HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS on more than 100 cases of gross violations of human rights. OHCHR engaged in constructive discussions with the judicial authorities to enhance and support the mandate and work of the SCC, including by building the capacity of the SCC judges and organizing workshops and various technical meetings and continued to monitor hearings throughout the year. PS5 Human rights information and analyses are integrated in early warning and analysis systems and influence international and national policy-making, strategies and operations to prevent, mitigate or respond to emerging crises, including humanitarian crises and conflict. UN Human Rights strengthened the prevention agenda and operationalization of the Human Rights up Front (HRuF) Initiative in Southern Africa through support to RCs and UNCTs on early warning and prevention. This was achieved by conducting integrated human rights monitoring and analysis prior to and during elections (Comoros, Malawi and Mozambique) and after elections (Malawi and Zimbabwe), as well as through country visits, briefings, technical cooperation, remote monitoring and the establishment of cooperation platforms, such as integrated information and risk analysis mechanisms. In Comoros and Malawi, OHCHR was instrumental in the deployment of two multidisciplinary light teams, which strengthened the UN’s preventive role in the run-up to potentially destabilizing elections. Specifically, in Malawi, UN Human Rights developed an in-country prevention platform, which provided integrated UN analysis throughout the electoral process to guide UN response led by the RC. OHCHR also deployed a surge team to Bolivia to monitor the human rights situation in the electoral context and to Chile and Ecuador in the context of protests in both countries. In the framework of the Office’s efforts to pursue the Secretary-General’s vision of establishing a Prevention Platform and enhancing the UN’s role at the regional level, a new regional emergency response team (ERT) was set up at the West Africa Regional Office, in Dakar. Together with established presences in Bangkok and Pretoria, the three ERTs developed risk analysis to more directly influence UN responses at the field level. In 2019, this included the development of an early warning system in Myanmar and the identification of emerging risks in the north of Mozambique, which led to the improved coordination of UN responses, including the deployment of additional UN Human Rights capacity. With regards to policy development, the Office contributed to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action, which were officially launched, in November. The Guidelines are founded on CRPD and are the first humanitarian guidelines developed by persons with disabilities through their representative organizations, together with humanitarian stakeholders. In terms of support for humanitarian action, the Office remained active in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and contributed to various operational and policy-related discussions, including in the area of the humanitarian/development nexus. In 2019, we supported UN Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs) in the Bahamas, Malawi, Mozambique, the State of Palestine, the Syrian Arab Republic and Zimbabwe and participated in the Operational Peer Review of the response to Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. In Southern Africa, HCTs in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe incorporated human rights analysis into their discussions and strategies related to the response to Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, including as a result of UN Human Rights inputs and participation. UN Human Rights also supported the integration of human rights in Post-Disaster Needs Assessments in Malawi and Mozambique, with a focus on persons with disabilities, older persons and persons with albinism. In Mozambique, UN Human Rights participated in the Operational Peer Review that followed the scale-up response to Cyclone Idai and recommended strengthening the Protection Cluster. UN Human Rights implemented a pilot project with the Asia Pacific Forum aimed at strengthening the capacity of NHRIs to engage in emergencies and humanitarian crises. Shifts: Climate change Corruption Inequalities New technologies People on the move UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2019 35