4 TRANSITIONSDARFUR (SUDAN), GUINEA-BISSAU, HAITI, LIBERIA

PREVENTION/ SUSTAINING PEACE 5

BURKINA FASO, COTED'IVOIRE. THE GAMBIA,GABON, YEMEN

CONFLICT &POST-CONFLICT8

CAR, DRC, IRAQ,KOSOVO, LIBYA,MALI,  SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, SYRIA

GLOBAL FOCAL POINT FOR THE RULE OF LAW (GFP)

A COORDINATED UN APPROACH TO THE RULE OF LAW

A JOINT ARRANGEMENT FOR RULE OF LAW DELIVERY IN CRISIS SITUATIONS 

The Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law (GFP) is a United Nations platform co-chairedby DPO and UNDP that is designed to strengthen the provision of rule of law assistanceto address and prevent violent conflict, to protect human rights and to restorejustice and security for conflict-affected people. The GFP is a field-focusedarrangement that enables United Nations entities, including UNODC, UNHCR, OHCHR,EOSG, UNOPS, UN Women and others, to jointly pursue shared objectives, in accordancewith their mandates and capacities. GFP partners promote United Nations norms andstandards, including gender mainstreaming and human rights-based approaches. GFP coordinating platforms and working group arrangements are established both atHeadquarters and in the field to increase United Nations coherence, align strategies andprograms with national development plans, serve as a single entry-point for hostgovernments, and to achieve better results drawing on the expertise of the contributingagencies. Through joint assessments, planning, and programming, the GFP arrangement has beensupporting a coordinated UN approach to rule of law assistance, relying primarily onvoluntary funding and striving to increase impact and results by:

August 2019

LEVERAGEREDUCING ENCOURAGINGEXPERTISECOMPETITION  INNOVATION

GFP PARTNERSUN entities working on therule of law including DPO,UNDP, OHCHR, UNHCR,UNODC, UNOPS, UN Womenand the EOSG.

COVERAGEThe GFP operates in thefollowing settings: Preventionand/or Sustaining Peace;Conflict and Post-Conflict; andTransitions.

GFP MANAGEMENT TEAMUNDP Crisis Bureau Katy Thompson, Rule of Law, Justice, Security and Human Rights Team

katy.thompson@undp.org

UN Office of Rule of Law and Security InstitutionsDepartment of Peace Operations (DPO)Robert Pulver, Justice and Corrections Service, pulverr@un.org

Andrew Carpenter, Police Division, carpentera@un.org

GFP DELIVERABLES AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIELD

10 JOINTPROGRAMMES

including Central AfricaRepublic, Kosovo,

Mali, Somalia, DemocraticRepublic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Darfur, The Gambia

61 DEPLOYMENTSOF EXPERTISE 7WORKSHOPS

including UNPOL officers andexperts in corrections, gender

and programming to 14countries (January 2016 to July

2019)

54 including to Afghanistan, BurkinaFaso, Burundi, CAR, Côte d'Ivoire,

Darfur, DRC, Gabon, Guinea,Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Jamaica, Mali,

Liberia, Libya, Sierra Leone,Somalia, South Sudan, Timor

Leste, Yemen (since 2012)

organized by GFP forcountry-level staff and

contributed to trainingson transitions and

corrections

JOINT ASSESSMENTMISSIONS

PEACE OPERATIONSETTINGS

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICGFP partners jointly support therestoration of criminal justice andsecurity institutions, including theoperationalization of the nationalSpecial Criminal Court. These effortssupport the extension of stateauthority, the fight against impunityand the effectiveness of the criminaljustice system. At Headquarters, GFPpartners provide support to theReference Group on the rule of lawand the fight against impunity in CAR,chaired by Morocco, to garner politicaland financial support for the SpecialCourt and other rule of law initiatives.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGOGFP partners’ assistance to theProsecution Support Cells (PSC)accelerated trials in the military justicesystem. The assistance of PSC haveresulted in the conviction of 1019perpetrators, including 507 ForcesArmées de la RDC officials and 483armed groups members and civilians.More female magistrates weredeployed to the eastern part of thecountry in 2017. A total of 1,726 casesof sexual and gender-based violencewere registered and 643 judgmentswere delivered, resulting in theconvictions of senior militia membersfor rape and sexual slavery.. 

TRANSITIONSETTINGS

HAITIThe GFP joint rule of law programmeaims to:- Enhance public security via support tothe police, - Promote a more effective andtransparent justice system, - Improve access to justice and enhancethe prison administration. During transition periods, GFPpartners have provided integratedsupport to ensure that the vital gains inthe areas of police, justice andcorrections are sustained and thatdevelopment priorities are advancedjointly. 

LIBERIA

PREVENTION/SUSTAININGPEACE SETTINGS

THE GAMBIA

GFP partners successfully supportedthe transition process from UNMIL toUN Country Team partners that arenow implementing a well-resourcedjoint rule of law programme. As UNMILwas closing, the GFP arrangement wasinstrumental in developing the jointrule of law programme which ensuredthat the UN effectively sustainedcapacity development support. Theprogramme moves Liberia towardsdevelopment through access to justiceinitiatives and community securityservices for the Liberian People (2016-2019).

In December 2018, a GFP workshopwas held in Entebbe with rule of lawpractitioners from the Central AfricanRepublic, the Democratic Republic ofCongo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kosovo,Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, andSudan (Darfur) to further discuss thereview recommendations and identifyopportunities to enhance rule of lawstrategies. As a result of thisworkshop, a community of practiceplatform was successfullyimplemented for GFP colleagues toshare lessons learned and bestpractices in joint working.

WORKSHOPS

The UN, through the GFP and SSRTask Force, supported the country tocomplete a government-led andinclusive SSR assessment. Theassessment successfully laid thefoundation for developing a nationalSecurity Sector Reform Policy, andsubsequently a security strategy toaddress existing gaps. The UN supportis designed to connect and sequenceimplementation of SSR reforms withtransitional justice, access to justice,human rights and conflict preventionefforts.

ANNUAL ENTEBBE WORKSHOP