Women, peace, and security and the United Nations Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law | Publications

The United Nations International Focal Level for the Rule of Legislation (GFP) was established in 2012 by a choice of the Secretary-Basic to reinforce predictability, coherence, accountability, and effectiveness within the United Nations supply within the rule of legislation. At headquarters, the Division of Peace Operations and United Nations Growth Programme are chargeable for co-chairing the GFP.

The GFP consists of as companions the Government Workplace of the Secretary-Basic, Workplace of the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Workplace on Medication and Crime, Growth Coordination Workplace, United Nations Workplace for Venture Companies, and UN Ladies.

As well as, the GFP brings collectively different United Nations entities working within the rule of legislation space, together with the Staff of Specialists on Rule of Legislation and Sexual Violence in Battle, United Nations Kids’s Fund, and many others. Within the area, the senior United Nations official in nation is accountable and accountable for guiding and overseeing United Nations’ rule of legislation methods, for resolving political obstacles and for coordinating nation assist.

This steering observe presents evaluation and proposals to the United Nations system on methods to leverage the GFP platform to advance the implementation of the ladies, peace, and safety (WPS) agenda, significantly on points associated to gender justice. The publication highlights the prevailing and potential worth of the GFP as a coordination mechanism for gender-responsive rule of legislation assist, by way of which the United Nations can extra successfully and effectively promote the implementation of the WPS agenda, together with the development of gender equality and ladies’s human rights.