 Watch a video about UNDP efforts in rule of law featuring Yasmine Sherif, Team Leader, Rule of Law, Justice and Security, UNDP, discussing how UNDP helps rebuild legal and justice systems after conflict and reforms security sectors to provide a solid foundation for human development.
Rule of law is about providing justice and security — it is
about addressing human rights violations and nurturing
reconciliation. Rule of law provides the foundation for the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
UNDP works with police,
judges, prosecutors, elected and appointed civil authorities, and civil society organizations to ensure the safety of the state and its people by providing technical assistance in the areas of: political dialogue on justice and security topics;
capacity building for accountable, transparent and human rights-based institutions;
police reform; and human rights and rule of law training.
"A country without justice is a country without hope. The fair enforcement of just laws is more than a dividend of peace - it is a pre-requisite for an equitable society that restores dignity to all,"states BCPR Director Jordan Ryan.
 Learn more about UNDP Rule of Law initiatives in Strengthening the Rule of Law in Conflict/Post-Conflict Situations: Global Programme 2008-2011 (pdf).
 Find out more about UNDP rule of law initiatives in our Fast Facts: Rule of Law (pdf)
Judge Jacinta Correia follows her path to do justice in Timor-Leste
"I want to be a judge people can trust", is how Dr. Jacinta Correia started the conversation. Read more...
Improving access to justice for survivors of sexual violence in Darfur
Women victims of rape in Darfur used to be denied post-trauma medical assistance unless they agreed to complete Form 8. Read more...
Kosovo: A personal dedication to the rule of law - Nekibe Kelmendi’s husband, a prominent human rights lawyer, and her two sons were executed in 1999 during the war in Kosovo. Read more...
UNDP's support to the Haitian national police in the Southern Province (french), 2009
Read an article authored by Kathleen Cravero: “Recovery and the rule of law: what have we learned”
Gender Justice Conference - The role of the judiciary in promoting gender justice in African countries, Accra/Ghana, 2008
Addressing Sexual
Violence in Sierra Leone, 2008
Peacebuilding in Sudan, June 2006
Promoting the Rule of Law in Darfur as a UN Volunteer, February 2008
Rule of Law and Protection in Conflict: The Case of Darfur Sudan, 2006 (pdf)
Proposal
 Learn more about UNDP programming in our Donor Proposal on Conflict Prevention and Recovery (pdf).
POLICY
Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities, Report of the Secretary-General, 2008
Report of the Secretary General: In Larger Freedom - Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All, 2005
A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility - Report of the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, 2004 (pdf)
Report of the Secretary General: Rule of Law and Transitional Justice in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies, 2004 (pdf)
GUIDANCE AND LESSONS LEARNED
Policy Brief on Gender Sensitive Police Reform in Post-Conflict Settings, UNDP/UNIFEM, 2007 (pdf)
Preparing for a Security Sector Review, Lessons from Kosovo, 2006 (pdf)
UNDP Balkans Transitional Justice Assessment Survey, UNDP, 2006 (pdf)
Human Rights in UNDP Practice Note, UNDP, 2005 (pdf)
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Security Council Resolution 1820: One year after
Fighting impunity: addressing sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
 It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. She approached me when I was about to take a picture in the centre of Goma, the old run-down town on the northern shores of Lake Kivu. A beautiful girl in her late teens, timidly holding out her hand for a few Congolese francs. Panicky glances, a timorous encounter. Her nose had been cut off, but it is the despair and incomprehension in her eyes that still haunt me. Read more...
Combating gender-based Violence in Kosovo
“I know … that in my village there are three to four families suffering from violence. Two days ago a man beat his wife. She was all black with bruises. In another family, the husband beats his wife. His brothers beat her too. About two days ago the police came for this case.”Read more...
Liberia: making headway in addressing sexual violence
 The fighting in Liberia’s civil war is long over, but violence still echoes through the nation, affecting even the youngest Liberians. Recent studies indicate that about 75 percent of women have faced some form of gender-based abuse before reaching the age of majority. An estimated 85 percent of rape survivors are under 18 years of age. Read more...
 Listen to Maria-Therese Keating, Deputy Resident Representative in UNDP Liberia, discuss efforts to address sexual and gender-based violence in the country (streaming audio or mp3)
Sexual violence in Somalia: Resolution 1820 and Women’s Bar Associations
 Somalia has been in a state of war for over 18 years. In conflict and post-conflict countries such as Somalia where structures for the administration of justice have collapsed, the human rights of vulnerable groups such as women and children are even more subject to abuse. One of the major human rights violations perpetrated in Somalia is sexual violence against women. Read more...
Access to justice in Sri Lanka: addressing the needs of the displaced
Somalia has been in a state of war for over 18 years. In conflict and post-conflict countries such as Somalia where structures for the administration of justice have collapsed, the human rights of vulnerable groups such as women and children are even more subject to abuse. One of the major human rights violations perpetrated in Somalia is sexual violence against women. Read more...
Listen to Sharmeela Rasool, Project Manager in UNDP Sri Lanka, discuss UNDP’s efforts to facilitate women’s access to justice. (streaming audio or mp3)
Did you know?
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Since 2008, UNDP has rolled out its Global Programme on Strengthening the Rule of Law in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations in 13 out of 20 priority countries.
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New rule of law programmes were developed or scaled up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea Bissau, Kosovo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, and Timor Leste.
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BCPR allocated more than 24 million USD to rule of law programmes in conflict and post-conflict countries in 2008. Twenty five percent of this funding is dedicated to gender specific activities to strengthen justice and security for women and girls.
Yasmine Sherif, Team Leader, Rule of Law, Justice and Security, UNDP, discusses UNDP's rule of law achievements in 2008 (streaming audio or mp3)
Making headway in supporting the rule of law and access to justice for the Palestinian People
On 27 May 2009, the Minister of Justice for the Palestinian Authority, Mr. Ali Khasan, signed a three-year - USD 14.7 million - programme to support the rule of law and access to justice for the Palestinian people, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. Read more...
From the Camps to the Ministry of Justice: Supporting the Rule of Law for the Palestinian People
 Mr. Ali Khashan is a refugee. Born in Jerusalem, his family fled the violence in 1948. “I have never known my home-town,” he says with a calm and factual tone. He grew up in the camps. As a child, he wrote poetry. He knew in his heart that he would rise out of his confined situation and “become something.” English Arabic
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