A/HRC/22/32 South learning in over 20 developing countries. For instance, UNDP in Argentina is supporting development of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) strategies. In the Republic of Moldova, court efficiency is being enhanced through identification of an ADR mechanism, while in Serbia an ADR database system is being developed and piloted in anti-discrimination cases. In Somalia, UNDP support to traditional justice mechanisms and the empowerment of women’s groups to engage with these mechanisms have improved the administration of cases concerning women. In Niger, UNDP is also supporting increased attention to gender equality in the customary justice system. 39. At the regional level, UNDP supported in 2012 the development of the Guide on Legal Aid Programming in Africa, which takes an expansive view of legal services for criminal and civil matters. In partnership with UNODC, UNDP has commenced the process of elaborating a handbook and curriculum on early access to legal aid in criminal investigation and proceedings, which will be finalized in 2013. 40. At country level in over 50 developing countries, UNDP supports legal aid and services programming through establishment of legal aid centres, legal and paralegal assistance networks, development of relevant institutional, policy and legislative frameworks and the requisite capacity and awareness. For instance, in Mozambique, UNDP supported establishment of legal aid clinics and one-stop shops at district level which resulted in 4,472 individuals benefiting, including 3,647 persons in pretrial detention. In Maldives, UNDP supported the establishment of gender-sensitive legal aid schemes. Other countries in which UNDP has supported legal aid include Ethiopia, Georgia, Indonesia, Montenegro, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Swaziland. 41. As a core element of UNDP rule of law programming, legal empowerment of the poor is seen as central in helping countries to attain inclusive and sustainable human development through introduction of systemic changes to empower the poor and provide them with opportunities for earning a livelihood through access to property and land, labour, and environment and business rights. 7 42. For instance, in the Philippines, UNDP is supporting environmental justice, which work has resulted in the Philippines passing of Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases. Additionally, in 2011, a book entitled Access to Environmental Justice: A Sourcebook on Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies was developed and launched. In China, UNDP is also taking a legal empowerment approach to environmental justice through supporting the All-China Environment Federation to strengthen the role of civil society organizations in environmental governance and legal processes, including representation of public interests as plaintiff in China’s environmental tribunals. H. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) 43. In accordance with its mandate to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN Women continues to support efforts by States to strengthen their judiciary systems and contribute to ensuring women’s access to justice. 44. In response to the findings and recommendations of UN Women’s flagship report for 2011–2012, Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice, UN Women, UNDP and OHCHR are developing a joint global programme on women’s access to justice, aimed at supporting efforts to enhance women’s access to justice through comprehensive and coordinated justice sector reforms. 7 “Integrating Legal Empowerment of the Poor into UNDP’s work, A Guidance Note”, 2010. 11