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Strengthening the Rule of Law in the oPt: Justice and Security

for the Palestinian People (2014-2017)

Annual Work Plan 2015

January 2015

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

AGO

BPPS

CCE

CSO

Attorney-General’s Office

Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (UNDP)

Centre for Continuing Education (Birzeit University)

Civil Society Organisation

COGAT

CWLRC

EUPOL COPPS

Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories

Centre for Women’s Legal Research and Consulting

EU Police Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support

GBV Gender-Based Violence

HJC

IC

ILF

IOL

JCW

IWS

LTF

M&E

MOJ

High Judicial Council

Individual Contractor

International Legal Foundation

Institute of Law (Birzeit University)

Jerusalem Centre for Women

Institute of Women’s Studies (Birzeit University)

Legal Task Force

Monitoring & Evaluation

Ministry of Justice

MOSA Ministry of Social Affairs

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MOWA Ministry of Women’s Affairs

NDC

NGO

NCJJ

NRO

OHCHR

oPt

PAPP

PBA

PCBS

PCP

PNA

PLC

PWA

PPMU

ROL

RRF

Sida

NGO Development Centre

Non-Governmental Organisation

National Committee on Juvenile Justice (MOSA)

Netherlands Representative Office

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Occupied Palestinian Territory

Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (UNDP)

Palestinian Bar Association

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Palestinian Civil Police

Palestinian National Authority

Palestinian Legislative Council

Palestinian Water Authority

Planning and Project Management Unit (HJC/AGO/MOJ)

Rule of Law

Results and Resources Framework

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

SCYS

UNDP

UN Women

WCLAC

Supreme Council for Youth and Sport

United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling

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I. Introduction

This 2015 annual work plan for the UNDP/UN Women Joint Programme, Strengthening the Rule

of Law in the oPt: Justice and Security for the Palestinian People (2015-2017) was presented to

the Programme Board for endorsement in December 2014, in accordance with the commitments

of the implementing UN agencies. The annual work plan is aligned with the seven outcomes of

the Joint Programme and presents agreed activities which will be taken forward in the coming 12

months. Crucially, the work plan will provide the primary framework against which the Joint

Programme will be held accountable for, and report on, all activities undertaken and results

achieved in the course of 2015.

The 2015 work plan reflects a mixture of inception activities for new initiatives to be further

developed during the lifespan of the programme, reinforcement activities to deepen the prior

achievements of the implementing UN agencies in support of strengthening the rule of law,

justice and security in the oPt.

It should be noted that an additional component in this work plan, which follows the elaboration

of work under Outcome 3 (Gaza), specifically reflects planned activities to be undertaken in the

context of emergency support to early recovery efforts in the Gaza Strip as they relate to pressing

needs in the rule of law arena. This component was established in response to the 2014 war on

Gaza, and made possible with additional financial support from the Government of The

Netherlands.

Section II of the work plan provides a brief and non-exhaustive narrative overview of the

planned support under each programme outcome (as well as the Gaza early recovery

component), bearing in mind that many activities also cut across several outcomes and outputs of

the Joint Programme. Section III meanwhile presents more detailed activity tables for each

programme outcome and output. These tables contain lists of the planned activities, complete

with explanations of the associated timescales and budgets per Outcome for 2015. While

interventions are consistent with the results and resources framework of the Joint Programme,

detailed activities - and the sequencing of these - are based on deliberate and extensive

consultation with national counterparts and other representatives of the Programme Board.

II. Brief overview of planned activities per Outcome for 2015

Outcome 1: Capacity of justice and security institutions strengthened and linkages forged

In 2015, activities under Outcome 1 of the Joint Programme will focus in part on inception work

with the programme’s main institutional partners. In this respect, the Joint Programme will

concentrate on the establishment of structures and projects that meet the pressing needs of

partner institutions and provide a framework for ongoing capacity building and knowledge

transfer as the Joint Programme matures and scales up activities over the course of its

implementation.

In the Ministry of Justice, for instance, the Joint Programme will work to support the capacity

development of the MoJ’s Planning Unit and raise its operations to the level required to carry out

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its proper functions in the years ahead. Similarly, the Joint Programme will support the

establishment of a Human Rights Unit in the Attorney-General’s Office, and a Planning and

Project Management Unit (PPMU) in the High Judicial Council of the shari’a courts, including

key positions on project management, human rights expertise and communications.

In addition in 2015, the Joint Programme will work to undertake important baseline capacity

needs assessments (e.g. in relation to the Inspections Unit of the High Judicial Council and the

Judicial Police) which will enable the programme to refine interventions in support of

institutional partners, and ensure focussed, strategic and effective development of relevant

departments.

As indicated, many of the activities under the Joint Programme also build on the prior

interventions of UNDP and UN Women, including in relation to well-established partnerships

with the Palestinian rule of law institutions that comprise the bulk of beneficiaries under

Outcome 1. In this regard, the Joint Programme will work in 2015 to deepen existing work with

these partners, including via support to entrench the sustainability of established PPMUs,

enhance the MIZAN2 case management system, expand Court Information Points, and extend

institutionalised diploma programmes (notably the Legal Skills, Administrative Skills, and

Middle Management Diplomas) to a broader range of institutional partners. Reviews and

assessments conducted in the context of the implementing UN agencies’ earlier support (such as

the Management and Organisational Review of the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission)

will also translate in 2015 into concrete programming support to implement their

recommendations.

Importantly under Outcome 1 - and linked closely with the additional Gaza early recovery

component - the Joint Programme in 2015 will work to promote confidence-building and

technical cooperation between Palestinian rule of law institutions in the context of the national

reconciliation agenda led by the competent authorities, with a special focus on legal

harmonisation and reintegration of rule of law institutions (see more below), as well as strategic

coordination in relation to the implementation of sector development plans.

Outcome 2: Civil society contribution to rule of law and community access to justice

enhanced

In 2015, activities under Outcome 2 the Joint Programme will focus on scaling up work with

civil society counterparts in the West Bank with a strong focus on legal aid and assistance for the

most vulnerable groups such as women, children, and Palestinians living in Area C and East

Jerusalem. This work builds on the previous work of the implementing UN agencies, and reflects

the very real need for grass roots legal aid for individuals and communities bearing the brunt of

the Israeli occupation and its broader impact on Palestinian communities.

To ensure a more systematic approach to civil society legal assistance, the Joint Programme will

work to link legal aid providers into existing networks and coordination mechanisms for cases

arising under Israeli jurisdiction, and will work to establish a legal aid network of providers

(similar to that already established in Gaza) for those working under Palestinian jurisdiction.

Legal aid service delivery in the West Bank will be reviewed by having the first audit of legal aid

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services provided to beneficiaries. To ensure that the role of the informal justice sector is taken

into account, the Joint Programme will work to develop an informal justice engagement strategy

with focus on human rights, especially for women and children, building on a previous study

conducted by UNDP.

Working towards the institutionalisation of a more formal and sustainable legal aid structure, the

Joint Programme will work with the PBA in 2015 to develop and implement a strategy for a pro

bono scheme, and to encourage the enrolment of additional lawyers in PBA’s continuous training

programmes. The establishment of a Planning and Project Management Unit at the PBA, with

support from UNDP-seconded expertise, is designed to catalyse these and other development

efforts within the PBA.

In 2015, the Joint Programme will support the establishment of one additional university-based

legal aid clinic, and will work with CSOs and the media to build their capacity to monitor justice

and security sector institutions with a view to enhancing civilian oversight and supporting CSO

advocacy activities. Also linked with the national reconciliation agenda, the programme will

conduct a comprehensive study of legislative developments in Palestine since 2007 and will

conduct validation workshops with the participation of legal professionals from both the West

Bank and Gaza.

