A/HRC/20/20 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 21

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