ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 Knowledge and Learning on Human Rights CONTENTS Abbreviations 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Development Objective and Program Descriptions 4 3. Activities and Outcomes 6 NTF Grant Program 6 NTF Knowledge and Partnerships Program 10 4. Aggregated Results 16 5. Risks and Challenges 18 6. Looking Ahead 19 Appendix A. NTF Financial Summary 20 Table A.1. NTF Funds Disbursed as of December 31, 2017 20 Table A.2. NTF Contributions by Source 20 Table A.3. NTF Grant Funds by Region, 2009–2018 20 Appendix B. List of Grants Funded by The Nordic Trust Fund 21 Table B.1. List of Grant Funds, 2010–2017 21 Appendix C. NTF Results Framework 26 Abbreviations AU African Union BBL Brown Bag Lunch CCSA Cross-Cutting Solutions Area CMU Country Management Unit CSC Citizen Service Centers CSO Civil Society Organization DDR Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration DPKO United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations ESCR Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) FARC–EP Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo) FCV Fragility, Conflict, and Violence GBV Gender-based Violence GGP Governance Global Practice GP Global Practice GPSURR Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global Practice GRM Grant Reporting and Monitoring HRBA Human Rights Based Approach IACHR Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross ICT Information and Communications Technology ID Identification Document IDB Inter-American Development Bank ILO International Labour Organization IFC International Finance Corporation IP Indigenous Peoples LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex NGO Nongovernmental Organization NHRI National Human Rights Institution NTF Nordic Trust Fund OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights PAD Project Appraisal Document RMH Reproductive and Maternal Health SDG Sustainable Development Goal SFD Social Fund for Development SOGI Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity SRH Sexual and Reproductive Health SWEDD Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Project UN United Nations UN CRPD United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNOAU United Nations Office to the African Union UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNSR United Nations Special Rapporteur All dollar amounts are U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. 3 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 1 INTRODUCTION 2 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS The Nordic Trust Fund (NTF) is a knowledge and learning initiative on human rights in the World Bank. The NTF was launched in 2009 The NTF’s mandate is to help the World Bank develop an informed through the generous contributions of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, view of how human rights relate to its analytical activities and Norway and Sweden, and later joined by Germany. Its purpose is to operations. It does so through two complementary programs: (i) the build internal knowledge and capacity to incorporate human rights grant program under which task teams across the World Bank Group considerations into World Bank operations and analytical work. receive financial and technical support to explore and operationalize In 2017, the NTF continued to serve as a hub for learning and human rights in their projects or programs; and (ii) the knowledge discussions on human rights within the World Bank. In this reporting and partnership program which provides training and capacity period, 68 grants were under implementation, 31 of those grants building to World Bank staff to familiarize them with human rights were completed during the period, and 32 knowledge and learning initiatives in their sectors of work and to incorporate human rights events were held. standards and principles in their work, and builds partnerships with Several key developments for the NTF took place this year. The relevant external stakeholders. These are described in further detail NTF Steering Committee approved two new grants modalities: in chapter 3. one thematically focused on work in contexts of fragility, conflict Initially part of the Justice and Rule of Law Unit of the Governance and violence (FCV), and the other to incorporate human rights Global Practice (GGP), the NTF was moved to the GGP front office in measurement into World Bank-financed projects under preparation 2014 to mainstream its activities in governance-related operational or restructuring. Also, discussions began in April 2017 between the and analytical work. The NTF is governed by a Steering Commit- World Bank and the NTF donors on the way forward for the program, tee, which is chaired by the GGP Senior Director and composed of which comes to an end in March 2019. Finally, an independent World Bank senior management, that provides overall direction and evaluation of the NTF was commissioned to assess progress made decides on the allocation of grant funding. The NTF Steering Com- since the inception of the program and to provide lessons learned mittee membership rotates across the World Bank’s departments and recommendations for a possible way forward. on an annual basis. In 2017, its senior representatives came from the The NTF continued to benefit from excellent collaboration with its Legal Vice Presidency; Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global donors and the offices of the World Bank Executive Directors for the Practice (GPSURR); Social Protection and Labor Global Practice; Nordic and Baltic constituency and Germany. Operations Policy and Country Services Vice Presidency; and the FCV This report provides a summary of progress made under the Cross-Cutting Solutions Area (CCSA). NTF program in 2017, building on earlier activities and results The NTF Secretariat administers the NTF programs and over- achieved during the seven previous reporting periods. It shows sees the implementation of NTF-funded grants. In addition, it offers how the supported grants and knowledge and partnership technical human rights expertise to grant recipients