Impact by Regions, Countries & Territories

UNDP’s Global Programme supports crisis-affected contexts across all regions to strengthen the rule of law and human rights. In this section, we present five regional overviews, detailing our priorities and approach depending on the context, as well as feature select country and territory results from 2021.

Five contexts from the list (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Mali and Yemen) illustrate the achievements of the Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law (GFP). In peacekeeping missions and transition settings, UNDP’s Global Programme works through the GFP to deliver integrated assistance with our UN partners.

GFP Global Focal Point Highlights

Africa

Arab States

Latin America & The Caribbean

Asia-Pacific

Europe & Central Asia

Political
Engagement

The rule of law is essential for sustainable peace and resilient economies, as well as for the prevention or recurrence of conflict. To prevent or address injustice, inequalities or democratic deficits, UNDP works with multiple stakeholders to operate in a way that is consistent with the rule of law and creates opportunities for all individuals to exercise their rights and access justice.

Institution
Building

The importance of strong institutions is more evident than ever as countries and communities respond to disruption, whether because of public health restrictions, climate change or political upheaval. Limitations on public gatherings and travel have revealed the need for institutions that are resilient to disruption.

Community
Security

2021 was a pivotal year that saw various developments affecting peace and security around the world. Civic space continued to shrink and the social contract between states and citizens was increasingly challenged, particularly during and after the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Facing distressing consequences of climate change, states and communities are forced to manage more cross-border conflicts, triggered by the displacement of people seeking increasingly scarce resources.

Human Rights
Systems

The scope of human rights challenges is widening, from eroded public trust and shrinking civic space to ongoing inequality and human rights impacts in the socio-economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and emerging risks in the digital sphere. National human rights institutions (NHRIs), along with other human rights defenders, are facing rising and sophisticated forms of reprisals for carrying out their work.

Access to
Justice

Sustainable Development Goal 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) of the 2030 Agenda highlights the importance of access to justice for all for the development of peaceful and inclusive societies. Meaningful access to justice can only be achieved when people know their rights, have the opportunities, agency and capacities to claim them, and have access to independent, inclusive and people-centred justice systems that will respond in a timely, fair and effective manner.

Transitional
Justice

Without justice, there can be no lasting peace. In post-conflict, crisis-affected and fragile contexts, truth-seeking initiatives and reconciliation efforts are essential to bring peace to affected communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down transitional processes as states prioritized their response to the health crisis and measures to support the economy.

Gender
Justice

In 2021, the continued erosion of democracy and the spread of authoritarian trends in politics in many parts of the world contributed to a backlash against women’s rights. The COVID-19 crisis has reversed some of the hard-won gender parity gains by exacerbating pre-existing inequalities and power imbalances. It has also caused a dramatic increase in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). All these challenges have been particularly acute in conflict, fragile and crisis-affected settings.

Innovation

New ideas and new strategies are critical to building sustainable and effective development approaches that really meet people’s needs. Technologies and globalization raise new human rights concerns and threaten the rule of law. Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to limit people’s access to basic services. UNDP connected expertise across the globe to learn and adapt. Creating a culture of curiosity and experimentation, these efforts ensured that local needs and expertise were combined with emerging models to bring strategic thinking to people-centred development goals.

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Finances

Since 2008, the Global Programme on Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights for Sustaining Peace and Fostering Development has provided assistance on rule of law and human rights in over 50 countries, territories, and regions. The current operational phase of the Global Programme began in January 2017 and was completed in 2021. This section provides an overview of our financial support mobilized and delivered in 2021, as well as over the lifetime of the Global Programme. Further, this section provides an overview of the country/territory project allocations made, as well as the 2021 budget for programme and policy work undertaken by UNDP’s Rule of Law, Justice, Security, and Human Rights team with detailed activities that were delivered (both globally and at the country/ territory level). We are thankful to our partners for their sustained investments in the Global Programme and look forward to future engagement during the phase IV (2022-2025) of the Global Programme on Rule of Law and Human Rights.

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Investing in the Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law (GFP)

Funding allocated to the GFP in 2021: $14,142,586

Funding allocated to the GFP since the start of Global Programme Phase III in 2016: $45,246,326

2021 Contributions

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SALIENT United StatesTOTAL$39,399,407.95(USD) The Netherlands* UNDP Core/TRAC Funds Switzerland Canada Norway MDTF - Human Rights Mainstreaming/DCO JapanUnearmarked Contributions$10,472,327.00Earmarked Contributions$28,927,080.95

In-Kind Contributions

Sweden: loaned staff (2 posts from FBA)

*Received contribution in late 2021 from the Netherlands for forthcoming Phase IV programming starting in early 2022.

Lifetime Contributions
2008-2021

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Total Mobilized Resources: $384,408,321

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  • United States*
  • Netherlands
  • CPR-TTF
  • Sweden
  • UNDP CORE Funds
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
  • UN Action MPTF (Team of
    Experts CRSV)
  • Norway
  • SALIENT
  • Denmark
  • Belgium
  • MDTF - Human Rights Mainstreaming/DCO
  • France
  • Luxembourg
  • Qatar
  • Ireland
  • UNHCREOSGAustriaPrivate contribution

*Does not include 2016-2020 United States/INL contribution for the various CBARD: Community Based Agricultural Rural Development projects in Afghanistan (total = $85,397,290.00 USD).

**Do not display percentages on AR Design, this is only for generating the calculation/graph formula.

2021 Pipeline & Earmarked
Consolidated Amounts

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TOTAL COMBINED RESOURCES: $34,308,870.59 (USD)TOTAL PIPELINE ALLOCATION: $10,493,230.64 (USD)TOTAL EARMARKED MOBILIZED: $23,815,639.95 (USD)
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  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Regional Hub
  • Algeria
  • Arab States
    Regional Hub
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • ASEAN
    (Judicial Network)
  • Asia Pacific
    Regional Hub
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic (CAR)
  • Colombia
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  • Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Hub
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Eswatini
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea (Conakry)
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Indonesia (multi-country initiative)
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Hub
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal (multi-country initiative)
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Paraguay
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tunisia
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen

2021 Overall Support

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TOTAL: $4,723,455 (USD)

  • Technical Capacity
  • Policy Development
  • Policy Development
    (Human Rights)
  • Policy Development (GFP)
  • Policy Development (Business and Human Rights)
  • Knowledge Management
  • Global Capacity Building Grants and Responsible Party Agreements (Health Through Walls; UN DPO)
  • Programme Support
  • Support Costs (GMS 8%)

Delivery Rate 2021

Opening 2021 Budget
$16,187,994

HQ/RH total
$4,723,455

CO Non-Pipeline total
$635,320

CO Pipeline total
$10,493,231

Combined TOTAL for RoL/HR GP
$15,852,005

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2021 Total
Contributions
$39,399,407.95

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Lifetime Total
Contributions
$384,408,321

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2021 Total
Earmarked
Allocations
$34,308,870.59

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2021 Overall
Support
$4,723,455

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2021 Delivery Rate

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