Counter-Terrorism Technical Assistance Programmes

UN Development Programme. Institution-Building and Rule of Law

Technical Assistance Programme Description	Protecting and Promoting the Universal Values of Human Rights and Rule of Law: The justice sector programme of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is concerned with the independence, impartiality and fairness of judges, legal literacy, legal aid, and civic participation in legal and judicial reform. Key features of the work of UNDP in this area include: support to the development of national human rights action plans; application of the rights-based approach to programming; assistance for human rights initiatives involving civic education, awareness-raising campaigns, strengthening or creation of ombudsman offices and extension of human rights institutions to the sub-national level. In crisis countries, UNDP addresses security sector and transitional justice reform in a holistic manner to ensure physical security, equity, due process, maintenance of public order and enforcement of the rule of law. To achieve these outcomes, UNDP promotes and supports the strengthening of justice and security sector policy and activities. POGAR: UNDP and the Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) launched the Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR) in 2000. POGAR was developed at the request of Arab governments and specifically addresses national and regional needs and concerns. It is dedicated to the promotion and development of good governance practices and related reforms in the Arab states and works in partnership with key governance institutions including legislatures, judiciaries, and civil society organizations to identify needs and solutions. POGAR's activities include rendering policy advice, engaging in institutional capacity building, and testing policy options through pilot projects. They are built upon three main concepts: 1. Participation; 2. Rule of Law; and 3. Transparency and Accountability.
Technical Assistance Methodology	The human rights-based approach to development is an inter-agency concern in which UNDP: -- Reflects the full mandate of the UN for peace, security and human development into which human rights considerations can be mainstreamed; -- Considers lack of access to justice as a defining characteristic of human poverty, a challenge to be overcome through rights-based approaches; -- Coordinates among UN agencies, thus enabling it to introduce rights-based approaches throughout UN country teams in support of the Secretary General's Action 2 Reform Programme (2004), a global programme designed to equip UN interagency country teams to work with Member States, at their request, to bolster their national human rights promotion and protection systems.
Technical Assistance Eligibility	UNDP programmes are available to all States
Organization's Member States	UN Member states (192)

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