and other World program consolidated the NTF program as a platform for human Bank staff. In January 2017, the Secretariat consisted of a program rights related debates and discussions among World Bank staff, manager and two senior program officers, funded by Norway and management, and partners. Denmark, respectively. In August 2017, a senior program officer fund- ed by Sweden was appointed to expand the Secretariat’s capacity This report and the seven previous ones are available at to provide technical assistance to World Bank operational teams. An http://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/nordic-trust-fund. overview of financial data is provided in Appendix A. The NTF’s funding phase ends on March 31, 2019. A comprehen- sive and independent external evaluation was launched in June 2017, and completed in January 2018, to assess the trust fund since its launch in 2009 and provide evidence, analysis, and recommendations for a possible way forward. To inform the independent evaluation, the NTF Secretariat consolidated the knowledge generated through NTF grants since 2009 and developed an easily accessible online repository of knowledge on human rights in development. The NTF Secretariat also facilitated dialogue between the World Bank and NTF donors on a possible continuation of the NTF. 4 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS CITIZEN SERVICE CENTERS: AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH Bank’s Citizen Engagement mandate, which have led the Bank to FOR IMPROVED PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY expand and deepen its work on CSCs in several regions. Across the world, many governments are striving to Question: What was the benefit of doing the work through a hu- improve public service delivery. This aspiration is linked to man rights lens? Did it change the way you approached the work? citizens’ increased expectations regarding state transparency, Team: Using a human rights lens made a difference as it placed accountability and responsiveness. Public service delivery can issues of equality, non-discrimination, and attention to vulnera- be reformed through the introduction of citizen service centers ble groups in the forefront when assessing the quality of services (CSCs) which provide citizens with greater and faster access to provided by the CSCs. The case studies also revealed that a human a variety of national, state, and municipal and/or private sector rights lens can contribute to a shift in public employees’ mindset, if services in a single location. the CSC’s senior management actively communicates the fact that citizens are “rights-holders” rather than simply beneficiaries or us- CSCs are inherently linked to human rights and essential to ers of public services. Furthermore, human rights principles proved uphold them, and the more effective CSCs are, the better a to be a powerful organizing framework to review and improve whole array of human rights can be fulfilled. CSCs advance service delivery mechanisms, as they imply that systems need be human rights when they improve a state’s capacity to fulfil its put in place to guarantee participation and inclusion, accountability fundamental responsibility to its citizens. By offering subscrip- and rule of law, and availability and accessibility of services. tion to utilities, CSCs can contribute to guaranteeing the right to water and sanitation. By dealing with social welfare issues, Question: What were the main challenges of using a human rights CSCs are central to guaranteeing the right to social security. By lens? delivering medical cards, CSCs guarantee the right to health, Team: CSCs are traditionally analyzed primarily in terms of public and through the provision of job-relevant information and school administration reform and re-engineering of public services rather transcripts, CSCs are also instrumental in safeguarding the right than for their human rights impact. However, the research has to work and the right to education. shown that human rights are very relevant when analyzing CSC operations and can contribute to strengthening recommendations CSCs also contribute to furthering the good governance for improvement regarding various aspects of service delivery. agenda by promoting transparency and accountability. CSCs The activities revealed that while human rights language might are intrinsically related to Sustainable Development Goal 16 to not be present openly in CSCs, it may be “hidden” or framed in “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable devel- different terms. It was often found that using terms such as “equal opment and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions access”, “non-discrimination” or “feedback mechanisms” resonated at all levels.” It is also related to Goal 16’s many subsets, such as better with counterparts than “human rights” as such, which are the reduction of corruption and bribery or the provision of legal perceived by some as too broad or too abstract and difficult to identity for all, including birth registration, which is a service rou- implement concretely. tinely provided by CSCs. By remodeling bureaucratic work flows, CSCs have the potential to change incentives for government Question: What do you see as the main achievement or result of officials and to enhance monitoring of service delivery, thereby the grant? reducing opportunities for rent-seeking behavior and improving Team: The grant has undoubtedly strengthened the knowledge the accountability of government at various levels, ultimately base required to support work with clients on CSCs. It also helped contributing to a stronger respect for human rights. to highlight the considerable added value of the one-stop shop But the relationship between CSCs and human rights is not concept for citizens (through gains in time, money, and great- one-way: while CSCs play a major role in fulfilling states’ obliga- er satisfaction with information provided, quality of services, tions regarding human rights, a human rights based approach and interaction with public servants) for public administrations (HRBA) can also inform the ways