Outcome 3: Civil society contribution to the rule of law and community access to justice in

the Gaza Strip enhanced

In 2015, activities under Outcome 3 of the Joint Programme will continue to focus heavily on

engaging civil society to ensure access to justice for the most vulnerable communities in Gaza.

The programme will maintain its focus on the establishment of a functional legal aid scheme in

Gaza, while significantly scaling-up the provision of legal aid services through the ‘Awn Access

to Justice Network’, an umbrella of 20 civil society organisations and academic institutions, led

by the Palestinian Bar Association in Gaza.

The Joint Programme will support CSO partners to undertake legal aid service provision for poor

and vulnerable community members, including those affected from the recent Israeli military

offensive on Gaza, and strengthen the capacity of Awn Network to enhance coordination, data

collection and referral systems between CSOs and other relevant agencies and organisations.

Further, the Programme will continue to provide capacity development support to individual

network members and work to ensure the sustainability of the Awn Network. The programme

will also work to strengthen the unique system of cooperation that was successfully established

over the last four years between formal and informal justice mechanisms to uphold rule of law,

gender justice and increase compatibility with international human rights instruments and justice

principles. Given that women are the most vulnerable group in Gaza, the programme will invest

in strengthening gender justice and advancing women’s rights before the shari’a courts, which

remain a primary determinant in women’s issues.

In 2015, efforts to improve the quality of legal practice will remain part of the Joint

Programme’s strategy in Gaza as a parallel track for improving the quality of justice processes.

The Joint Programme will moreover strengthen the newly established PPMU at the PBA to serve

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Awn Network partners and further support the PBA’s institutional development. Continuous

education programmes for practising lawyers will also be scaled up, and particular focus placed

on strengthening the role, capacities and engagement of female lawyers. More broadly, the

programme will support its CSO partners to deliver legal literacy, and public legal awareness

programmes across the Gaza Strip with particular outreach to the affected areas.

The Joint Programme will continue to support regular information sharing meetings related to

legal awareness and legal literacy at the grassroots level through the mobile legal clinics scheme,

focussing as far as possible on vulnerable groups and with special attention to advancing the

rights of women and children. More limited work will be undertaken in relation to justice and

security sector oversight and further developing the capacities of local CSOs on monitoring and

reporting skills.

To ensure accountability for human rights violations, the Joint Programme will engage in

innovative legal advocacy, networking, and monitoring initiatives, adopting a targeted approach

in support of seven CSOs, including media organisations. In this regard, the programme will

seek to engage selected journalists and jurists on using social media outlets and ordinary media

tools in awareness raising and justice sector oversight.

Finally, with a view to militating against divergence of the Palestinian legal system brought

about by geopolitical division, in terms of both administrative procedures and legislative

framework, the Joint Programme will facilitate civil society efforts to accelerate knowledge

sharing and contact between West Bank and Gaza CSOs, law schools, law students, academics,

lawyers and PBA branches. The programme will also support civil society efforts to document

and analyse all legislative developments took place during the years of division in the West Bank

and Gaza and propose a vision for a unified legal system.

Gaza early recovery component: Rule of law in the Gaza Strip reinforced as part of 2014

early recovery plans

Israel’s military offensive in Gaza from July to August 2014 transformed around 500,000

Palestinian people from Gaza into IDPs, and pushed levels of vulnerability to their peak,

compounding existing problems of high poverty and unemployment. The war hampered people’s

access to justice and rights in the extreme, including in relation to access to basic services.

Women and girls have been left especially vulnerable, with levels of violence and sexual

exploitation now on the rise and issues of forced marriage and child custody increasingly

pertinent. Vulnerable groups, particularly IDP’s and returnees, are in dire need of legal assistance

in relation to housing, land and property issues, including eligibility for reconstruction,

inheritance, compensation rights, documentation and property leases.

This additional component of the Joint Programme is designed to enable the implementing UN

agencies to scale up their early recovery efforts in Gaza, both to address the immediate legal and

protection needs that have emerged as a result of the conflict, especially for women and children,

and to foster a process of national reconciliation. The component essentially serves on the one

hand to boost previously planned activities to meet the now greater needs caused by the recent

conflict (e.g. via an emergency legal support programme), and on the other hand includes new

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activities designed to meet new recovery needs in the wake of the conflict (e.g. via the Quick

Impact Facility, which will support emergency reconstruction and rehabilitation). Activities

under this component will be completed six months.

Under this component, the Joint Programme will support additional community legal clinics to

render free legal aid services for individuals most affected by the war, and will support better

outreach via mobile legal aid clinics. Activities will strengthen the Awn Network’s capacity to

ensure coordination and conduct ‘problem solving’ sessions with authorities, CSOs, and informal

justice actors to develop context-specific solutions to pressing legal problems facing women,

children and other marginalised groups.

As noted, the Joint Programme will establish a ‘Quick Impact Facility’ to support partners,

including Awn Network members, to carry out minor repairs to their premises and purchase new

furniture and equipment. For organisations that suffered from complete destruction, this facility

will cover short to medium-term rental costs to enable these organisations to have functioning

offices and become operational as quickly as possible. Support will not be limited to legal aid

and reconstruction, however, but will also focus on supporting the fragile Palestinian

reconciliation agreement and enhancing public confidence in justice institutions. Activities will

therefore be geared towards the reintegration of core rule of law institutions, and harmonisation

of legal frameworks. In line with this, activities will assume an inclusive approach to enhance

community participation in justice and security decision making processes, and supporting

dialogue between civil society organisations based in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.

Under this output, preparatory steps will be undertaken to identify approaches for legal

harmonisation while working towards a cohesive body of national law. This will involve an

assessment of the degree to which current bodies of law diverge from one another, and the extent

to which existing laws in Gaza and the West Bank meet with international standards.

In terms of efforts to advance institutional reintegration, the Joint Programme will focus under

this Outcome on the Ministry of Justice, the Palestinian Civil Police, the Attorney-General’s

Office, the High Judicial Council and the shari’a courts. In line with other sectorial assessments

already undertaken, the Joint Programme will conduct a comprehensive assessment of available

justice sector human resources to provide a strong empirical baseline to support the reintegration

of the core rule of law institutions. Such an assessment will examine similarities and differences

in mandates and functions, as well as the approaches taken to administrative decision-making

and case processing used in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Outcome 4: Gender responsiveness of justice, security and legislative actors strengthened

In 2015, activities under Outcome 4 of the Joint Programme will continue to support justice

sector institutions in strengthening their capacity to develop gender responsive laws, policies and

strategies. Previous support to the Ministry of Justice via seconded gender expertise will be

extended also to the HJC, the shari’a courts, PBA, and the PMF. These institutions will have

gender focal points who will engage with the Joint Programme’s ‘gender committee’ with the

aim of strengthening gender mainstreaming across their respective institutions. In this sense, the

Joint Programme’s ‘gender committee’ will serve in 2015 as a platform to facilitate the

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engagement of justice sector institutions with each other to help implement gender responsive

policies and procedures and help resolve obstacles or overcome emerging and existing gaps.

In 2015, interventions will continue to concentrate on the development and implementation of

policy and regulatory frameworks tailored to address gender equality gaps within the justice and

security institutions, embedding within the same institutions the capacity to identify, analyse and

address such gaps. Special attention will be given to judicial and security officials’ acquisition of

transformational leadership skills integrating gender competences in their field of work.

Acknowledging the importance of the ratification of CEDAW in 2014 the joint programme will

support relevant stakeholders with the CEDAW implementation and reporting process,

promoting a multi-sectoral approach.

