UNDP Bangladesh: Program för Mänskliga Rättigheter UNDP Bangladesh Human Rights Program Reprogrammed funds to mitigate the impact of COVID-19
The intervention at hand concerns UNDP Human Rights Programme 2015-2020 (henceforward the Programme). The Programme aims to build the capacity of existing human rights architectures in Bangladesh. The Programme will support state based institutions, in particular the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), as well as undertake key civil society interventions to improve human rights coalitions across the country and work with central actors in the justice system with a particular focus on the Police. The NHRC is the main implementing partner for the program and the programme will work to strengthen the capacity of this central institution. It should however be noticed that the programme is broader than a capacity development support to the NHRC, and involves more actors/partnerships and activities that do not involve the NHRC. 
The Programme will be initiated by an 18 month inception phase, during which a review/evaluation of the commissions independence and capacity and other relevant conditions in relation to political risks will be assessed. The results of this shall, in combination with Sida’s assessment of a number of strategically relevant documents to be produced during this phase, serve as a foundation for decision on continued support for the remaining programme period. This shall constitute an agreement condition. 

The Programme will be supported by Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark. A program based approach will be used. Omprogrammerade medel för att lindra konsekvenserna av covid-19
Insatsen omfattar stöd till UNDP Human Rights Programme 2015-2020 (Programmet). Programmet syftar till att bygga kapacitet hos centrala aktörer inom område mänskliga rättigheter i Bangladesh. Programmet omfattar stöd till statliga institutioner på området, med särskilt fokus på den nationella människorättskommissionen (NHRC/JAMAKON), Bangladeshs poliskår, samt insatser för att förbättra kapaciteten hos, och samverkan mellan, människorättsorganisationer inom det civila samhället I Bangladesh.

Detta beslut omfattar stöd under perioden 2015-2020 om totalt 37 miljoner kronor. Programmet inleds med en uppstartsfas (inception phase) om 18 månader under vilken bland annat en bedömning av NHRCs oberoende och kapacitet och övriga förutsättningar i förhållande till politisk risk skall göras. Resultatet av denna bedömning skall, tillsammans med Sidas bedömning av ett antal för programmet centrala dokument och strategier vilka skall framtas under denna fas, utgöra underlag för Sidas bedömning om fortsatt/avslutad finansiering för resterande programperiod. Detta skall utgöra avtalsvillkor (se avtal, Annex 2: Information Sheet: Inception Phase, UNDP Human Rights Programme, Bangladesh 2015-2020).

Övriga givare till programmet är Danmark och Schweiz. En programbaserad ansats skall användas.  Modaliteten för UNDPs samarbete med Bangladesh regering utgörs av instrumentet Direct Execution, DEX. UNDP har därmed fullt ansvar för finansiell styrning och kontroll samt för implementering av programmet gentemot Sida. The four-year programme aims to encourage and support the human rights and justice institutions with a special focus on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as well as other relevant stakeholders to approach policy development, service delivery and decision-making from a proactive human rights perspective. It has a particular focus on working with vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women and girls, children and young people, ethnic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, Dalit and other minorities. It will build gender equality initiatives, strengthen civil society activities for women and girls and build the position of the NHRC as an important partner for gender equality within Bangladesh.