Rule of Law and Human
Rights Global Programme
Impact
Thematic focus
 = Global Focal Point

Africa

Arab states

Asia-Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Justice Futures CoLab

The Justice Futures CoLab was launched to promote new ways of thinking and approaching complex justice and rule of law challenges. The CoLab illustrates UNDP’s commitment and strategy to do more and do better (and differently). A more strategic, people-centred and rights-based approach is taken to ensure meaningful access to justice for all, starting with those most at risk of being left behind.

Human rights systems

UNDP continues to support strengthening national human rights systems (NHRIs). Independent, effective and pluralistic NHRIs are cornerstones of national systems to promote and protect human rights.

Anti-racism

In 2021, after racial justice protests and movements emerged in the United States and other parts of the world, the United Nations and its various funds, programmes and other entities also took up a renewed commitment to fight against racism and racial discrimination both within the organization and also through their approaches.

Business and human rights

UNDP has been supporting the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) since 2016. This support has involved programming across the three pillars of the protect, respect and remedy framework, engaging with states, business actors and civil society.

Community security

The global context has become ever more challenging with ongoing war, coups d‘état, attempted coups d‘état, turmoil and instability in several countries. In the midst of such widespread political tension and fragility, UNDP has stayed the course towards people-centred security by promoting solutions that strengthen state institutions in line with people’s needs.

Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law

The UN Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law (GFP) is a joint arrangement for delivery of the rule of law in fragile settings. Co-chaired by UNDP and the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO), GFP reinforces One-UN approach at the global and national levels to address violent conflicts, protect human rights and restore justice and security for people affected by crisis and conflict.

Regional overview - Africa

Venezuela

Impact by Regions,
Countries & Territories
Latin America and the Caribbean

In Venezuela, UNDP completed a pilot phase of the project aimed at designing a unified system for reporting crimes, misdemeanors and police actions hosted by the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace. A systemic approach to collecting complaints about crimes and police response actions aims to strengthen the response capacity of police institutions, enabling them to adapt priorities and allocate resources based on the evidence. The involvement of strategic actors in the development of the system ensured its relevance for all of the key parties. The National Police, the Ministry for Women and other agencies participated in technical working groups, validating the system at each stage of its advancement, assuming responsibilities for and ownership of its operations.

The new system for reporting crimes and recording police actions was operationalized through a digital platform where the information on violence and crime will be consolidated. In 2022, the design of the unified complaint form was completed, and institutional agreements were made to further develop the digital architecture and pilot the tool in the state of Aragua, prioritized by the Government. The system is expected to be applied nationwide.

Along with the unified system for reporting crimes, other digital tools and supporting products were either launched or designed with the objective to strengthen justice and security institutions in Venezuela. For example, UNDP supported the internal information system (SIETPOL) to enable the Ministry of Interior to monitor and evaluate police work.

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A meeting to present a unified system for reporting crimes, registering complaints and police actions to the security bodies of the State of Aragua

Photo: UNDP Venezuela

A training strategy on information management for the security forces was developed with UNDP’s support and institutionalized at the National Security University affiliated to the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace. In addition, a working group was established at the university to develop a specialized postgraduate course. Due to the managerial changes in the university administration, the launch of the training sessions and postgraduate courses was postponed to the first quarter of 2023.

UNDP strengthened the capacity of the National Office for the Integral Attention to Victims (ONAIVV), a body mandated to design and implement policies that address causes of violence,and to facilitate coordination between the Prosecutor’s Office, the Ombudsperson’s Office and agencies assisting violence survivors registered within the police forces of Venezuela.

UNDP provided expert and technical support to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the current model for victim care and draft procedural manuals for its improvement at all stages. UNDP contributed to the development of the information management system of ONAIVV that would generate strategic indicators to assess the effectiveness of the victim care model. A roadmap for this comprehensive support was finalized and the implementation is scheduled for 2023.

Overall, UNDP’s support for ONAIVV and other digital solutions for rights protection is a part of a broader vision to promote gender equality and prevent and address violence against women and girls through a human rights-based, gender-sensitive and intersectional approach to information management.

Key
results
  • UNDP completed a pilot phase of the project to design a unified system for reporting crimes, misdemeanors and police actions hosted by the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace.
  • A training strategy on information management for the security forces was developed with UNDP’s support, and institutionalized at the National Security University affiliated to the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace.
  • UNDP strengthened the capacity of the National Office for the Integral Attention to Victims to address the causes of violence and support the survivors.

  1. “UNDP and MPPIJP advance in the creation of a Single System for Reporting Crimes, Misdemeanors and Police Acts”, (21 September 2022). Available at https://www.undp.org/es/venezuela/noticias/pnud-y-mppijp-avanzan-en-la-creacion-de-un-sistema-unico-de-denuncias-de-delitos-faltas-y-hechos-policiales.