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AnnexI:Summaryofresultsforthe 2010-2011 biennium

Summary of results relating to national and Uganda, , Zambia and Zimbabwe. international protection systems, and the Ombudsman’s offices were strengthened in involvement of other international actors in Ecuador, , , , , human rights work, to which OHCHR’s Russian Federation, and . programmes have contributed during the u Progress on legislation or policies to address 2010-2011 biennium. discrimination was made in Afghanistan, , Bolivia, Ecuador, , 1. Increased compliance with international , Nepal, of , human rights standards by all State entities, Sierra Leone and the former Yugoslav Republic of including national human rights institutions Macedonia. Plans of action or strategies against and the judiciary, and with domestic laws, racism and all forms of discrimination were policies and programmes (EA 1) drafted, adopted or implemented in , Bolivia, , Colombia, Costa Rica, u Constitutional reform – drafted, adopted or Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nigeria, Panama, reformed, taking into account international human Paraguay, the former Yugoslav Republic of rights standards – took place in Bolivia, Macedonia and Uruguay. Institutions dealing with Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, , Somalia and South discrimination were set up or strengthened in Sudan. The Darfur Peace Agreement was generally Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, human rights-based and justice oriented. Honduras, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama (unit set u National human rights action plans or road maps up within the NHRI), Peru, Republic of Moldova, were created (in a participatory way), strengthened South Africa and Timor-Leste. or implemented in , , u Progress on the compliance of laws related to Ethiopia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, , Liberia, indigenous peoples with international human Mauritania, , Nepal, Paraguay, rights standards took place in , Congo, Republic of Moldova and Sri Lanka. Ecuador and Peru. The national law on the rights u Countries adopting a human rights-based of indigenous peoples in Congo is the first of its approach (HRBA) to policy planning, or where kind in Africa, and the law in Peru is one of the human rights form part of the development or first enshrining this right in the Americas. poverty reduction plan, included Ecuador, Nepal, Normative frameworks concerning indigenous South Sudan, the former Yugoslav Republic of peoples are in line with the UN Declaration on Macedonia and Uganda. the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other u National human rights institutions (NHRI) or relevant standards in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, commissions were established or increased their Guatemala and Mexico. compliance with international standards in Bahrain, u Progress on legislation or policies tackling , , Liberia, Mauritania, Oman and violence against women was evidenced in Somalia. Progress towards the establishment of Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African NHRIs was made in , Lebanon, Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Somalia , Somalia and Sudan. Progress on and . The capacity of existing national legislation tackling domestic violence was seen institutions was strengthened in in Guinea-Bissau, Iraq and Timor-Leste. 42 countries/territories, including: Afghanistan, u Progress towards ending child recruitment was , Cameroon, Chile, , Congo, made in Colombia and Somalia, while progress , Ecuador, , Ethiopia, , , on legislation pertaining to children took place in Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia, Namibia, Liberia and Rwanda. Nepal, , , Occupied Palestinian u Legislation or policies related to non-discrimination Territory, Peru, Puntland (Somalia), , Republic against persons with disabilities improved in of Moldova, Rwanda, Sao Tomé and Principe, Cameroon, , the Republic of Moldova and Serbia, , Sierra Leone, , South Sierra Leone, while institutions safeguarding the Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, the former Yugoslav rights of persons with disabilities were established Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, , or strengthened in Guatemala and Liberia.

