Strengthening the Capacity of National Human Rights Commission of Nepal

This project will focus on strengthening the capacity of NHRC and achieve its objectives as enshrined in the NHRC Strategic Plan (2008-2010) in order to effectively implement its mandate. The expected outcome is: Responsive and accessible justice system and human rights to promote gender equality, social inclusion and rule of law including formal and informal processes.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner United Nations Organization (UNO) United Nations Development Programme
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    700’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    700’058
Project phases	Phase 3 01.05.2016 - 31.12.2020   (Completed) Phase 2 01.01.2010 - 31.12.2014   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Human rights
  Cross-cutting topics	Human rights 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.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F01441