Outcome 5: Women and girls access to justice and security improved by ensuring

accountable service provision to prevent, protect and respond to violence, and by

addressing their broader legal needs

In 2015, activities under Outcome 5 of the Joint Programme will work towards systemising and

standardising justice and security services delivered to women and girls, including those

threatened by or experiencing violence. In particular, the Joint Programme will focus on

strengthening policing, prosecutorial and judicial services in relation to their responsiveness to

women and girls’ specific needs and rights, including in relation to cases of violence.

Building on previous work, networking initiatives and coordination mechanisms between police

and governmental and non-governmental providers of social and legal services for women and

girls victims of violence, suspects or witnesses, will be put in place, taking into consideration the

referral protocols already in existence.

In relation to the Public Prosecution, the Joint Programme will support implementation of the

AGO gender strategy; sensitisation of judges on gender and justice systems. Work will be

carried out to support the strengthening of existing, as well as the development of new, multi-

sectoral coordination mechanisms, thus increasing access and maximising justice and security

service outcomes for women. Meanwhile the Joint Programme’s partnership with the Ministry of

Women’s Affairs (MOWA) and the National Committee to Combat VAW will also be

strengthened to support the implementation of the National Strategy to Combat Violence against

Women with regards to women’s access to justice and security.

In terms of advancing legal aid services for women and girls in the West Bank and Gaza Strip,

the Joint Programme will scale up earlier capacity development initiatives, also through

including a specific component on gender and violence against women. The Joint Programme

will pilot the special guidelines for women’s legal representation drafted in partnership with the

PBA, and will provide a monitoring mechanism for assessing the impact of legal aid via formal

and informal justice outcomes for women and girls. Linkages between CSOs and the National

Observatory on Violence against Women will be strengthened for expanding monitoring

outreach encompassing results which concerns isolated communities. Capacity development of

ICHR and CSOs will be fostered to enhance gender-based analytical skills so as to produce

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relevant surveys and studies on women’s access to justice, also taking into consideration

informal justice systems and the situation of East Jerusalem.

Outcome 6: Juvenile justice and adherence to child rights improved

In 2015, activities under Outcome 6 of the Joint Programme will focus on a mixture of grass

roots legal aid and assistance, and institutional support to key actors working on juvenile justice

concerns. In terms of legal aid and assistance, the Joint Programme will continue support to civil

society legal aid providers to provide representation on juvenile cases. In complement to this the

programme will also provide assistance in 2015 to CSOs and universities to conduct human

rights and legal awareness activities and launch human rights advocacy campaigns.

The Joint Programme will expand work with the Ministry of Social Affairs to enable the

Ministry to continue providing legal aid for juveniles in conflict with the law and the

institutionalisation of the national referral system. As the legal aid service in the MoSA responds

to the increasing need of legal aid in the oPt, the Joint Programme will provide increased support

for two additional lawyers upon a needs assessment carried out by MoSA.

Under this Outcome in 2015, support will be provided to a range of security and justice sector

institutions to enhance children’s rights, including via legislative reform, provision of tailored

legal services, and the institutionalisation of mechanisms, policies and procedures related to the

children’s rights and needs. The programme will support the implementation of national policies

on juvenile justice by supporting the National Committee on Juvenile Justice and through

participating as an observer in that Committee. Capacity development support will be provided

to the PCP, AGO, HJC, MOJ and the shari’a courts. As agreed with the PCP, particular support

will be given to the Family and Juvenile Police Unit while also facilitating engagement with the

other actors above.

Given the forthcoming administrative merger of these two units, UNDP’s support to the Juvenile

Police will take place hand-in-hand with UN Women’s assistance to the FPUs. Initial

development of a strategy for the Juvenile Police and a policy framework, will be combined with

assistance to implement the relevant SOP and develop suitable tools for monitoring

developments and informing policy. Important links with the justice sector are cross-cutting

through Outcome 6, which will enable the PCP to benefit from the Programme’s broader

engagement on juvenile security and justice issues.

Outcome 7: Capacity of key actors and stakeholders to monitor progress and results in rule

of law development increased

The Joint Programme is committed to the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and

evaluation system that aims at ensuring the best value for money. This system builds on previous

work and draws on data gathered from partner CSOs and institutions. To this end, the Joint

Programme will work in 2015 to collect baseline data from both sides of the justice and security

equation (supply and demand sides). In partnership with the Palestinian Central Bureau of

Statistics (PCBS), the Joint Programme will continue to conduct follow-up data surveys to track

the performance of justice and security institutions, covering the main key institutions such as

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the Ministry of Justice, the High Judicial Council, the Attorney General Office, the Palestinian

Bar Association, and the Palestinian Civil Police. On the demand side, meanwhile, the Joint

Programme will conduct follow-up public perceptions surveys that gather information on public

awareness, satisfaction and trust in the justice and security sector actors and their services.

To ensure programmatic coherence in 2015, the implementing UN agencies will develop a

Monitoring and Evaluation strategy for the Joint Programme, which outlines how UNDP and UN

Women intend to measure results of the Joint Programme at different levels, its approach

towards building the capacity of institutional partners in M&E, and internal coordination with

regards to M&E. As detailed in the programme document, the Joint Programme aims to build the

capacity of the Palestinian justice institutions and CSOs in gathering, documenting, and

providing data that serve to monitor individual projects as well as the justice sector as a whole.

To this end, the programme will second a Monitoring and Evaluation coordinator within the

MoJ, HJC and the AGO, to support the establishment of a sustainable, functioning M&E system

in those institutions.

Over the course of 2015, the programme will additionally conduct technical training sessions

with CSO partners to enhance their in capacity to monitor, evaluate and report effectively. In

close coordination with CSOs, the programme will monitor the results of civil society projects

through a variety of methods including: participation in activities, review of narrative and

financial progress reports, sharing photos, beneficiary lists, case studies, and a project-level

beneficiaries’ evaluation to be done at the end of each project to measure the impact of project

activities on the final beneficiaries.

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III. Activities Overview and Timeline

Outcome 1: Capacity of justice and security institutions strengthened and linkages forged

Outputs (as mentioned in the

Results Framework)

Planned Activities Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1.1: MOJ’s technical capacity

strengthened in relation to planning, M&E, policy advice, capacity of legal

and administrative staff, legislative

drafting, legal aid institutionalisation, international legal cooperation, and

gender and juvenile justice

1.1.1 Support the review of the Birzeit University diploma programme in legal skills, ToT and

administrative and legal skills, including the nomination of participants and M&E

X X X

1.1.2 Launch of Birzeit University Training Courses X

1.1.3 Provide support to MoJ staff via the stabilisation fund

X X X X

1.1.4. Facilitate transfer of at least 5 staff onto MOJ civil service contracts X

1.1.5. Provide the MoJ PPMU with three secondees: Part time Planning Manager, Donor

Liaison/Project Manager, part time M and E expert.

X X X X

1.1.6. Support the MOJ in building a culture of planning across the institution through hosting of

official discussion with decision makers and employees. X

1.1.7 Provide current counterparts working with the PPMU with strategic planning, project

management and legal training (joint with other PPMU staff members)

X X

1.1.8. Strengthen the MOJ’s human rights protection/mainstreaming and legal aid capacity via the co-location of staff to support the development of the Human Rights Unit and the passage and

implementation of an amended Legal Aid Law

X X

1.1.9. Support the strengthening of the gender unit and juvenile file in the MOJ through providing

expertise, technical support and additional human resources via the stabilisation fund. X X X X

1.2: HJC’s technical capacity

strengthened in relation to planning,

donor liaison, project management, M&E, capacity of court and

administrative staff, further

development and implementation of MIZAN2, judicial inspections work,

execution of judgments and gender

and juvenile justice as well as support to the Crimes Corruption Court

1.2.1 Provide the HJC PPMU with Seconded Experts: 1Project Manager, 1 1Administrative Assistant,

1 part time M&E expert

X X X X

1.2.2. Provide the HJC with part time gender and juvenile justice expertise to commence work on establishing a human rights unit including coverage of gender and juvenile justice issues.