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u Progress on adhering to international standards casualties, while Colombia and Mexico made on the right to adequate housing and on progress on laws or policies related to enforced forced evictions was made in Cambodia, Haiti disappearances. National committees on the and Serbia. prevention of genocide were established in u Improvement in legislation pertaining to Congo, Kenya and Tanzania. migration was seen in Australia, the European u Progress on various other pieces of legislation Union, Lebanon and Mexico. which contributed to improving the human rights u The following Governments undertook actions to situation in Central African Republic, Colombia, tackle : Australia, Cameroon, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mexico, Congo, , European Union, Nepal, Republic of Moldova, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau and the League of Arab Timor-Leste, , Uganda and Venezuela. In States. In addition, the capacity of Government Colombia, a law on victims’ rights and land officials and civil society representatives to restitution was adopted. evaluate the impact of anti-trafficking policies and u Legislation which would have been inconsistent measures on human rights and adopt a human with human rights standards was rejected or rights-based approach to address trafficking in repealed in Guatemala, Peru, Republic of Korea persons has increased in 44 countries in Central and Somalia. Africa, , and the Middle East. u An increased number of governmental agencies u Progress on laws or policies pertaining to and human rights organizations (e.g. in Bolivia, internally displaced persons was seen in Ecuador, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Nepal, Serbia, the Central African Republic and Kenya. and the European Union’s u Human rights training in specific sectors was Fundamental Rights Agency) adopted programmes institutionalized in Burundi (the armed forces), for developing and using indicators in an effort Cameroon (police and prison administration), to strengthen their capacity to promote and Ecuador (armed forces), Georgia (Georgian Bar monitor human rights, drawing on OHCHR’s Association), Guatemala (Public Prosecutor’s methodology on human rights indicators. Office), Guinea-Bissau (the military), Liberia (police, the Bureau of Immigration and 2. Increased ratification of international and and the Armed Forces), Sierra Leone regional human rights instruments and (police, prison officers and the army), Sri Lanka review of reservations of international (police), and Uganda (the armed forces). human rights instruments (EA 2) u Progress on laws, policies or mechanisms to improve the judiciary was made in Bolivia, u There was a total of 123 ratifications of human Colombia, the Democratic rights treaties and their optional protocols in the (DRC), Ecuador, European Union, Guatemala, 2010-2011 biennium. The total number of Honduras, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mexico ratifications per treaty and, in brackets, countries and . In Mexico, the Supreme Court ruled where OHCHR’s field presences developed that civilian jurisdiction should prevail over programmes to support ratification are listed military jurisdiction in cases of human rights below: violations attributed to the military. Military courts ! International Covenant on Civil and Political have subsequently begun to decline jurisdiction Rights (ICCPR): 2. The First Optional Protocol in the above-mentioned cases. to the ICCPR: 1. The Second Optional Protocol u National preventive mechanisms (NPM) were to the ICCPR: 1 (Kyrgyzstan). set up or strengthened in Honduras, Iraq, ! Optional Protocol to the International Lebanon, Paraguay and Serbia. Protection Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural mechanisms for human rights defenders were Rights (OP-ICESCR): 5 (, , established or strengthened in Mexico and Serbia. El Salvador) u Improvements in policies or legislation related to ! International Convention on the Elimination of detention, criminal procedure and the use of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD): 2 force and firearms were seen in Afghanistan, ! Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): 1. The Ecuador, European Union, Guinea-Bissau and Optional Protocol to CEDAW: 4 (Cambodia). Occupied Palestinian Territory. Afghanistan, DRC ! Convention against Torture and Other and Uganda witnessed progress on legislation or Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or policies against torture. Punishment (CAT): 3 (Iraq and Vanuatu). The u Afghanistan and Haiti made progress on the Optional Protocol to CAT (OP-CAT): 11 protection of civilians and the reduction of (Panama, Togo and Tunisia).

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! Optional Protocol to the Convention on the mechanisms, truth seeking processes, reparations Rights of the Child (CRC) on the sale of programmes, national consultations and children, child prostitution and child institutional reform. pornography: 16 (Djibouti and ). The OP-CRC on the involvement of children u In 22 countries, progress was observed on in armed conflict: 12 (Djibouti). effective monitoring, investigation and/or ! International Convention on the Protection of attainment of redress for violations of human the Rights of All Migrant Workers and rights including: Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Members of Their Families (ICMRW): 3 Central African Republic, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, (Bangladesh). Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kosovo, ! Convention on the Rights of Persons with Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, , Disabilities (CRPD): 33 (Colombia, Nepal, the Mauritania, Nepal, Rwanda, Somalia, South former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Sudan, Sudan (Darfur), Timor-Leste, Togo, the Republic of Moldova). The Optional Uganda and Uruguay. Protocol to the CRPD: 17 (Nicaragua and u In 12 countries/territories progress was observed on ). establishing or strengthening accountability ! Convention for the Protection of All Persons mechanisms, including: Honduras, Kenya, from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED): 12 Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mexico, Nepal, (Brazil and Paraguay). Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sierra Leone, Sudan (Darfur), Timor-Leste and Uganda. u Signature and/or ratification of other international instruments: 4. Increased number of measures taken to ! Rome Statute of the International Criminal improve access of discriminated groups, and Court: Seychelles and Comoros. particularly women, to justice and basic ! ILO Convention No. 169 on the rights of services (EA 4) indigenous peoples and tribes: Central African Republic and Nicaragua. u At least 30 countries/territories put adequate ! The N’Djamena Declaration to end the legislation and policies in place to ensure recruitment and use of children within armed better access of selected discriminated forces: Central African Republic. groups to justice and selected basic ! The Protocol of San Salvador: Nicaragua. services, such as to housing, health, water and sanitation, including in: Afghanistan, Argentina, u The African Union Convention for the Protection Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Croatia, and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons DRC, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea, was signed by 33 States and ratified by 13 States Haiti, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, (OHCHR contributed in Central African Republic). Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Occupied Two more ratifications are needed for the Palestinian Territory, Republic of Moldova, Convention to enter into force. Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, u The Convention on preventing Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Uganda and United and combating violence against women and States of America. domestic violence was signed by , , Norway, and the former 5. Rights-holders, especially discriminated Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. groups, and particularly women, u The Council of Europe Convention on the increasingly use existing national protection protection of children from sexual exploitation systems and participate in decision-making and sexual abuse was signed by . processes and the development and monitoring of public policies (EA 5) 3. Justice and accountability mechanisms established, and functioning in compliance u At least 37 countries/territories showed with international standards, to monitor, improvement in the level and/or quality of investigate and redress civil and political, as participation of discriminated groups in well as economic, social and cultural human selected policy and legislative bodies, rights violations (EA 3) including in: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Bougainville, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, OHCHR’s support to transitional justice processes Côte d’Ivoire, DRC, Georgia, Great Lakes Region, included assistance for the design and Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, , Kenya, Kiribati, implementation of judicial accountability Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, Nepal, Niger,

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Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guinea, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Samoa, , Sao Tomé and Principe, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon , Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, , South Sudan, Sudan (Darfur), Tajikistan, Solomon Islands, Somalia, , Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uruguay and Vanuatu. Suriname, Swaziland, , Syria, Tajikistan, u The use of national protection systems, such Tanzania, , Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad as truth and reconciliation commissions, national and Tobago, , Uganda, , justice systems and/or national human rights Venezuela, Zimbabwe. commissions, by selected discriminated groups u Enhanced capacity of at least 39 Member States to increased in at least 8 countries, including in: implement UPR recommendations, including Chad, DRC, Guatemala, Guinea, Republic of concrete road maps and action plans adopted in: Moldova, South Sudan, Sudan (Darfur) and Angola, Argentina, , Benin, Botswana, Timor-Leste. Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Comoros, Republic of 6. Increased compliance and engagement by Congo, Gabon, , Ghana, Guinea, States with UN human rights mechanisms Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, and bodies (EA 6) Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, , Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Human Rights Mechanisms (including the Moldova, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Human Rights Council) Uruguay, Vanuatu and Zambia. u National road map initiated and/or adopted for u Inter-ministerial committees for UPR established the implementation of recommendations made by in at least 4 countries (Gabon, Guinea, Haiti and the human rights mechanisms in Cameroon, Niger), with similar processes initiated in Chad, Congo, Gabon, Mauritania, Sao Tomé and Liberia and Rwanda. Principe and Tajikistan. u State institutions strengthened in at least Special procedures 16 countries in compliance with u Standing invitations to the special procedures recommendations issued by UN human rights rose to 90, with 12 countries in 2011 (India, mechanisms: Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Cambodia, Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nauru, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Rwanda, Thailand and Tunisia) and 11 countries , Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and in 2010 (, Bolivia, Bosnia and Viet Nam. Herzegovina, El Salvador, Georgia, u Inter-institutional committees established in at Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and least three States in line with recommendations of the Republic of Moldova) issuing such invitations. human rights mechanisms, or aimed to achieve In addition, Cameroon, Kiribati and Solomon better compliance with treaty obligations, in Islands issued invitations to selected special Costa Rica, Panama and Serbia. procedures mandate-holders. u Special procedures mandate-holders undertook Universal Periodic Review 82 country visits in 2011 - 15 more than in 2010. u 96 countries reported to, and were reviewed by, u In at least 10 countries, action was taken to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism address human rights issues following visits and in 2010 and 2011: Andorra, Angola, Antigua and recommendations by the special procedures Barbuda, , , Australia, , mandate-holders, including in: Afghanistan, , Bolivia, , Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mauritania, Mexico, , Croatia, , Egypt, El Salvador, Republic of Moldova, Panama, Tunisia and , Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, , Grenada, United States of America. Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, , Ireland, , Iran, Iraq, , Treaty bodies Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, u A total of 118 periodic reports submitted by States Kuwait, Lao PDR, , Lebanon, Lesotho, Parties to the treaty bodies; OHCHR developed Liberia, , Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, targeted programmes to support 42 States Parties Maldives, Marshall , Mauritania, Micronesia, in the submission of overdue reports and Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, common core documents; out of these, 11 States Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, were still in the process of finalizing overdue Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, reports to the treaty bodies with OHCHR’s Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, assistance, including in: Belize, Cape Verde,

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Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Senegal, Serbia, 8. International and regional human rights law Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Thailand and and institutions progressively strengthened Uganda. and/or developed (EA 8) u Adoption of concluding observations and recommendations on 120 State Parties' reports; u Five regional human rights mechanisms final decisions on 232 communications and strengthened through the adoption of strategies 45 requests for interim measures of protection by and workplans or through training and various treaty bodies. organizational development activities, including: ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on 7. Increased number and diversity of Human Rights, African Union Commission, rights-holders and national human rights ICGLR’s Regional Committee on the Prevention of institutions, and civil society actors acting Genocide, War , Crimes against Humanity on their behalf, making use of UN and and All forms of Discrimination, European Group regional human rights mechanisms and of National Human Rights Institutions and bodies (EA 7) ECOWAS. u Three guiding principles adopted by the u UPR stakeholder reports prepared by civil Human Rights Council (on human rights impact society organizations in at least 13 countries: assessments of trade and investment agreements; Armenia, Ecuador, Liberia, Republic of Moldova, on business and human rights; and on the Paraguay, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, elimination of discrimination against persons Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia and affected by leprosy and their family members). Venezuela. u Eight general comments adopted by the u Nine minority representatives (Arabic and human rights mechanisms (CERD, Human Rights English speakers) and 25 indigenous fellows Committee, CRC, CEDAW, CMW and WGEID) to (English, French, Spanish and Russian speakers) assist States in implementing their human rights were empowered to undertake human rights obligations. projects at the country level, as a result of the OHCHR Fellowship Programme. 9. Enhanced coherence and consistency of UN u Increased use of the special procedures by human rights mechanisms and bodies (EA 9) national institutions, civil society and human rights defenders in 21 countries/territories, u Increased use of joint communications by including: Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, special procedures mandate-holders: 452 of the Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, 604 communications issued in 2011 and some Kiribati, Mexico, Occupied Palestinian Territory, 360 of the 604 communications of 2010 were Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, jointly issued by two or more mandate-holders. Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Tonga, Uganda, and u A single communications report presented to Vanuatu. the Human Rights Council by the special u Increased participation of national institutions, procedures as of September 2011, in line with civil society and human rights defenders in decisions made by the Coordination Committee. submitting information to the Human Rights u A compilation of best practices of cooperation Council or in preparing contributions for the between special procedures and treaty bodies. UPR process in 16 countries, including: Chad, u Informal consultations on treaty body Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Fiji, Honduras, Iraq, strengthening for States Parties, proposals made Mauritania, Mongolia, Nepal, Panama, Papua New by non-governmental organizations, consultations Guinea, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan with academics and UN entities and production and Uganda. of the Dublin Outcome Document (in a meeting u Preparation and/or submission of shadow of treaty body chairpersons, experts and reports to the treaty bodies by national observers). institutions, civil society and human rights u Several treaty bodies refined their follow-up defenders, were submitted to, inter alia, the procedures, including the Human Rights Committees of: CRPD (Mexico and Peru), CAT Committee and the Subcommittee on Prevention (Cambodia and Chile), CEDAW (Albania, Bolivia, of Torture (SPT). The CMW adopted “a list of Cambodia, Chad, Mexico, Peru, Russian issues prior to reporting”, following the practice Federation and Tajikistan), ICESCR (Argentina, of the CAT and the Human Rights Committee. Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Peru and Tajikistan), u Improved format of the inter-committee ICERD (Mexico and Peru), ICRMW (Argentina meeting and annual meeting of treaty body and Chile) and ICCPR (Argentina). chairpersons, by converting the former into

