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children in armed conflict and for the enactment of legislation criminalizing the recruitment
and use of children for military purposes.
6.
United Nations country team in Madagascar
81.
The support of the United Nations country team in Madagascar for good governance
in the promotion and protection of human rights is set on four pillars: (a) decentralization
and local resilience; (b) combating impunity and strengthening accountability and the rule
of law; (c) peacebuilding and conflict prevention; and (d) electoral assistance.
82.
The country team has provided support in developing and implementing a legal and
strategic framework conducive to decentralization and local development. It has supported
the drafting of local development plans and the establishment of inclusive consultation
mechanisms with a particular focus on women, youth and disaster-risk reduction.
83.
The country team has also supported a number of initiatives to combat impunity and
to strengthen accountability and the rule of law by means of awareness-raising campaigns,
and capacity-building on international human rights standards and principles; by ensuring
coordination among justice and anti-corruption bodies; and by adjusting legal frameworks
and structures, including by providing technical assistance on legal reforms for the
prevention of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and supporting access to
justice for vulnerable groups. The country team has supported, for example, the
establishment of a case management platform on human rights violations and abuses;
provided advice on upholding human rights in security operations; and helped to draft
legislation on alternatives to the death penalty, the law decriminalizing media offences and
the enabling law establishing a national human rights commission.
84.
In addition, the country team has supported the national reconciliation process by
advocating for the importance of upholding and promoting the rights to truth, justice,
reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, and the participation of women in that
process. It also supported the design of a reform strategy for the national security sector.
The country team highlighted two projects undertaken in this area. The first project is
aimed at creating stronger democratic institutions that can fight corruption effectively and
foster dialogue between the population and their elected representatives. In this case, the
country team focuses on supporting the national human rights commission. In the second
project, the team sought to support security sector reform by training on human rights for
members of the security forces.
85.
Lastly, the United Nations country team in Madagascar has also provided assistance
in building national capacity for monitoring human rights during elections, assessing the
legal framework governing elections, upgrading the information technology system for the
development of voter lists, and building the capacity of key stakeholders in the election
process.
7.
United Nations Statistics Division
86.
The United Nations Statistics Division provided information on the Statistical
Commission and the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal
indicators.
87.
At its forty-seventh session, the Statistical Commission agreed, as a practical
starting point, on the proposed global indicator framework for the goals and targets of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The framework includes indicators to measure
the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 16. The Commission furthermore expressed
its support for the road map proposed by the Praia Group on Governance Statistics and its
actions to develop a handbook on governance statistics for national statistical offices.
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