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Capacity Assessment Manual for National Human Rights Institutions
Framework, Human Rights, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Other UN AgencyAuthors/Editors: Heidi Han et al. This manual is the product of a partnership between the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Development Programme Asia Pacific Regional Centre. The assessment methodology is an intensive self-assessment process which helps NHRIs identify areas in...
The Development and Use of Governance Indicators in Africa: a Comparative Study
Africa, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul Graham, Stefan Gilbert and Karin Alexander, Idasa Good governance is one of the bedrocks of successful development. The ability to assess governance is therefore important both in terms of how that evidence can be used to influence policy and how policy can, in turn, influence governance outcomes. Assessments are also useful to establish benchmarks, objectives and...
Global Parliamentary Report
Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP ProducedThe Global Parliamentary Report (GPR) seeks to provide an overarching analysis of the state of parliaments worldwide. The central theme of this report is the changing relationship between parliaments and citizens. While emphasizing the diversity among parliaments, it looks in particular at reforms designed to enhance this relationship. The report comprises 5 chapters organized as follows: Chapter...
Parliament, the Budget and Gender
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Parliament, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, UN WomenParliament, the Budget and Gender This handbook was inspired by a series of regional and national seminars on Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including from a Gender Perspective. Intended as a reference tool, this handbook sets out practical examples of parliament's active engagement in the budgetary process. It seeks to advance parliament's own institutional capacity to make a positive...
Gender and Elections | BRIDGE
Governance and Gender, Training Material, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Other UN Agency, Civil Society, DonorIn many places in the world, women struggle to be heard and, when it comes to having a voice in the highest authority in the land, the difficulties in some countries can be almost insurmountable. Gender issues affect all aspects of an election. There are numerous barriers to women’s participation in political and electoral processes. This module examines strategies for promoting women’s...
Building Public Support for Anti-Corruption Efforts
Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Media, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP ProducedThis paper provides a practical overview of how an agency may work with the media to win the support of the public in the fight against corruption. The practical guide was developed to respond to the anti-corruption community’s need for tools to address the challenges of working with the media and mobilizing public support in the fight against corruption The report...
From Policies to Result: Developing national capacities for country monitoring and evaluation systems
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Book, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Other UN AgencyThis publication aims to contribute to the international debate on moving from policies to results through country-led monitoring and evaluation systems, by providing new analysis on strengthening country monitoring and evaluation capacities. With the aim of sharing good practices and lessons learned on this strategic issue, UNICEF, in partnership with UNDP, WFP, UNIFEM, ILO...
Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures
Democracy, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, GovernmentThe main objectives were to: 1) Identify best practice in defining benchmarks across Commonwealth Parliaments; 2) Produce recommendations for the establishment of an agreed set of benchmarks and indicators; 3) Examine methods of increasing accountability through the use of benchmarks and indicators; and 4) Develop the capacity of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ...