In the context of today's crisis, indigenous knowledge is critical to the search for new solutions, which link human development, human rights, peace and environmental sustainability.
The communique, published on Wednesday, added: "Alternative economic models and approaches exist that combine growth with human development and human rights in ways that are environmentally sustainable.
Through his capability approach, Sen connects human development to human rights (25, 26).
"We are confident that by 2017, when this Action Plan expires, Moldova will have advanced its European aspirations, its human development and human rights goals - and its national capacities.
Child survival, regarded by UNICEF as a key test of a nation's progress in human development and child rights, has improved considerably.
Just as in normal human development, however, the right stimulation can ward off certain behavioral problems.
Human rights, human development and human security are inextricably intertwined.
Last week, world leaders had a unique opportunity to bridge the false divide between human rights, development and environmental protection when they met in Brazil at the Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development.
Human rights and development must not be mutually exclusive.
Andy Whitmore, of the London Mining Network, an alliance of human rights, development and environmental groups, described Glencore's involvement as "shocking".
