million US$
FIGURE 1. Budget and expenditure: GPS portfolio 2018‑2021 Budget
48
32
16
Conflict prevention, peacebuilding and responsive institutions Gender-based violence Rule of law
42.9
40
24
Expenditure
3% 1%
32.4 27.8
27.2 21.2
Breakdown of expenditure by thematic area
23.0
17.6 14.2
8 96%
0
2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: UNDP Corporate Planning System (Atlas). As of 19 January 2022
2.1.1 Governance The programme focused support on two main areas: strengthening policies, frameworks and systems to prevent corruption through capacity‑building of the judiciary; and strengthening the capacity of the National Assembly and civil society for improved handling of corruption cases, oversight functions and engagement in public awareness‑raising. The CPD also referred to capacity‑development of parliamentarians on the SDGs and Agenda 2063. UNDP also envisaged support to the consolidation of electoral reform and strengthening the capacity of electoral management bodies, media, political parties and civil society. Finding 1. With limited engagement in the governance area due to internal and external factors, including challenges in attracting funding, UNDP positioning in this important area for Nigeria was constrained. UNDP Nigeria has been an active and sustained partner to the Government on core governance areas such as electoral process strengthening and reform, parliamentary support and capacity‑development of rule of law, anticorruption and human rights institutions, as demonstrated under the last country programme 2014‑17. However, the current programme, as implemented, was small. Key areas such as access to justice, rule of law and public accountability and transparency were incorporated during design stages, but planned elements did not translate into actual projects.50 During the review period, UNDP work under this portfolio consisted of small‑scale support to the 2019 elections. UNDP provided capacity‑building and logistical support to the Independent National Election Commission to oversee transparent electoral processes.51 UNDP also worked with relevant government institutions and civil society to promote women’s political participation (with no improvement and even a marginal decline in the 2019 elections). A post‑mortem conference on women’s poltical participation
50
51
A rule of law project was listed in the current CPD, primarily aimed at bridging existing gaps in access to justice in north‑east Nigeria, caused by violence and conflict. The focus was on immediate access to justice as part of stabilization and early recovery from conflict. However, there were no progress reports or evaluations found. A new project on ‘police reforms’ is currently in initial stages primarily aimed at supporting national police reforms through the development of a roadmap, setting up an inclusive mechanism with all relevant stakeholders, as well as developing and supporting a robust outreach plan prioritizing strategic communications to the public and within the police. Through the only active project during the CPD cycle: Support to Electoral Integrity and Democratic Empowerment project (2018‑2020).
Chapter 2. Findings
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