in which CSCs operate. through the papers and tools published. Another main achieve- The NTF interviewed two members of the CSC team—San- ment is the traction gained by the project, as shown by operational jay Agarwal, Senior Social Development Specialist, and Helene requests it helped to address, such as the assessment of CSCs Pfeil, Social Development Consultant, from the Social, Urban, in 3-4 municipalities in Ukraine at the request of the Ministry for Rural and Resilience Global Practice. They documented four case Temporary Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons, studies exploring the functioning of CSCs in Moldova, Vietnam, or the preparation of a stock-take of international good practices Kenya and Serbia; designed and administered an online client on public service delivery through CSCs that cater to the needs survey with municipal CSCs in South-East Europe; and developed of migrant/refugee populations at the request of the Government a human rights based-assessment tool for CSCs and a report on of Turkey in order to prepare concrete suggestions to Turkey’s trends and design of CSCs. Ministry of Interior, Directorate General of Migration Management, in light of ongoing efforts to meet the needs of Syrian refugees. Question: What was your NTF grant for, and how did it link to the broader World Bank work? Team: The NTF grant aimed to deepen the Bank’s understanding of how one-stop shops for citizens, also called CSCs, can contribute to strengthening human rights; and how a human rights prism can improve the design, implementation or overhaul of CSCs, and thereby the quality, accessibility and effectiveness of service provision. It linked to broader Bank work due to its focus on improving service delivery, reducing cor- ruption and promoting the good governance agenda. In addition, it built on increased client demand on CSC-related issues and the Citizen Service Center in Pancevo, Serbia Photo credit: Jasmina Radovanovic 5 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 3 ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES modality during the remaining implementation period will provide valuable lessons for a possible continuation of the NTF. THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE GRANTS In late 2017, the NTF Secretariat conducted three information SUPPORTED BY THE NTF IN 2017, KEY KNOWLEDGE AND sessions on how to apply for grants as well as how human rights LEARNING ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN, AS WELL AS EXTERNAL relate to the different global practices of the World Bank. A standing PARTNERSHIPS ESTABLISHED TO STRENGTHEN KNOWLEDGE committee comprising of management representatives from GGP, AND LEARNING ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, WHICH IS A UNIQUE AND GPSURR, and the FCV CCSA was formed to oversee the grant INCREASINGLY STRONGER FEATURE OF THE NTF. modality and approve grants. Four grant proposals under this modality were approved in December 2017: NTF GRANT PROGRAM Since its inception, the NTF has funded a range of activities across • Support to the National Education Pact in the Dominican the World Bank Group through 125 grants of about $250,000 each, Republic. The project aims to increase human rights knowledge supporting analytical work and operations across a wide range of and awareness of future teachers, with emphasis on the human sectors, themes, and geographical regions. A list of all the NTF grants rights of disadvantaged groups, including students with physical is provided in Appendix B. disabilities. The project also aims to tackle gender stereotypes The grants reported on include those allocated through the fourth and violence in schools through peaceful conflict resolution open call for proposals, through the fifth open call for proposals, mechanisms. grants strategically targeted to operational work in FCV contexts, as well as grants allocated through an open call for proposals specifically • Support to land administration reforms in Sierra Leone. The project focused on investment lending projects. In total, 68 grants were being aims to raise vulnerable group’s awareness about land rights, within implemented in 2017. a larger program to develop a unified land title registration system. In 2017, the 31 grants from the fourth grant round, approved in 2015, completed implementation, and the 26 fifth round grants, • Support to a project to strengthen public sector efficiency in Sri approved in 2016, continued their implementation. These grants were Lanka. The NTF grant will focus on the effective implementation of implemented by different World Bank Global Practices (GPs) and Sri Lanka’s recently passed Right to Information Law. units, as well as the International Finance Corporation (IFC), covering all regions of the world. The grants include a mix of analytical and • Support the design and implementation of national identification operational work, as well as a knowledge and learning component. documents systems in West and East Africa. With the NTF grant, Many of these grants built on a legacy of work that, in some a HRBA will be applied with a focus on fostering free, meaningful, instances, dates back to the NTF’s first grants in 2009. and active participation of rights-holders, including specific Thematically, fifth-round grants focus on specific vulnerable marginalized groups, in the design and implementation of the groups (e.g., displaced persons, children, women and girls, Indigenous systems. Peoples [IP] and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, poor farmers and urban dwellers, former combatants and their A more detailed report on grant activities in 2017 is provided below, communities, youth, household workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, categorized either by vulnerable group or by Global Practice theme. transgender, and intersex [LGBTI] persons) and analyze or strengthen the human rights aspects of mechanisms and institutions, such as national education strategies, social protection programs, and mining sector practices. Several grants focus on human rights in FCV contexts, an area of increased World Bank