X X X X

1.2.3 Engage consultant to develop complaints handling system in HJC including referral process for

Inspection Department X X

1.2.4Support the HJC in building a culture of planning across the institution through hosting of official discussion with decision makers and employees

X

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1.2.5 Provide current counterparts working with the PPMU with strategic planning, project

management and legal training (joint with other PPMU staff members) X X

1.2.6. Provide the PPMU with needed office support equipment and furniture including operational item budget

X X X X

1.2.7. Provide two training courses for M&E counterparts at HJC

X X X

1.2.8. Recruit 1 Team leader and 1 Software Developer to extend the IT and Mizan2 to the HJC Notary

Public Department, through developing a centralized application to provide e-services online and link

it with the Land Authority, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Interior. X

1.2.9. Provide the HJC Notary Public staff with needed equipment for the hosting and implementation of the new software X X

1.2.10. Conduct three trainings for HJC Notary Public staff on the use of MIZAN2 X X

1.2.11. Establish a Court Information System through Mizan2: provide courts reception areas with

interactive kiosks that provide the public with basic court information and searching capabilities.

X X X X

1.2.12. Conduct two workshops for HJC staff on Mizan2 upgrades and new applications (Enforcement,

Finance, Notification) X X

1.2.13. Support the improvement and expansion of the Court Information Points (CIPs) to all district

courts (Improve; Nablus, Jenin, and Ramallah. Expand; Bethlehem, and Jericho) X X

1.2.14. Support the development of SOPs for the HJC Enforcement Department (assessment and

development of SOPS based on assessment) X X X

1.2.15. Conduct an assessment of the HJC business process with regards to Notifications X

1.2.16. Develop SOPs to consolidate processes with regards to Notifications based on the assessment

results X

1.2.17. Procurement of equipment and other logistical items related to the new SOPs.

X

1.2.18. Support the participation of HJC staff in the Legal Skills Diploma, Administrative Skills

Diploma, Middle Management Certificate and other continuous training opportunities, in particular in

relation to new laws.

X X

1.2.19. Undertake a capacity review of the Inspections Department, provide recommendations and

support their implementation

X X X X

1.2.20. Continue to support the outcomes of the current review of the Inspection Bylaw, including

support to the unification between the HJC and the Prosecution Inspection Department:

X X X X

1.2.21. Support the annual judicial conferences and court administration annual conferences

X X

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1.2.22: Support the refurbishment of the Corruption Crimes Court

X X

1.2.23: Assess training needs and equipment of CCC judges and support staff X

1.2.24 Provide training for CCC judges and administrative staff through the PJI and other local and

international institutions.

X X X

1.2.25Exchange and international forums and conferences X X X

1.3: AGO/PP’s technical capacity

strengthened in relation to planning, donor liaison, project management,

M&E, capacity of legal and

administrative staff, taking into account gender and juvenile justice

considerations

1.3.1: Support the Planning and Project Management Unit through provision of expertise in planning,

donor relations/project management and administrative assistance.)with progressive hand-over of responsibilities to AGO/PP staff (through ‘shadows’ and agreed upon indicators/timeframes for

knowledge transfer)

X X X X

1.3.3: Support the participation of AGO/PP staff in the Legal Skills Diploma, Administrative Skills

Diploma, Middle Management Certificate and offer other continuous training opportunities, in

particular in relation to new laws

X X

1.3.4: Support the development of M&E capacity, including organisational assessments, within the

AGO/PP through secondment of an M&E expert. (See Outcome 7 for details) X X

1.3.5: Train members of the AGO on M&E.

X

1.3.6: Develop juvenile justice strategic framework with the AGO/PP

X X X

1.3.7: Support the establishment of a human rights unit to provide ongoing capacity for gender and

juvenile justice as well as other human rights issues (fair trial standards, detention, complaints) X X X

1.3.8: Provide training for members of the AGO on strategic planning and project management

(gender sensitive) X X

1.3.9 Conduct consultation workshops with National NGO’s to discuss the work of the AGO, and

monitoring of national and international human rights treaty reporting.

X

1.3.10 Provide training on international human rights mechanisms, focusing on international treaties

and agreements signed by the State of Palestine.

X

1.3.11 Provide training on reporting of the justice sector on progress in the achievement of international standards in the work of public prosecutors and the judiciary X

1.4: Legislative drafting skills

enhanced across the legislative chain, with a focus on promoting and

protecting gender equality

1.4.1 Provide a legislative drafting expert and support the endorsement of the legislative drafting and

consultation manual by the Prime Minister/Council of Minister. X X X X

1.4.2 Support the organisation of awareness raising/training sessions for different PA stake holders concerning the legislative drafting and consultation manuals

X

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1.4.3 Integrate the legislative drafting and consultation manuals into Legislative Drafting Diploma and

Legal Skills Diplomas

X

1.4.4 Monitor processes used to develop draft laws and bylaws to ensure compliance with guidance on legislative process

X X X X

1.4.5 Hold consultation sessions between different Ministries and stakeholders including donors under the umbrella of the Prime Minister‘s office to develop a new consensus process for the development

and the amendment of laws.

X

1.4.6 Identify priorities for legal harmonisation / unification and support UNDP assessment processes

X

1.5: Specific needs of the shari’a courts identified and supported,

especially in the areas of planning,

donor liaison, M&E, electronic case management, capacity of

administrative and court staff, and

gender and juvenile justice

1.5.1 Support the establishment of a PPMU in the Shari’s courts, including three key positions; projects manager, human rights legal expert and communications officer

X X X

1.5.2 Support the Shari’a Counselling Unit through the deployment of legal experts in 5 courts, to ensure that the rights of all parties in a case are respected and taken into account.

X

X

X

1.5.3 Review and provide inputs to the draft Court Counselling Manual and integrate role of legal experts into methodology of the Court Counselling Units. X

1.5.4 Undertake an organisational and legal framework analysis concerning the Shari’a Courts with a

view to support the reintegration of a national Shari’a judicial authority and system X

1.6: The PCP’s technical capacity strengthened in relation to IT, M&E,

professional standards, internal

complaints mechanisms, and judicial notification and enforcements, taking

into account gender and juvenile

justice considerations

1.6.1: Recruit two software developer(s) and one software architect (IC contracts) for secondment into the PCP IT Unit

X X X X

1.6.2: Support implementation of the accountability strategy by the PCP in relation to the IGO, BGHR

and PSDD:

- Develop unit mandates - Develop unit organisational structures

- Develop job descriptions / job specifications

- Develop SOP / manuals of guidance

- Conduct trainings and TOT to operationalise the above

X X X

1.6.3: Support the implementation of the code of conduct for the PCP, together with EUPOL COPPS

(Conduct trainings on the Code of Conduct)

X X X

1.6.4: Undertake a comprehensive capacity needs assessment of the judicial police. Use assessment to

guide institutional development, help address identified needs and generate donor support to fill gaps

X X

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1.6.5.: Support the implementation of a streamlined, transparent and effective internal complaints

mechanism which includes reliable status and outcome updates/results for complainants:

Advocate for and facilitate adoption of the complaints mechanism proposed by UNDP and

EUPOL COPPS;

Complete and make operational the Electronic Complaints Management System, including

via appropriate trainings and module development.

Pilot the complaints mechanism in one district with a view to broader roll-out.

X X X X

1.6.6: Develop mechanisms to support proper MOI oversight of complaints handling and disciplinary

decisions of the PCP, and support PCP responses to independent oversight efforts such as those

provided by ICHR

X X X X

1.6.7: Support the participation of PCP staff in the Legal Skills Diploma, Administrative Skills Diploma, Middle Management Certificate and other courses as needed, in particular in relation to new

laws.

