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criminal law and relevant national laws, such as laws on gender equality and violence
against women.
81.
The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women has supported a
number of grantees, including the International Association of Women Judges and national
associations of judges, which have implemented training programmes for judges,
prosecutors, lawyers and other legal professionals in numerous States, including postconflict States. Training has focused on international human rights standards in relation to
violence against women, access to justice for female survivors of gender-based violence,
domestic and sexual violence, and relevant national laws.
82.
United Nations peacekeeping missions, including the United Nations Organization
Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations
Operation in Côte d’Ivoire, the United Nations Mission in the Central African republic and
Chad, the United Nations Mission in Liberia, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in
Haiti and the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste, have provided human
rights training to members of the judiciary, magistrates, prosecutors and lawyers on gender
equality, sexual and gender-based violence, and criminal investigations. UNDP has
dedicated resources to capacity-building for judicial and other legal professionals in many
States in the context of democratic governance, rule of law, access to justice and other
programmes. Training has focused on, inter alia, women’s human rights, including in the
context of HIV and AIDS, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, gender equality issues, and sexual and gender-based
violence. UNFPA has supported capacity-building initiatives for members of the judiciary,
prosecutors and lawyers in a number of States, including in Latin America, Asia and North
Africa, with a focus on gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual and
reproductive rights, and gender-biased sex selection and implementation of national
legislation.
83.
OHCHR, through its headquarters, regional, subregional and country offices, as well
at its Headquarters, has supported and implemented international human rights law
capacity-building programmes for judges, magistrates and prosecutors, with a specific
focus on women’s rights. Training has cover gender-based violence, including femicide,
sexual violence in conflict and non-conflict settings, and women and the administration of
justice. UNODC has implemented a global training programme aimed at building the
capacity of criminal justice practitioners, including judicial officers and prosecutors, to
ensure effective responses to trafficking in persons. The United Nations Interregional
Crime and Justice Research Institute designs and implements specialized training courses
for judicial personnel upon the request of Member States, including on human rights and
trafficking in persons for the purposes of sexual and economic exploitation. UNAIDS has
launched an initiative to provide support for judicial leadership on HIV-related legal and
human rights issues.
3.
Good practices for training in gender issues
84.
The Special Rapporteur highlights the practices described below as good training
examples.
85.
Frequent and regular engagement with the target group is important in order to better
understand their day-to-day reality and respond effectively and adequately to their needs.
Holding gender sensitivity discussions with the targeted group prior to developing a
training programme helps to ensure that the audience will be receptive to the issues
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