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Access to Justice for Human Development. Fostering Democratic Governance. UNDP Strategic Plan 2008 – 2011: Inclusive Participation (electoral processes, media, access to information, civic engagement, E-governance,),
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Fostering Democratic Governance UNDP Strategic Plan 2008 – 2011: Inclusive Participation (electoral processes, media, access to information, civic engagement, E-governance,), Responsive and Accountable Governing Institutions, (parliaments, PAR, local governance/development, Justice), The values that our work is grounded on (human rights, anti-corruption, gender equality)
Strengthening accountable and responsive governing institutions’ Rule of law and access to justice in the strategic plan • Effective, responsive, accessible and fair justice systems promoting the rule of law, including both formal and informal processes, with due consideration to the rights of the poor, women and vulnerable groups’ • Fostering • democratic governance
The outcome Accessible and fair formal and informal justice systems for all with a focus on enabling poor and marginalized people to seek and obtain remedies responding to their grievances in conformity with the concept of rule of law and their rights. BDP Global Programme IV
Founding the strategy on a bottom up approach A strategy for the justice sector
ENFORCEMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY OVERSIGHT NORMATIVE PROTECTION GRIEVANCE LEGAL AWARENESS ENFORCING NAMING VERDICT/SENTENCE BLAMING CLAIMING ADJUDICATION LEGAL AID AND COUNSEL
Helen Clark’s statement at the Annual Session of the Executive Board May 27 2009: On the Annual Report for 2008: • strengthening capacities for MDG-based planning and monitoring; • support for justice system reform and the rule of law. • strengthening capacities to reduce, mitigate, and cope with the impact of violent conflict and natural hazards; enhancing national capacities to mainstream • environmental priorities into development planning.