Complete Public Administration, Gender and Accountability diploma through Birzeit CCE;

X X X X

1.8: Institutional development of the Palestinian Anti-Corruption

Commission supported

1.8.1: Support the PACC in developing new national anti-corruption strategy (2015-2017) as well as other policy and planning instruments X X X X

1.8.2: Implement the recommendations of the organisational review (relating primarily to strategic

planning, management arrangements, IT and human resource capacity): Training and supply and

installation of IT equipment

X X X

1.8.3: Support the PACC in developing international and regional partnerships and support its

integration into regional anti-corruption strategies and compliance with relevant international

conventions and instruments:

Implementation of UNCAC

Networking with other regional initiatives.

South-south cooperation

X X X X

1.8.4: Further develop staff capacity, including through continuous training programmes and

knowledge sharing and exchange forums X X X

1.8.5: Support PACC efforts to raise public awareness regarding corruption and protection of whistle-blowers

Media and public awareness campaigns.

Partnerships with different organizations.

Support scientific studies and research on anti-corruption.

Training related activities.

X X X X

1.8.6: Support the PACC to establish an information and legal advice centre to serve the public X X X X

1.8.7: Support PACC efforts to amend the Anti-Corruption Law Nr. 7 (2010) X X

1.9: Coordination and cooperation 1.9.1: Support inter-governmental cooperation between the MOJ, HJC, AGO/PP, Shari’a Courts and X X X X

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amongst rule of law actors improved

with a focus on technical level

cooperation between justice and security sector institutions and support

to their efforts to clarify functional

mandates

other justice-related bodies,

1.9.2: Actively foster linkages between justice and security sector institutions, with a particular focus on improving cooperation between the PCP and the AGO/PP

X X X X

1.9.3: Support regular and periodic meetings among institutional focal points (UNDP secondees plus

permanent institutional counterparts)

X X X X

1.9.4: Support the focal points to identify required areas of cooperation and collaboration and

undertake joint efforts, notably with regard to strategic planning and M&E

X X X X

1.9.5: Support the Justice Sector Working Group to meet more regularly and effectively undertake

joint action on identified needs.

X X X X

1.9.6: Promote confidence-building between PA institutions and civil society through activities such as

cooperation on trainings participation in Programme Board, participation in consultations on

reintegration/harmonisation of laws and draft laws.

X X X X

Total Budget Outcome 1: USD 2,895,000

Outcome 2: Civil society contribution to rule of law and community access to justice enhanced


Results Framework)


2.1: Capacity of CSOs

strengthened to deliver quality legal aid services to vulnerable

individuals and communities, with

a focus on women, children and Palestinians living in Area C and

East Jerusalem

2.1.1: Provision of legal aid to Palestinian citizens and documentation of violations of IHL and HR by 14

CSOs (agreements signed in September/October 2014) X

2.1.2: Support CSOs to provide legal aid via grants, with an increased focus on ‘Area C’ and East

Jerusalem.

X X X

2.1.3: Support capacity development of CSOs (at least 2 substantive and administrative trainings) for

increased scope and quality of service delivery.

X X X

2.1.4: Engage media/social network outlets in awareness raising and public outreach

X X X

2.1.5: Undertake an audit of legal aid services provided under the Joint Programme to measure the

impact of the services provided on beneficiary’s access to justice and client satisfaction.

X

2.2: Quality of legal profession

strengthened to enhance community access to justice

2.2.1. Enhance the professional capacity of practicing lawyers through continuation of the PBA

education programme X X X X

2.2.2. Initiate a legal aid scheme including legal consultation and representation, for the PBA to provide

legal aid services to the public through developing eligibility guidelines, data base of lawyers’ experience

and skills for matching cases, information on legal aid service availability to courts, development of basic

X

X X X

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case management processes and documentation of consultations/advice/representation provided and

initiation of quality oversight mechanism.

2.2.3. Conduct an assessment to develop the PBA E-learning systems and electronic services.

X X

2.2.4. Raise awareness of the legal profession and Palestinian bar association regarding legal aid volunteerism to win support of the profession for pro bono legal aid scheme.

X X X X

2.2.5. Improve the system of governance and services presented by the PBA through establishing a

PMU (Projects manager, Public relation/project officer, Gender mainstream expert (see 4.1 below).

X X X X

2.2.6. Support the further development of legal education based on clinical and interactive learning

modalities, through legal aid clinics, moot courts and internships

X X X X

2.2.3: Facilitate academic exchange programmes for faculty members of law schools in the West Bank

X X X

2.3: Support an enabling legal

environment conducive to increasing citizen oversight and

community access to justice in the

West Bank

2.3.1: Build civil society capacity to engage and provide oversight of justice and security institutions

(grants) X X X X

2.3.2: Support greater linkages between justice sector CSOs and the ICHR on sharing information on

justice sector monitoring X X

X

X

2.3.3: Enhance civil society capacity to report and advocate on domestic legal policy issues, engage in

legislative reviews to achieve more democratic law-making processes and monitor impact of legal developments in West Bank and Gaza upon potential for legal harmonisation

X

X

X

X

2.3.4: Engage media in justice sector coverage. Develop capacities of selected journalists and jurists on

monitoring and reporting on justice sector issues X X X X

2.3.5: Increase civil society capacity on M&E with a view to conducting periodic reviews and impact

assessments on access to justice, including user surveys.(See Outcome 7) X X X X

2.4: Engagement with informal

justice actors and processes to increase observation of

international standards of fairness,

especially in relation to gender and juvenile justice

2.4.1: Validate study conducted under Phase I of the programme and its recommendations on models for

engaging with informal justice systems

X

2.4.2: Identify and engage ‘progressive’ informal justice authorities in a network to engage in a policy

discussion forum inclusive of CSOs

X

2.4.3: Provide ‘progressive’ informal justice authorities with tailored training on human rights, gender,

juvenile justice, relevant domestic laws, focused on how these standards can and should be practically

applied in context of informal justice systems

X

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2.4.4: Through network, develop and implement an informal justice engagement strategy to uphold rule of law and gender justice and increase compatibility with international standards

X

2.4.5:Support the promotion of women into positions of authority and decision-making in the informal

justice system

X

2.4.6: Closely monitor the impact of the programme’s interventions upon outcomes for women and

children

X X X X

2.5: Support harmonised approach to rule of law development in the

West Bank and Gaza

2.5.1: Facilitate knowledge sharing and contact between West Bank and Gaza CSOs, law schools, law

students, academics, lawyers and PBA branches

X X X X

2.5.2: Monitor legislative developments in the West Bank and Gaza and analyse prospects of a unified

legal system

X X X X

Total Budget Outcome 2 : USD 2,107,031

Outcome 3: Civil society contribution to the rule of law and community access to justice in the Gaza Strip enhanced


Results Framework)


3.1 Capacity of CSOs strengthened

to deliver quality legal aid services to vulnerable individuals and

communities, with a focus on

women, children and Palestinians living in Gaza Strip

3.1.1: Support CSO partners to undertake legal aid services provision for poor and vulnerable community

members X X X

3.1.2: Strengthen Awn Network capacity to sustainably enhance coordination and referral between CSOs

and other relevant agencies and organisations working on provision of legal aid and related services

X X

3.1.3: Maintain strong cooperation between formal and informal justice mechanism to uphold rule of law

and gender justice and increase compatibility with international standards

X X

3.1.4: Strengthen gender justice and advance women’s rights before Shari’a courts X X X

3.2: Quality of legal profession

3.2.1: Support the PBA’s continuous education programmes for practising lawyers

X X X

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strengthened to enhance community

access to justice

3.2.2: Strengthen the newly established Planning & Management Unit at the PBA to serve Awn Network

partners and support the PBA’s institutional development

X X

3.2.3: Support current and potential female lawyers to strengthen their role and prominence in the legal

profession and support gender justice

X

3.2.4: Strengthen legal education that is based on clinical and interactive learning modalities at law schools, through legal clinics, moot courts, etc.

