id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt news-002940 Desierto named chair-rapporteur of UN expert group finalizing first human rights treaty in nearly a decade | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame .html text/html 964 27 43 University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Desierto named chair-rapporteur of UN expert group finalizing first human rights treaty in nearly a decade Desierto named chair-rapporteur of UN expert group finalizing first human rights treaty in nearly a decade Published: November 02, 2021 Author: Colleen Sharkey Diane Desierto Diane Desierto, professor of law and global affairs in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, was named chair-rapporteur of the United Nations’ Expert Group on the Right to Development, with her official mandate starting in January. “If this treaty passes, it will underscore that human rights, not economic gain, is the motivation and the outcome of development,” Desierto said. cache/news-002940.html txt/news-002940.txt