The report of the independent expert on the effects of economic reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights has been issued (A/62/212). The report provides an update on progress in developing guidelines to serve as a voluntary policy framework for States as well as national, regional and International Financial Institutions to help them take into account human rights obligations, in their assessments of the implications of debt repayments operations and economic reform policies and their impact on the protection and implementation of these rights. UN Pulse Permanent Link: Human rights and economic reform