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information on policies, programmes and indicators5 for SIMORE technical files. SIMORE
supports the daily work of the Government; the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee
intends to use SIMORE to inform its agenda on progress and gaps in legislative reform.
The tool is also useful for United Nations country team programming and cooperation
activities. Furthermore, the portal is instrumental in strengthening the participation and
contribution of non-State actors in the national reporting and monitoring process.
Morocco: the Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights
42.
In 2011, with a view to having a standing mechanism aimed at facilitating both
timely reporting and coordination with regard to follow-up to recommendations made by
human rights bodies, the Government of Morocco established by decree the Interministerial
Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH). In line with its Strategic Plan (2012-2016), DIDH is
tasked with ensuring coordination between government and other relevant stakeholders,
such as the National Human Rights Council and civil society; promoting engagement with
the international human rights mechanisms, in line with United Nations country
programmes and UNDAF; ensuring reporting deadlines are met and implementing
recommendations; ensuring follow-up on the implementation of the national action plan for
democracy and human rights; contributing to the integration of a human rights-based
approach into national programmes and policies, including through strengthening the
capacity of the national administration and other stakeholders, such as the National Human
Rights Council, universities and civil society.
43.
In 2013, Morocco requested OHCHR support to strengthen government capacity in
engaging with international human rights mechanisms and to strengthen its national human
rights system. In order to strengthen the capacity of DIHD and other key institutional
partners, including Parliament, through a programme of the United Nations Development
Group human rights mainstreaming mechanism, the OHCHR Regional Office for the
Middle East and North Africa supported national efforts to develop awareness and
educational initiatives aimed at the sharing of good practices and the development of
training tools and human rights methodologies to follow up on the implementation of
recommendations made by international mechanisms.
44.
In June 2014, OHCHR organized a training session for trainers, targeting key
national stakeholders on the development of indicators to measure compliance with
international standards. An initial core group of national trainers was established to guide
national partners in developing indicators in line with the country’s identified priorities and
with recommendations from the UPR, special procedures and treaty bodies. As a result of
the training, the Government is considering drawing up a memorandum of understanding to
strengthen collaboration between relevant institutions in developing and using human rights
indicators.
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In Paraguay as well as in other countries, OHCHR supports the development of indicators in the areas
of health, water and sanitation, education and fair trial. See OHCHR, Human rights indicators: a
guide to measurement and implementation, 2012 (HR/PUB/12/5), available from
www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/
HRIndicators/AGuideMeasurementImplementationCompleteGuide_en.pdf.pdf.
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