One UN Joint Action in Human Rights in the Transnistrian region 2019-2022 (III) One UN Joint Action in Human Rights in the Transnistrian region 2019-2022 (III) UNDP, UNODC, UNAIDS, OHCHR, UNICEF and IOM have applied to Sida for funding of 29 089 484 SEK to carry out the "One UN joint action to strengthen human rights in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova" during the period 2019-2022. The Programme’s integrated approach, based on Thomas Hammarberg’s findings from 2013 and 2018, intends to work at the individual, institutional and societal levels by increasing the capacities of rights holders to exercise their rights (Output 1), increasing the capacities of duty bearers to fulfil their human rights obligations (Output 2) and enhancing the human rights culture in the Transnistrian region (Output 3). This will lead to a favorable environment for an effective exercise of human rights of the following vulnerable groups in the Transnistrian region: people leaving with HIV, Roma communities, people who use drugs, domestic violence victims, children in contact with the law, inmates and former inmates. The UN Agencies partnering within the One UN Fund will implement the intervention jointely with local CSOs from both banks of Nistru river to increase confidence and trust between people and relevant stakeholders. UNDP, UNODC, UNAIDS, OHCHR, UNICEF och IOM har gemensamt (genom ett One UN upplägg) sökt finansiering 29 089 484 SEK för att genomföra "FN: s gemensamma åtgärd för att stärka de mänskliga rättigheterna i Transnistrien-regionen i Republiken Moldavien" under perioden 2019–2022. Programmets integrerade tillvägagångssätt (One UN programming), är baserat på Thomas Hammarbergs rekommendationer från 2013 och 2018, och avser att arbeta på individuell, institutionell och samhällelig nivå för att uppnå:
Resultat 1: att öka människors förmåga att nyttja och bli medvetna om sina rättigheter.
Resultat 2: se till ansvariga beslutsfattare uppfyller de krav som ställs på dem vad gäller mänskliga rättigheter.
Resultat 3: öka förståelsen och kunskapen vad gäller mänskliga rättigheter.

Denna ansats kommer att leda till en gynnsam miljö för ett effektivt införande av mänskliga rättigheter för följande sårbara grupper i Transnistrien-regionen: människor som lever med HIV, romer, personer som använder droger, offer för våld i nära relationer, barn och ungdomar med kriminell bakgrund, fångar och tidigare kriminella vuxna. De FN organ som deltar i ”One UN”-fonden kommer att genomföra projekten i samarbete med lokala enskilda organisationer (EO) från båda sidorna av Dnestrfloden, i syfte att öka förtroendet mellan människor och relevanta aktörer. The intervention's objectives are based on Thomas Hammarberg's report on human rights in the Transnistrian region delivered in 2013 and its follow-up conclusions formulated in 2018. This intervention is built on the results and lessons learned in the previous project supported by Sweden in 2016-2018 in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova (a breakaway region).  
The project intends to foster commitment at the level of the decision-makers in the Transnistrian region and civil society for human rights-oriented reforms in general and particularly in the area of disability, child’s rights, Roma, rights of people living with and affected by HIV, rights of prisoners, and people in prisons, vulnerable women and rights of people who use drugs, facilitating the establishment of multidimensional cooperation, cross-river knowledge exchange and development based on best practices existing on both banks of River Nistru (the left bank being the Transnistrian region). The Confidence Building approach represents the main tool to connect professionals, individuals and institutions (when possible) from both banks to build trust between parties in the protracted conflict (the Transnistrian post conflict situation).  
The actual assessment is that duty bearers (in areas mentioned above), including service providers at multiple levels lack knowledge of human rights of the vulnerable ones and implementation capacity, encountering human and economic resources capacity gaps. The rights holders are not aware of their rights and do not participate in the decision-making processes affecting their lives. Hence, the involvement of the civil society in developing regulatory frameworks, in changing perceptions, in developing and piloting transferable services to the de facto authorities, in monitoring the implementation of human rights commitments of the duty bearers and advocating for ensuring the social inclusion of the most vulnerable ones is imperative. It is of paramount importance to enhance the capacity of organizations from both sides for joint programme work, as it is quite limited, based on priorities and development needs of both sides of the Nistru river. Thus, the programme will contribute to reducing inequalities for women, men and children in the Transnistrian region (impact) by ensuring that vulnerable human rights holders are empowered to exercise their rights and duty bearers respect, protect and fulfil human rights to a larger extent (outcome).
The project’s integrated approach targeting to work at the individual, institutional and societal levels by increasing the capacities of rights holders to exercise their rights (Output 1), increasing the capacities of duty bearers to fulfil their human rights obligations (Output 2) and enhancing the human rights culture in the Transnistrian region (Output 3) will lead to creating an enabling environment for an effective exercise of human rights of vulnerable groups in the Transnistrian region.
The following results are expected to be achieved:Output 1. Increased capacities of vulnerable rights holders to exercise their human rights- Enhanced human rights skills and knowledge of vulnerable rights holders- Strengthened institutional capacity of partner CSOs and informal groups - Improved service delivery of CSOsOutput 2. Increased capacities of duty bearers to fulfil their human rights obligations- Enhanced human rights compliant regulatory framework in the region - Strengthened human rights institutions: Ombudsman institution - Improved service delivery of duty bearersOutput 3. Enhanced human rights culture in the Transnistrian region- Enhanced human rights capacity of the media- Raised human rights awareness
The work on redressing the human rights situation in the Transnistrian region is aligned with a number of SDGs: SDG1 (no poverty), SDG3 (good health and wellbeing), SDG4 (quality education), SDG5 (gender equality), SDG10 (reduced inequalities), SDG16 (peace, justice and strong institutions). The Programme also aims to contribute to the implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan 2018-2022. Taking into account the role of the Bureau for Reintegration Policies in identifying and including of human rights priority issues on the negotiation agenda, the project will periodically update the Bureau for Reintegration Policies during the project's Steering Committee meetings and ad-hoc when needed with regard to the developments in the human rights field generated with the support of the Programme and the human rights situation in Transnistria in general.