1. | 0 © United Nations Development Programme LEGAL AID AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE UNDP’S APPROACH 23 April 2012

2. | OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION Support to Legal Framework and Institutional Capacities UNDP Approach and Scope of Engagement Access for Poor and Vulnerable Population In Focus: Legal Aid and Access to Justice

3. | UNDP APPROACH Effective, responsive, accessible and fair justice systems promoting the rule of law, including both formal and informal processes, with due consideration to the rights of the poor, women and vulnerable groups

4. | UNDP APPROACH Focus on individuals, poor and disadvantaged National ownership National capacity development and institutional reforms Legal empowerment

5. | UNDP GLOBAL SCOPE Supporting Legal Assistance and Legal Awareness Including: Public Defenders, Public Legal Aid, Paralegal Support, Other Forms of Counseling, and Community Advocacy

6. | SUPPORT TO POOR AND VULNERABLE POPULATION Laos PDR - Legal Aid Clinics Legal aid clinic in Vientiane, and mobile clinic for surrounding rural villagers Legal rights awareness (for disadvantaged and remote village populations) Capacity development of BAR Association lawyers and paralegals (criminal, family and contractual matters)

7. | SUPPORT TO POOR AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS Sri Lanka – Legal Aid for Conflict – Affected Vulnerable Groups Focus on: conflict-affected groups, IDPs, estate sector workers, pre-trial detainees, female-headed households and victims of gender based violence Mobile legal clinics Capacity development of community based duty-bearers and claim holders Strengthening Legal Aid Service providers

8. | SUPPORT TO POOR AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS China - Migrant Workers Establishment of 20 migrant workers legal aid Offices (after Zicheng Pilot) Sharp decrease in Violation (i.e. unpaid salaries). 19,324 cases settled (31,843 migrant workers) covering about $60 million

9. | SUPPORT TO LEGAL FRAMEWORKS Indonesia – Legal Aid and National Development Planning National Access to Justice Strategy (part of the National Medium Term Development Plan) Strengthening Civil Society to provide access to information and free legal assistance Indonesia Legal Aid Law passed (2011) requiring legal counsel be available to all Legal empowerment of communities

10. | 9 IN FOCUS Georgia: Legal Aid to Vulnerable and Institutional Development Access to justice for all Institutional and capacity development Legal education and empowerment Working for people – Justice for All

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