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thematic working groups and holding the latter 11. Increased integration of human rights closer to the field. standards and principles, including the right u Four informal meetings with State Parties to to development, into UN system policies and discuss improvement in the working methods programmes with respect to development, of the treaty bodies. humanitarian action, peace and security and u Enhanced engagement with all six committees of economic and social issues (EA 11) the General Assembly at its 66th session (previously OHCHR only engaged with the Third u The Development Assistance and Fifth Committees). Frameworks (UNDAFs) or similar frameworks of 37 countries or territories were developed or 10. International community increasingly reviewed incorporating a human rights-based responsive to critical human rights approach, including in: Azerbaijan, Bolivia, situations and issues (EA 10) Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chile, Georgia, Honduras, India, Iraq, the Islamic Republic of u More than 13 plenary and high-level panels Iran, Kosovo, Lao PDR, Liberia, Maldives, organized during sessions of the Human Rights Mongolia, Nicaragua, Occupied Palestinian Council contributed to drawing the attention of Territory, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, the international community to key human Togo, Uruguay and the fourteen Pacific Island rights challenges such as tolerance and peace; countries covered by the United Nations Country best practices against racism; prevention of Teams (UNCTs) in Fiji and Samoa. violence against girls and women and u The UNDAFs or similar frameworks of 35 countries conflict-related violence against women; incorporate human rights principles, concerns discrimination against women; human rights and interventions to a moderate or substantial dimensions of poverty and the realization of extent, including in some cases recommendations economic, social and cultural rights; the of international human rights mechanisms, realization of the right to health of older including in: Albania, Barbados, Burkina Faso, persons; the realization of the right to Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, development; human rights considerations in Comoros, DRC, Djibouti, , El the context of terrorism; the rights of persons Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, with disabilities; the rights of children, living or Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, working on the street; the situation of people Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mauritania, living with and affected by HIV/AIDS; and the Mozambique, Nepal, Panama, Papua New Guinea, promotion and protection of human rights in Peru, Republic of Moldova, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the context of peaceful protests. Syria, Tanzania and Uruguay). u Increased responsiveness by the Human u Human rights concerns and principles were Rights Council with regard to critical human mainstreamed into other UN agencies’ plans rights situations. In 2011, four special sessions and programmes in 17 countries or territories, were held in relation to the situations in Libya including: Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, Central and the Syrian Arab Republic; and three African Republic, Darfur (Sudan), DRC, Georgia, commissions of inquiry were established Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Madagascar, (Côte d’Ivoire, Libya, and Syria) as well as one Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Togo, Thailand fact-finding mission (Syria) to investigate the facts and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. and circumstances surrounding the allegations of u The Integrated Strategic Frameworks for human rights violations committed in the Afghanistan, Darfur (Sudan) and Haiti make specific countries of concern. In 2010, special sessions on reference to human rights standards and concerns. Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Somalia and an urgent u Human rights standards were integrated into the debate on the “raid on the flotilla by the Israeli work of Protection Clusters in Afghanistan, Defence Forces” were held by the Council. Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Occupied Palestinian u Eight briefings by the High Commissioner and the Territory and Timor-Leste. Human rights and Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights to protection approaches were also mainstreamed the Security Council on the protection of into the work of other UN agencies or Clusters civilians, the situations in Côte d’Ivoire, Libya, the (including the Education; Food; Health; Shelter; Middle East, South Sudan (South Kordofan) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Clusters). Syria. u Joint reports for the UPR of Honduras, Kenya, u A total of 277 reports submitted by special Lao PDR, Myanmar, Niger, Papua New Guinea, procedures mandate-holders to the Human Paraguay, Philippines and Thailand were Rights Council and 50 to the General Assembly. prepared and submitted by the respective UNCTs.

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u At UN Headquarters, human rights standards the adoption of a human rights-based approach were mainstreamed into the UN system’s by the High-level Task Force on the Global Food policies, plans and programmes. This includes: Security Crisis; and the integration of human the adoption of a Human Rights Due Diligence rights considerations and standards into the Policy; the establishment of the United Nations DFS/DPKO Guidance note and Framework for Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership and the the Drafting of Protection of Civilian Strategies in UN Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons Peacekeeping Operations, DPKO’s Early with Disabilities; the strengthening of the Peacebuilding Strategy, guidance notes United Nations Development Group Human developed to operationalize Security Council Rights Mainstreaming Mechanism; the promotion resolutions 1888 and 1960 on conflict-related of a human rights-based approach to migration sexual violence, and the Inter-Agency Standing through the Global Migration Group; the signing Committee Handbook for Regional Coordinators of the Joint OHCHR-DPA-DPKO-DFS Policy on and Humanitarian Coordinators on Emergency Human Rights in United Nations Peac Operations; Preparedness and Response.

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