engagement. A supplemental contribution from Norway allowed the NTF to strengthen work in this area, with four grants that started implementation in 2017 and will continue into 2018. Efforts build on previous NTF grants, including work incorporating human rights in transitional justice and peacebuilding in Colombia, DDR strategies in the African Union (AU), and education in Haiti. They also leverage the World Bank’s emergency crisis response engagement in the Republic of Yemen, specifically focusing on youth participation in social protection programs. The grants draw on World Bank and NTF partnerships with the United Nations (UN), and aim to bring out lessons to help guide World Bank operations staff working in FCV contexts. In November 2017, the NTF launched a new pilot grant modality that will help inform its potential future direction. The NTF pilot aims to provide 18 grants of $50,000 each to incorporate human rights considerations and activities into World Bank lending projects, focusing specifically on investment project financing. While some of the previous NTF grants have been linked to larger lending operations, they were designed as free-standing grants. Testing this new 6 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS VULNERABLE GROUPS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WOMEN AND GIRLS The NTF built on its long-standing work on Indigenous Peoples’ The NTF helped strengthen girls’ and women’s rights in Zambia rights and supported the operationalization of the Action as well as women’s rights in the roads sector in Malawi. Plan for a human rights-based IP development program in In Zambia, the NTF supported the creation of government the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as the overall systems that foster the conditions for women and girls to mainstreaming and scaling up of a HRBA for Indigenous Peoples’ understand and protect their human rights. The grant is part of and Ethnic Minorities’ development in World Bank projects. the Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods This work aims to improve the dissemination and application of Project in Zambia and explores the implications of civil rights (the knowledge related to IP rights in World Bank operations through right to liberty and security of person) and economic and social technical guidance and on-the-ground assistance to regional and rights (the right to social protection, education, protection of the country operational teams. It further helps develop a knowledge family, and an adequate standard of living) within World Bank management platform as well as a dissemination strategy programs. One component of the project is a scholarship program to ensure the effective application of international standards for secondary school girls from vulnerable households. In Zambia, relevant to IP and their rights to development. So far, 25 learning girls often drop out of school because of early marriages and and knowledge events have been held during the grant period, pregnancies. Almost one-third (31 percent) of girls marry before covering topics ranging from IP land governance and tenure the age of 18, and 28.5 percent of those aged 15 to 19 have been rights to traditional knowledge technology for climate change pregnant or had a live birth. As a result, the project will invest in a solutions. In addition, a global coordinating mechanism, led by case management system in the targeted schools to help ensure the World Bank’s Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory function, will be enrollment, retention, and progression. The system aims to developed and implemented to achieve strategic and operational ensure that girls receive adequate guidance and counseling and, consistency and coherence in applying a HRBA to ensure if needed, are referred to health clinics, psychosocial counseling, culturally appropriate development according to Indigenous legal, and other services. A NTF Secretariat staff member has Peoples’ and Ethnic Minorities’ priorities, needs, and issues at the contributed substantive technical support to this work. country and regional levels. In Malawi, the National Roads Authority requested the World Bank’s assistance for research to understand barriers to, and benefits from, women’s participation in large roads projects. The NTF is supporting research focused on barriers to female LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND INTERSEX employment in the road construction industry as well as research On the topic of LGBTI rights, the NTF supported a grant to on the risks of gender-based violence (GBV) related to the safeguard the rights of populations experiencing discrimination construction project itself. based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in Thailand. During its first year of implementation, the project focused on developing a SOGI training curriculum suitable for the local context, organizing the first international conference PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and The NTF supported the development of a Disability Inclusion Biphobia as a south-south learning forum, and raising awareness and Accountability Framework to promote and guide the among partners and World Bank staff on human rights and mainstreaming of disability inclusion across the World Bank’s discrimination using joint research on the economic inclusion of operations and analytical work, using a human rights based LGBTI groups in Thailand and brown bag lunches (BBLs). The approach. The framework lays out the World Bank’s commitment research was undertaken with support from a previous (fourth to including disability in its operations and analytical work along round) NTF grant. with developing inclusive internal policies and guidance; and building internal capacity for supporting clients in implementing inclusive development and poverty reduction programs. CHILDREN The NTF supported work on advancing a national strategy for early childhood development in Tunisia using a human rights based approach. This grant provides technical support for the finalization, dissemination, and advocacy of the strategy, which will specify positive measures the state must take to ensure the realization of human rights, including adopting legislation, policies, and programs. The NTF also supports the development of a human rights based approach to the human development challenges of displaced children in West Africa. 