X X X

3.2.5: Support the integration of paralegals into the legal aid system X X

3.2.6: Update knowledgebase and skills of PA judges and prosecutors

X

3.3: Support an enabling legal

environment conducive to increasing citizen oversight and community

access to justice in the Gaza Strip

3.3.1 Support CSO partners to implement initiatives on advocacy, oversight, accountability, and policy

Analysis

X X X

3.3.2: Support legal awareness and legal literacy

X X X

3.3.3: Engage media/social network outlets in awareness raising and justice sector coverage

X

3.3.5: Develop capacities of selected journalists and jurists on monitoring and reporting on justice sector

issues

X X

3.4: Engagement with informal

justice actors and processes to increase observation of international

standards of fairness, especially in

relation to gender and juvenile justice

3.4.1: Review impact of pilot approaches with regard to engaging informal justice actors, especially in

relation to women and children

X X

3.4.2: Provide ‘progressive’ informal justice authorities with tailored training on human rights, gender,

juvenile justice, relevant domestic laws, focused on how these standards can and should be practically applied in context of informal justice systems

X X

3.4.3: Through network, develop and implement an informal justice engagement strategy to uphold rule of

law and gender justice and increase compatibility with international standards

X X

3.4.4:Support the promotion of women into positions of authority and decision-making in the informal

justice system X

3.5: Support harmonised approach to

rule of law development in the West

Bank and Gaza

3.5.1: Facilitate knowledge sharing and contact between West Bank and Gaza CSOs, law schools, law

students, academics, lawyers and PBA branches

X

X X

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3.5.2: List all legislative developments took place during the years of division in the West Bank and Gaza

and analyse prospects of a unified legal system

X X X

3.6: Formal and informal justice

actors justice actors and processes monitored through the observatory,

with a focus on access and impact on

women and girls

3.6.1: Conduct one research on women’s access to justice and undertake two impact assessments of legal aid services in the Gaza Strip.

X X

3.6.2: Undertake an impact assessment of legal aid services to women. in the Gaza Strip

X X

3.6.3: Establish the observatory in Gaza and strengthen ICHR staff capacity, through making human

resource available, training and coaching, in collecting information and data on women and girls victims

of violence accessing, or attempting to access, justice, and in dealing, during their monitoring functions, with women and girls victims of discrimination and violence, including sexual violence, respecting

confidentiality and providing security for victims

X X X X

3.6.4: Conduct two studies with the scope of assessing impact of use of IJ by the Joint Programme on

women and girls and informing Joint Programme approach on IJS

X X

3.7: Awareness of GBV, legal rights

available justice, security and social

protection services and institutional

roles and responsibilities increased

amongst communities, CSOs and

professionals

3.7.1: Support partner CBOs and gender advocates in developing and conducting awareness raising multi-

sectoral prevention and early detection interventions targeting boys and girls in schools/ / education

institutions and youth centres in relation to GBV and VAW, rights and available support services.

X X X

3.7.2: Support the establishment of a pilot referral system for women and girls’ victims and survivors of violence (building on the experience of the national referral system developed/approved by the Ministry

of Social Affairs in the West Bank)

X X X X


Rule of law in Gaza Strip

reinforced as part of 2014 early

recovery plans


3.8 Emergency legal support

programme established

3.8.1 Provide legal aid services for vulnerable people and those affected from the recent war on Gaza.

X X X X

3.8.2 Provide support to the PBA and selected CSOs to establish mobile legal aid clinics

X X X X

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3.8.3 Strengthen AWN capacity to enhance coordination with other service providers (health, social,

psychosocial) and strengthen referral mechanisms

X X X X

3.8.4 Work with informal justice leaders and lawyers to provide enhanced mediation services

X X X X

3.8.5 Conduct ‘problem solving’ sessions with authorities, CSOs, infromal justice actors to develop context-

specific solutions to commonly arising legal problems for women, children and other marginalised groups X X X X

3.9 Quick impact facility established

3.9.1 Assess damage incurred to AWN network members’ premises and equipment X

3.9.2 Provide support for small repairs or temporary rent where necessary X X X X

3.9.3 Provide support for office furnishing and IT

X X X X

3.10 Local human rights

organisations accountability

activities supported

3.10.1 Support the technical capacity of CSOs to carry out innovative advocacy, community mobilization

and oversight.

X X

3.10.2 Support CSOs to conduct advocacy, mobilization, lobbying and oversight interventions

X X

3.10.3 Support CSOs to hold a comprehensive national dialogue on justice and security sector reform, while

involving decision-makers from both West Bank and Gaza

X X

3.10.4 Support networking mechanisms to protect legal community activists and rights defenders

X X X

3.11 Legal harmonization efforts

fostered

3.11.1 Comprehensive situation analysis and needs assessment of extent of legal divergence and possible

harmonisation mechanisms.

X X

3.11.2. Facilitate dialogue with relevant stakeholders on extent of legal divergence and possible

harmonisation mechanisms.

X X

3.12 Reintegration of core rule of

law institutions supported

3.12.1 Undertake a comprehensive assessment of available justice sector human resources in the West Bank

and the Gaza Strip and similarities and differences in mandates and functions, approaches taken to

administrative decision-making and case processing X X

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3.13 Documentation, reporting and

advocacy mechanisms on women’s rights within the Human Rights

framework strengthened

3.13.1 Conduct an assessment of women and girls’ legal/protection needs especially targeting vulnerable

groups such as women and girls IDP and living in overcrowded and women-headed households within the framework of UNSCR 1325, and CEDAW

X X X

3.13.2 Support partner CBOs and gender advocates in developing and conducting awareness raising multi-sectoral prevention and early detection interventions targeting boys and girls in schools / education

institutions and youth centres in relation to GBV and VAW, rights and available support services

X X X

3.13.3 Support the development of a pilot documentation and reporting system to provide base line data and information on Palestinian women’s rights’ violations under conflict in light of international UN

resolutions (UNSCR 1325 and UNSCR 1889) and relevant set of indicators

X X

3.14 Key governmental and non-

governmental service providers

and communities assessed as to women and girls’ needs for justice

and security and possible responses

3.14.1. Conduct sensitization workshops to mobilize cadres within justice and security institutions on the

provision of gender-responsive services, as well as on detection and response to VAWG cases in the

humanitarian context of Gaza.

X X

3.14.2. Conduct meetings with concerned institutions on the provision of legal/social/administrative assistance to women IDPs, women living in overcrowded households and women heads of

households/widows.

X X

3.14.3. Conduct sensitization sessions for men and women members of IDP committees within the

temporary shelters (UNRWA schools) on VAWG and available legal aid, justice and security services,

while fostering women’s leadership and peer -to-peer support to prevent violence and women’s human

rights violations.

