Guiding principles for a Human Rights based approach on public services

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 10 December 1948, has set, for the first time, a range of fundamental human rights to be universally protected, including, in its 21st article, people’s right to equal access to public service; 

Symbolically, the 23rd of June is celebrated as the UN Public Service Day, once it was adopted resolution 57/277, on 20 December 2002, stressing the value of public service to the societies, necessarily built upon a strong foundation of values and principles; 

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, approved in 2015, established 17 goals that encompass human rights principles and standards in a comprehensive and ambitious approach to a global development framework; 

Human rights promotion and protection, along with the principles of freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of law, are common values shared by the EU Member States, as stated in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

See the document attached below.