Democratic Governance Sample Clauses

Democratic Governance. The Country Programme will focus on improving democratic governance by strengthening national and local capacity with emphasis on increased community safety and access to justice with due consideration for human rights of vulnerable people, who do not have personal resources economically and socially. A) National capacity strengthened to ensure citizens’ security and human rights. The Country Programme will support capacity development of key national human rights institutions, and support the establishment of a national oversight mechanism. The mechanism will contribute to facilitation of gender equality and monitoring of Jamaica’s CEDAW implementation. B) National and local government capacity developed towards ensuring equitable services with emphasis on citizen security and community safety. Technical assistance will be provided towards supporting citizens’ participation in local development planning and implementation, with a particular emphasis on gender, as well as taking advantage of any possible synergies with national initiatives such as public sector transformation reform and local governance reform. The Country Programme will support the national initiatives in mainstreaming migration into development policies. Support will include improved development and implementation of policies on prevention and protection against trafficking in persons (TIP). The Country Programme will also support a participatory governance assessment by youth to aid policy-making and implementation. C) Effective, responsive, accessible and fair justice systems attained to promote the rule of law, including formal and informal processes, with due consideration to the rights of the poor, women and vulnerable groups, who do not have personal resources such as sufficient incomes or social networks. This will be achieved through capacity development of justice sector entities towards improved justice systems and technical assistance by promoting alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. UNDP will also assist with the establishment and capacity development of the Justice Reform Implementation Unit (JRIU) of the Ministry of Justice to ensure sustainability of the justice reform initiatives.

Democratic Governance. Taking into account the impact of the April and June 2010 events, constitutional change, and UNDP’s potential for advocacy, the programme will continue supporting the key democratic pillars of the reformed state, to make it more efficient, transparent, accountable and responsive to its people, and to prevent corruption. The programme will support the President’s Office, the Parliament, national and local Governments, and the Ombudsman to make public and municipal service delivery more responsive to the needs of people, especially women and disadvantaged groups. Legislation and policy frameworks will be strengthened to improve the accountability of government, the quality of public and municipal services, and popular participation in national and local development initiatives and decision- making processes. In addition, assistance will be provided to selected rule of law institutions such as Parliament, the Chamber of Accounts, the Ministry of Justice, and Ombudsman Institution to implement reforms of the legal system. The legal and institutional framework for the design, coordination, implementation and monitoring of measures for gender equity will be enhanced.

Democratic Governance. The capacity to develop and implement sound public policy based on solid governance principles and respect for human rights is developing, both at the national and sub‐national levels in Tajikistan. Progress has been made: an integrated approach was taken for the development of the Public Administration Reform Strategy, the Concept of Enhancement of Public Administration, as well as other concepts approved by the President of the country. At the national level and under the Presidential Administration, a project is being implemented on Public Sector Reform. However, the following areas require additional support: coordination of development initiatives, public finance management, delivery of core public services, and planning and decision‐making.