X X

3.14.4 Support the establishment of a pilot referral system for women and girls’ victims and survivors of

violence (building on the experience of the national referral system developed/approved by the Ministry of

Social Affairs in the West Bank) X X X X

3.15 Capacity of service providers

to deliver tailored responses to women and girls survivors

strengthened

3.15.1. Monitor the response of formal and informal justice actors, as well as security actors to the

legal/protection needs of women as identified in the assessment X X

3.15.2. Delivery of training programme for PBA/CSOs lawyers on provision of gender sensitive legal

services tailored to the assessed legal/protection needs of women in Gaza (based on previous assessment)

(reference to activity 5.3.1 in the WB)

X X

Pilot integrated legal/social support services (as developed by the Mehwar Centre) provided by trained

lawyers/social workers and targeting women and girls identified within vulnerable groups and victims of violence in Gaza

X X X X

Total Budget Outcome 3b (Emergency Support Gaza): USD 1,002,000

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Results Framework)


4.1: Capacity of the MOJ, HJC,

shari’a(family) courts, PMF and PBA to develop and implement

gender responsive draft laws,

policies and frameworks strengthened

4.1.1. Supporting the MoJ gender committee in its support to MoJ legislative committee X X X X

4.1.2. Support the MoJ in their gender mainstreaming initiatives, including gender trainings for staff

X X X X

4.1.3. Work with the HJC gender committee to identify gender mainstreaming areas

X X X X

4.1.4. Conduct gender trainings for Court staff (HJC)

X X X X

4.1.5. Support the establishment of a PPMU in the Sharia’ courts:

Support three positions at the PPMU ( Projects manager, Human rights legal expert, communication officer)

Support the counselling units with legal advisors

Support a counselling unit with one counsellor

X X X X

4.1.6. Support the institutionalization of the relationship between the PMF and PA official bodies to increase

the retrieval rate

X X X X

4.1.7. Support the PMF in outreach activities to ensure stronger support to their beneficiaries

X X X X

4.1.8. Appoint a gender focal point to follow up on gender mainstreaming initiatives at the PBA

X X X X

4.1.9. Continue supporting the PBA gender committee in implementing their gender strategy

X X X X

4.2: Capacity of the MOI, PCP, AGO/PP, MOSA and MOWA to

develop and implement gender

responsive draft laws, policies and frameworks strengthened,

including guidelines and tools for

the rehabilitation of women and girls in conflict with the law

4.2.1: Support strengthening of MOI and PCP gender expertise to be applied to all aspects covered by the programme, via provision of technical support and secondment of gender experts, adopting on-the-job

coaching modality.

X X X X

4.2.2: Support MOI and PCP Gender Units in the development and implementation of a gender scoping

exercise informing the development of a gender strategy to promote and achieve greater equity for women

within the police and greater gender sensitivity of policing services

X X

4.2.3: Support PCP in developing in-house skills to conduct gender analysis of women and girls cases

received (by the Public Prosecution, governmental and non-governmental organizations) in order to assess, as well, challenges and remedies related to women’s access to the justice and protection.

X X X

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4.2.4: Support MOI and PCP in the development and adoption of gender sensitive recruitment/retention

policies, women’s careers’ development, police women networks, integration of gender in training,

application of gender considerations in police/security services infrastructure/premises, etc

X X

4.2.5: Support AGO/PP to develop a strategic vision to integrate gender in its work and to implement the existing Gender Strategy, together with M&E mechanism, via provision of continuous technical support,

including through recruitment of consultants working directly with the Gender Associate at AGO (shall the

post of Gender Associate no longer be funded by current donor, UN Women will support that position)

X X X

4.2.6: Support AGO/PP in developing in-house skills to conduct gender analysis of cases of women in

contact with the law in order to assess challenges and remedies related to women’s access to the Public Prosecution services

X X

4.2.7: Provide technical assistance in implementation of existing Memorandum of Understandings between

MOWA, MOSA, MOI, AGO, and PCP, and existing action plans

X X X X

4.2.8: Support capacity development of networking and leadership skills of women staff in MOI, PCP and

AGO

X X

4.3: Capacity of the Council of

Ministers and its sub-committees enhanced to include gender

equality principles and reflect

human rights norms and standards

4.3.1: Support strengthening of Council of Minister and its committees’ capacity to undertake gender impact

analysis of laws and to reflect gender and women's rights considerations into drafts X X

4.3.2: Provide technical assistance and capacity development on CEDAW and on drafting of reports (core document and treaty specific document) to the CEDAW Committee and other treaty bodies

X X X X

4.3.3: Second one human resource expert on gender impact analysis and on CEDAW to the Council of

Minister, providing as well support in the revision of draft/amended legislation, in accordance with national

legislative priorities, to ensure compliance with international standards relating to women and children

X X

4.4: Gender sensitive M&E

systems developed and implemented in the justice and

security sectors in conjunction with PCBS

4.4.1: Provide technical expertise applied to M&E within the justice and security sectors through the

programme, ensuring that M&E of women’s access to justice and security is monitored, and that monitoring

informs yearly planning. X X X X

4.4.2: Conduct baseline study (funds disbursed in 2014)

X

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Total Budget Outcome 4: USD 492,000

Outcome 5: Women and girls access to justice and security improved by ensuring accountable service provision to prevent, protect and respond to violence, and by addressing their broader

legal needs


Results Framework)


5.1: Availability, accessibility and appropriateness of policing

services (inter alia through the

FPUs) for women and girls, including those threatened by or

experiencing violence, improved

5.1.1: Support implementation and monitoring of FPU regulations and procedures, to protect and increase

accountability to women and girls, support development and implementation of right-based protection-centred coordination with Juvenile police (under unified Administration) and other Departments .

X X X

5.1.2: Support the implementation of the FPU Strategy, including in relation to capacity development /

training according to already developed training programme, information and data collection / storage /

management, coaching on use of risk assessment and management and other tools developed, coordination with MOSA and social and legal service providers for women and girls victims of violence.

X X X X

5.1.3: Provide support in application of minimum standard guidelines related to FPU equipment and

infrastructure for 10 FPUs, including in relation allocation and refurbishment of space

X X X X

5.1.4: Support sensitization of police on women’s specific needs, including needs and rights of women and girls victims of violence or entering in contact the law, reducing discriminatory attitudes and behaviours

X X

5.1.5: Strengthen coordination between police and governmental and non-governmental providers of social

and legal services for women and girls victims of violence, suspects or witnesses, and pilot existing referral system

X X

5.1.6: Support capacity development of police research unit(s) to collect and analyze information related to women and girls access to justice, whether victims, suspects or witness

X X

X

5.2: Availability, accessibility and

appropriateness of prosecutorial,

judicial and legal services for

women and girls, including those

threatened by or experiencing

violence, improved

5.2.1: Support sensitization of prosecutorial, judicial and legal services institutions and actors towards

women’s specific needs, including needs and rights of women and girls victims of violence, reducing

discriminatory attitudes and behaviours. X X

5.2.2: Support prosecutorial and judicial actors, and legal services providers in developing and applying

tools (e.g. operating procedures, guidelines, policy papers etc.) to manage cases, protect and increase accountability to women and girls, including for the prosecution of cases of domestic violence, ensuring

equitable investigation, representation and referral procedures

X X

5.2.3: Support prosecutorial and judicial actors in creating gender-friendly environment, including but not

limited to allocation of proper gender-sensitive space for women and girls accessing the justice chain

X X X

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5.2.4: Support networking events and partnership among governmental, nongovernmental and women’s

organizations to increase understanding, mutual trust and shared vision of women’s needs and rights when

entering into the justice chain, with participation of MOWA and MOSA

X X

5.2.5: Support development of a mechanism to collect and document gender sensitive statistics on cases

related to women, whether complainants, accused or witnesses, accessing the justice chain.

X X X X

5.2.6: Support strengthening of collaborative framework of joint efforts among justice sector institutions,

including on legislations that may affect women and girls, via gender expertise seconded to relevant

ministries and work of the programme pool of gender experts coordinated by a team coordinator

X X X X

5.2.7: Support fulfilment of State responsibilities in relation to women in prison and detention X X X X

5.3: Lawyers’ capacity to provide gender sensitive legal services and

rights-based advocacy for women

and girls strengthened and monitored.

5.3.1: Support regular delivery of training programme for lawyers on provision of gender sensitive legal services (as developed through UN Women, DFID-funded, Access to Justice project) for representing and

providing legal advice to women.

X X X

5.3.2: Support capacity development, including through coaching and exchange of experience, on rights-

based advocacy for defending women’s rights and representing them

X X X

5.3.3: Regularly monitor application of international standards when delivering legal aid and services to

women and the impact of the legal aid and services on women and children.

X X X

5.3.4: Conduct one assessment of impact on women and children of legal aid and services provided to

women X X

5.4: Tailored legal aid services

provided to women and girls

5.4.1. Provide legal consultation and representation for women through the programme CSO initiative and the legal clinics

X X X X

5.5: Awareness of GBV, legal

rights, available justice, security

and social protection services and institutional roles and

responsibilities increased amongst

communities, CSOs and professionals

5.5.1: Support awareness raising multi-sectoral (police / governmental and non-governmental service

providers) prevention and early detection interventions targeting boys and girls in relation to GBV and

VAW, rights and available support services

X

5.5.2: Support delivery of formal and non-formal education programme for children and youth to help stop violence against young women and girls X X

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5.6: Multi-sectoral coordination

and cooperation improved to

enhance, monitor and document women’s and girls’ access to

justice and security

5.6.1: Support codification, piloting and implementation of inter-sectoral mechanisms to detect and address

protection system gaps (e.g. serious case review)

X X X

5.6.2: Support development, application and codification of coordination mechanisms for women and girls'

protection and access to justice and security (e.g. case conference), involving, besides justice and security institutions MOWA and MOSA, and the National Committee to Combat VAW

X X X

5.6.3: Provide capacity development support to justice and security institutions as well as MOWA and

MOSA on coordinating for women and girls’ protection, security and access to justice, via JP gender experts’ team coordinator

X X

5.7: Formal and informal justice

actors and processes monitored

through the observatory, with a focus on access and impact on

women

5.7.1: Support ICHR staff capacity development in dealing, during their monitoring functions, with women and girls victims of discrimination and violence, including sexual violence, respecting confidentiality and

providing security for victims, to report cases of discrimination against women and girls, including through

confidential arrangements for reporting or targeted outreach, to conduct investigations and to handle complaints, in line with CEDAW

X X X X

5.7.2: Support strengthening of cooperation between ICHR and CSOs, ensuring that civil society actors

,CSOs and women’s rights organizations have the capacity to collect data and information for the

Observatory and become key partners of ICHR, including in providing relevant information

X X

5.7.3: Support, through secondment of staff and tailored training, enhancement of ICHR capacity to collect

data and information, enter them into available database, monitor and analyze them, including in terms of

human rights-protection responsibilities, and to apply this competencies when writing opinions, recommendations, proposals and reports to the government, Parliament and any other competent body

X X X

5.7.4: Conduct one study with the scope of assessing impact of use of IJ on women and girls through JP and informing JP approach on IJS X X

5.7.5: Conduct research on women’s access to justice in East Jerusalem

X X X X

5.7.6. Undertake two impact assessments of legal aid services on women X


Outcome 6: Juvenile justice and adherence to child rights improved

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Outputs (as mentioned in the Results

Framework)


6.1: Legislation related to juvenile justice and its

enforcement introduced/amended in line with

international standards and accession to CRC supported

6.1.1. Host workshops with the relevant stakeholders to discuss ways to overcome existing

challenges and problems in achieving juvenile justice (in the absence of ratifying the juvenile

protection law)

X

X

6.1.2. Support implementing the referral system developed by the MOSA

X X

6.1.3. Support the national committee on juvenile justice to have a more monitoring role in ensuring juvenile access to justice and serve as a platform to discuss emerging and existing

challenges

X X

6.2: Children’s access to justice improved

through tailored legal aid services and more

equitable informal justice processes

6.2.1. Provide legal consultation and representation for women through the programme CSO

initiative and the legal clinics

X X X X

6.2.2. Sign MoU between the MoSA and the PBA on providing legal aid for juveniles as part of the pro-bono PBA legal aid

X X X X

6.3: Institutional juvenile/child responsiveness

enhanced by ‘mainstreaming’ policies and procedures relating to children’s rights

6.3.1. Specialized Internal workshops for MOJ & HJC employees in the international standards

of the child and juvenile justice principles X

6.3.2. Meetings with the decision-makers and the planning team in the MOJ&HJC to discuss the mechanism of integration of the international standards of child justice and including its in

the polices and action plans of the units and Minimum Standard Guidelines MSGs for these

institutions

X X X X

6.3.3. Special and regular reports for measuring the compatibility of policies, procedures and

plans in the Ministry of Justice, HJC to include and mainstreaming of child justice issues, and the progress of the achievements .

X X X X

6.3.4. Plan's Models and special reports for the child justice issues in the MOJ&HJC X X X X

6.4: Institutional development of the PCP’s

Juvenile Police Unit supported

6.4.1. Conduct an initial capacity assessment of the juvenile police;

X

6.4.2 Support evidence-based planning to articulate a three year strategy for the Juvenile Police (in conjunction with the FPUs, as the administrative merger take place X X

6.4.3. Identify any supplementary training needs and roll-out a tailored training programme for

officers of the Juvenile Police Unit.(in collaboration with UNICEF)

X X

6.4.4. Support finalisation of Standard Operating Procedure and support implementation in all

11 district units. X

6.4.5. Provide police stations with updated lists of available legal aid lawyers for children in contact with the police

X X X X

6.4.6. Conduct a review of police records relating to detention of juveniles, diversion from

criminal justice system and use of non-custodial restrictive measures in lieu of detention

X

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6.5: Development and implementation of

specialised juvenile prosecution and court

services in both the regular and shari’a courts supported

6.5.1 Conduct trainings for Juvenile prosecutors on children rights, children international

standards and juvenile and child protection

X

X

X

X


Outcome 7: Capacity of key actors and stakeholders to monitor progress and results in rule of law development increased


Framework)


7.1: Enhanced national capacities to establish a

robust M&E, data collection, reporting and

policy-development strategy across the rule of law sector by providing technical support to

sustainably implement the strategy in each

institution)

7.1.1: Second M&E coordinator to support the development of M&E capacity within the MoJ, HJC and AGO

X X X X

7.1.1: Support the MoJ to implement the M&E plan and strategy and to provide needed data on the MoJ performance

X

7.1.2: Support the HJC, and AGO in developing an M&E strategy and work plans as well as

harmonised indicators for the justice and security sectors. X X X X

7.2: Capacity of PCBS developed to conduct

empirical knowledge products including public perception surveys, surveys of justice and

security sector data and other surveys/studies as

needed to fill knowledge and data gaps

7.2.1: Conduct public perception surveys to establish the extent to which Palestinians engage with

and trust justice and security institutions X

7.2.2: Conduct the justice and security sector monitor survey to track the performance of the justice and security sector institutions, identifying areas where additional efforts are needed, and

prioritising interventions accordingly X X

7.2.3: support the JSWG’s M&E thematic subgroup in developing and implementing harmonized

M&E/reporting framework across the sector X X X X

7.2.4: Editing, translating, printing, and disseminating the public perception survey and the justice

and security sector monitor. X

7.3: Capacity of CSO partners developed to

enhance their capacity to monitor, evaluate and

report on results

7.3.1: Conduct training session for CSOs on developing and implementing M&E strategies and

reporting on results X

7.3.2: Provide on-going advice and assistance to CSO partners to improve data collection and M&E

X X X X

7.4: A coordinated, programme-wide, results-based approach to monitoring, evaluating and

reporting on programme results adopted

7.4.1: Finalise programme-comprehensive M&E strategy for the three years duration of the joint programme. X

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7.4.2: Undertake regular M&E assessments of all activities and interventions (progress reports, data

collection and analysis, focus group discussions, field visits, spot-checks etc.) X X X X

7.4.3: Undertake the final (yearly?) evaluation of all activities from the beneficiaries’ perspective. X


TOTAL 2015: USD 9,550,531

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