UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD Development (D) D7 – All UNDAF roll-out countries adopt a human rights-based approach to programming; all link the SDGs to human rights standards. With OHCHR support, UN common country programmes increasingly integrated human rights standards and recommendations issued by the human rights mechanisms. OHCHR provided inputs into the United Nations Development A ssistance Frameworks of Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia aimed at incorporating human rights recommendations into these documents. The Office further collaborated with UNCTs in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zambia to implement programmes that were developed to strengthen national capacities to report to the treaty bodies and the UPR and to implement the recommendations issued by these mechanisms. Peace and Security (PS) PS5 – In at least four countries, UN Country Teams integrate human rights into their early warning, prevention, preparedness and response plans. Efforts were undertaken by the Office to increasingly incorporate rights-based approaches and analyses into specific programmes of UN entities in the region. Since 2017, the Regional Office has supported regional UNCTs to operationalize the Human Rights Up Front framework, for example by establishing an information management system for early warning and prevention and through the provision of regular human rights and early warning analyses, including in the context of 216 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 Spotlights: UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD elections. To achieve this result, a robust information management system was developed that aggregated data from different sources and provided the Office with the capacity to analyse trends over time. The system is currently being implemented in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, where it will help inform decision-making and joint programming and advocacy initiatives undertaken by the UN. Participation (P) P6 – Civil society organizations are able to participate in public affairs and advocate for democratic space. conform to international human rights standards, including by facilitating capacity-building activities. SOUTH SUDAN: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN (UNMISS) Population size1 Surface area1 Human Development Index2 NHRI (if applicable)3 12.92 million 659,000 km² 0.388 (186/188 in 2016) Type of engagement Peace Mission Year established 2011 Field office(s) Aweil, Bentiu, Bor, Juba, Kuajok, Malakai, Pibor, Rumbek, Torit, Wau, Yambio and Yei UN partnership framework Interim Cooperation Framework 2016-2018 Staff as of 31 December 2018 44 XB requirements 2018 US$ 122,600 In collaboration with UNDP, the HRD organized three training activities for the Technical Committee in charge of the establishment of the Commission on Truth, Reconciliation and Healing. The training activities covered various topics such as transitional justice and consultation methodologies. In turn, these activities led to consultations that were organized by the Technical Committee, from 14 May until 1 July, with various stakeholders, including governors, ministers, security forces, members of the judiciary, traditional leaders and representatives of women’s groups, civil society organizations, youth groups, faith-based associations, business communities, political parties and persons with disabilities. Their collected views will form the basis for draft legislation related to the Commission on Truth, Reconciliation and Healing. Key OMP pillars in 2018 The Office sought to strengthen its partnership with civil society actors in the region to promote their increased participation in public processes. New relationships were established with key regional organizations as well as with organizations in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The Office was also able to support organizations in South Africa in the establishment of a Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network, where the Regional Office acts as an observer. OHCHR further supported the Network in the organization of a threeday regional summit for human rights defenders, which was attended by over 100 participants from non-governmental and community-based organizations, media outlets, the legal profession and key population groups in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Women 123 Please refer to Data sources and notes on p.191. KEY PILLAR RESULTS: Participation (P) P5 – By 2021, the South Sudanese Human Rights Commission is accredited and complies with the Paris Principles. The Human Rights Division (HRD) of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) contributed to the efforts undertaken by national authorities to establish a national human rights institution in conformity with international standards. During the sixty-third Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which was held in the Gambia, in October, the South Sudan Human Rights Commission was accredited by the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The HRD is working closely with the Commission to achieve its accreditation with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. PS5 – Human rights data contribute to early warning mechanisms, responses to them, and decision-making strategies and operations, to prevent, mitigate and respond to emerging crises in South Sudan. Peace and Security (PS) PS4 – The Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) identifies human rights violations and takes administrative and legal action to hold perpetrators accountable. It establishes transitional justice institutions that comply with international human rights norms, standards and good practice. The HRD sought to contribute to the establishment of oversight, accountability and protection mechanisms that Shifts: Prevention Through its early warning and early response procedures, as well as monitoring and reporting, the HRD has taken steps to contribute to the increasing compliance of policies with international human rights norms. The HRD developed a system of early warning indicators to identify the developments that have had an impact on the human rights situation, especially in relation to conflict-related violations against civilians. Based on an analysis of trends and early warning indicators, Civic Space UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 217