Support to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory
SDC engagement in the occupied Palestinian territory focuses on the respect and promotion of International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. SDC support to the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory will allow the institution to strengthen its capacities in terms of legal analysis, communication and advocacy, particularly on East Jerusalem, and to fully implement its mandate, entrusted by the Human Rights Council.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Palestinian Authority |
Human rights Governance Rule of Law - Democracy - Human rights
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
Legal and judicial development |
01.10.2012
- 31.12.2017 |
CHF 1'865'000
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- Human Rights legal capacity of partner organisations (UN, local NGOs, and PA) is strengthened through OHCHR provision of legal advice, technical assistance and monitoring & reporting.
- Policy development by duty bearers and other relevant actors increasingly reflect human rights concerns as a result of increased OHCHR outreach and public advocacy.
- Human rights reporting on East Jerusalem is strengthened through continuous OHCHR monitoring.
- UNHCHR
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Right, occupied Palestinian territory (OHCHR)
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Human rights
Legal and judicial development
Cross-cutting topics Specific project on gender equality
The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Aid Type Core contribution
Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F08066
| Background |
Forty four years of Israeli military occupation of the oPt has created a wide range of violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law, including severe restrictions to the right to security of Palestinian women and men. The intra-Palestinian split between Hamas, in control of Gaza, and Fatah dominant in the West Bank, has also exacerbated international human rights law violations by Palestinian duty bearers (arbitrary detention, torture, extra judicial executions, increased restrictions on freedom of expression and association). |
| Objectives |
To increase the human security of women, men and children living in the oPt by strengthening the human rights protection regime. |
| Target groups |
The Palestinian Authority, International, Israeli and Palestinian NGOs will benefit from improved technical assistance and strategic advice. The media will benefit from clear, pro-active and strategic communications from OHCHR The UN system in oPt will have improved access to in-house human rights expertise and finally the member States will benefit from OHCHR legal analysis and human rights reporting in the context of their own engagement with duty-bearers. |
| Medium-term outcomes |
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| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Credit area |
Development cooperation |
| Project partners |
Contract partner United Nations Organization (UNO) |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 1'865'000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 1'775'944 |
| Project phases |
Phase 1 01.10.2012 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) |