs from Honduras, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, and Uruguay helped ensure the Toolkit remains relevant, accessible, and firmly rooted in peer experience.
Monitoring the Right to a Healthy Environment
The Monitoring Tool on the Right to a Healthy Environment was launched at a side event during the GANHRI Annual Meeting in Geneva in March 2026. It comes in response to requests from NHRIs for practical monitoring guidance as environmental harms and their human rights impacts continue to grow.
The Tool offers a structured and adaptable framework for monitoring both the substantive and procedural elements of the right to a healthy environment, while also supporting broader NHRI action, including advocacy, investigations, complaints handling, and engagement with authorities and other stakeholders.
Developed with input from a reference group of NHRIs from different regions, the Tool was also piloted with the NHRIs of Georgia, Malawi, Paraguay, and Samoa, ensuring it is practical and adaptable across different national contexts.
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Editorial note: The Tripartite Partnership to Support National Human Rights Institutions (TPP) was established in 2011 by GANHRI, OHCHR, and UNDP, and further operationalized in 2017. In line with UN reforms, the TPP harnesses the collective strengths and comparative advantages of each partner to deliver coordinated, high-quality support to NHRIs that is jointly planned, delivered and evaluated. The TPP is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and operates within the framework of UNDP’s Global Programme on Strengthening the Rule of Law, Human Rights, Justice, and Security for Sustainable Peace and Development.