OHCHR Sudan 2020-2024 OHCHR Sudan 2020-2024 A Host Country Agreement was signed between the Government of Sudan and UN Human Rights in September 2019. Key areas of work have been identified in line with the new Transitional Government’s priorities and the vision laid out in the Constitutional document. OCHCR in Sudan has five goals: 1) Integrating Human Rights in sustainable development, enhancing equality and countering discrimination; 2) Strengthening the rule of law and accountability for human rights violations; 3) Early warning, prevention and protection of Human Rights in situations of conflict and Insecurity; 4) Enhancing and protecting civic space and people’s participation; 5) Increasing implementation of the International Human Rights mechanisms outcomes.

Sida assesses that the contribution is in line with the priorities of the strategy for Sweden’s development cooperation with Sudan 2018-2022. The focus of the contribution is human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Swedish funding will support the establishment of the new country office and country programme.including sub-offices. For ensuring flexibility in the fragile context, the funding will be un-earmarked. 

The intervention’s total budget is 15,4 Million, out of which 1,5 million USD is the organisation’s own funding. The support from Sida is 30 MSEK covering two years. OHCHR har ansökt hos Sida om finansiering för etablering och operationalisering av OHCHR-landskontor i Sudan. 

Ett värdlandsavtal tecknades mellan Sudans regering och FN: s mänskliga rättigheter i september 2019. Viktiga arbetsområden har identifierats i linje med transitonsregeringens prioriteringar och den vision som anges i det konstitutionella dokumentet. OCHCR i Sudan har fem mål: 1) Integrera mänskliga rättigheter i en hållbar utveckling, förbättra jämställdhet och motverka diskriminering; 2) Stärka rättsstaten och ansvarsskyldighet för kränkningar av mänskliga rättigheter; 3) Förebyggande och skydd av mänskliga rättigheter i konflikter 4) Förbättra och skydda civic space och människors deltagande; 5) Förbättrad uppföljning av de Internationella MR- protokollen. 

Sida bedömer att OHCHR är en viktig nyckelaktör för stärkande av mänskliga rättigheter i Sudan och att ansökan är i linje med Sida´s strategi för Sudan 2018 - 2022. Sida´s stöd kommer att gå till etablering och uppstart av det nya kontoret samt utlokaliserade kontor och uppstart av landprogrammet. Stödet ges om icke-öronmärkt stöd för att underlätta flexibilitet i den fragila kontexten.

Insatsens totala budget är 15,4 miljoner USD, varav 1,5 miljoner USD är organisationens egen finansiering. Stödet från Sida är 30 MSEK och omfattar två år. A Host Country Agreement was signed between the Government of Sudan and UN Human Rights in September 2019. Based on its institutional mandate and the Host Country Agreement key areas of work has been identified in line with the new Transitional Governments priorities. Thus,  OCHCR in Sudan has five goals: 1) Integrating Human Rights in sustainable development, enhancing equality and countering discrimination; 2) Strengthening the rule of law and accountability for human rights violations; 3) Early warning, prevention and protection of Human Rights in situation of conflict and Insecurity; 4) Enhancing and protecting civic space and peoples participation; 5) Increasing implementation of the International Human Rights mechanisms outcomes. 

After the establishment of UNITAMS, OHCHR has been integreated into its human rights and civilian protection mandat The Joint Human Rights Office came into effect in January 2021 and will remain in place for the duration of UNITAMS existence in Sudan. When UNITAMS closes, OHCHR would maintain its presence under the Host Country Agreement. The integrated UN human rights presence in Sudan comprises the staff of UNITAMS Office of Support to Civilian Protection (OSCP) and OHCHR staff, under the overall supervision of the Director of the Office of Support to Civilian Protection (OSCP). The director also serve as the UN High Commissioners Representative in Sudan. The Head of OHCHR  serves as Deputy Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sudan. She is also primary responsibile for implementing programmes and activities under the OHCHR Host Country Agreement. 

Thus OHCHR is working under two mandates in Sudan. First, under the mandate of UNITAMS (Resolution 2524), the OHCHR and UNITAMS (Joint office) monitor early warning, reporting and analysing of the human rights situation in conflict and post-conflict areas, engage in compliance with IHL and IHRL and accountability mechanisms. At the same time, OHCHR, under its mandate under the Host Country Agreement, focuses on systemic economic, social, cultural and gender inequalities as underlying causes of conflict and instability.