UNDP-OHCHR TOOLKIT 11 Key Infrastructure: premises, transportation, telecommunications, IT, etc. 11 Organisational development: leadership, organisational structure, strategic planning, human resources and knowledge management. 11 Financial resources: government support, donor cooperation, financial constraints and financial management. 11 Human rights capacity in substantive areas of human rights, including the rights of vulnerable persons, core protection issues, human rights-based approaches to development, etc. 11 Functional areas of capacity: protection, promotion, cooperation with stakeholders, support to the international human rights system, and advice to government Tools and strategies are developed with an eye to complying with the international framework, especially the Paris Principles. Chapter 9: Consolidation Phase Objective: Identify key challenges and opportunities for UNCT staff who are called upon to support NHRIs during consolidation phase, and provide specific guidance, guided by the international human rights framework and concrete case studies This chapter examines the consolidation or strengthening stage of NHRI development in order to assist UNCT staff in providing assistance. In this phase, it is assumed that the NHRI has been operating for at least two to three years and that there is enough experience and data to assess what is working and what is not. Unlike the pre-establishment and establishment phases, there are fewer predictable activities that can be cited as common needs of NHRIs at this phase. Each institution will present unique challenges and while there may be some trends, the lack of uniformity means that evaluative activities are critical so that UNCT staff can assess how a specific NHRI is progressing. It is through evaluative processes like capacity assessments that good information is fed into general evaluations at the institutional level and into the ICC accreditation process. These are the tools through which the UN can determine whether its work and the work of the NHRI are meeting with success across each of the areas where capacity was developed Chapter 8. Chapter 10: Compliance with the Paris Principles Objective: Describe and explain the Paris Principles, and provide guidance on how and what support to offer to institutions that do not comply, including those that have been downgraded by the ICC. This chapter describes the Paris Principles and their application to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI). The Paris Principles set minimum conditions that a national human rights institution must meet to be considered credible by its peer institutions and by the UN. The Paris Principles require NHRIs to protect and promote human rights. More specifically, the Paris Principles set out six criteria that NHRIs should meet to be successful: 11 A broad mandate, based on universal human rights standards; 11 Autonomy from government; 11 Independence; 11 Pluralism; 11 Adequate resources; 11 Adequate powers of investigation. Each of the criteria is examined, and checklists are provided to assess compliance to them. 104