7 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 GLOBAL PRACTICE THEMES AGRICULTURE SOCIAL PROTECTION AND LABOR In agriculture, the NTF supported work on the right to food. Regarding the right to social protection, the NTF supported work Specifically, the work aims to strengthen the empirical to develop a human rights based approach to implementing understanding of and operational capacities for using inclusive safety net delivery systems in fragile contexts, particularly in food security principles among both World Bank staff and client Liberia and in Sudan. In Sudan, the NTF grant addresses issues governments. Guidelines and operational instruments will be of equity, transparency, and accountability of cash transfers to developed on how to use inclusive food security in investment and the poor and vulnerable. The grant’s objective is to strengthen policy operations related to urban food and to inform operational the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Security and Social approaches (e.g., citizen engagement, gender mainstreaming). Development to implement key social protection programs in a more transparent and equitable way and foster human rights of the poor and disadvantaged population. It supports the Ministry EDUCATION to better deliver its national cash transfer program, with a focus The NTF supported work to promote the right to education on improving targeting and transparency, creating participatory through grants to Haiti, India, and Kosovo. In Haiti, the grant platforms for communication and sensitization, and instituting team undertook coordinated data collection, intervention design, grievance redress and social accountability mechanisms at and stakeholder engagement. In Kosovo the grant aimed to the community level. The trust fund also supported the Africa strengthen the voice of ethnic minority children in their education Regional Flagship Study Realizing the Full Potential of Social experiences. The grant in India concentrated on fulfilling Safety Nets in Africa. The goal of the NTF grant was to better educational obligations for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled understand the two-way relationship between economic and Tribe students. In addition, the NTF supported the Development social rights and social safety nets to guide advocacy for full- Economics Vice Presidency on bringing in education as a human scale social safety net programs in Africa. In addition, the NTF right in the World Development Report 2018—Learning to Realize grant aimed to promote inclusive social protection programs in Education’s Promise. Africa and to draw practical lessons for social protection staff in the World Bank and governments to better deal with the political economy of safety nets. HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND POPULATION In the area of health, the NTF supported capacity-building activities for religious leaders in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger TRANSPORT AND ICT to promote sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights and In Malawi, the NTF supported work to promote women’s rights in services. the transport sector to understand and address constraints to It also supported work on human rights and family planning women’s equal participation, the impacts of road construction on in countries affected by the Zika virus, particularly in El Salvador. women’s rights, and the mitigation of potential risks related to This work aims to increase knowledge on addressing legislation sexual and reproductive health rights and sexual exploitation. and service delivery, while helping countries to strengthen their The NTF has provided technical support to the development Zika syndrome surveillance systems using human rights-based of a regional training approach aimed at preventing abuse and and equity approaches. The project facilitated the development exploitation in connection with transport projects in the South of an evidence base on legal barriers affecting the right to family Pacific region. A code of conduct has been revised and the planning services in Zika-affected countries at the global and ongoing work will result in a curriculum and a network of trainers Latin America and the Caribbean Region levels through technical to deliver training on these issues in any country in the South reports. Pacific undertaking transport projects. SOCIAL, URBAN, RURAL, AND RESILIENCE In Mauritania, the NTF supported work on social inclusion and access to the poor to enhance knowledge among World Bank staff and the government on the lack of access to markets and services for excluded and marginalized groups living in poverty. Evidence on the access to markets and basic services of poor and marginalized groups is intended to be used as a vehicle for developing a joint approach to provide access to basic services and markets and improve living conditions. The team has conceptualized the study and designed instruments for qualitative data collection, selected a local team of researchers, and prepared a training program for the field team. Another grant aims to understand the challenges of applying a human rights based approach in urban development and social housing in Brazil. 8 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NTF’S SUPPORT IN FCV CONTEXTS POST-CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT (COLOMBIA) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION The NTF helped develop a human rights based approach (AFRICAN UNION) to coca leaf eradication in areas formerly controlled by the Similarly, the NTF built on its experience in integrating a human Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia –People’s Army rights based approach to disarmament, demobilization, and (FARC–EP), as part of the country’s post-conflict development reintegration (DDR) in the African Union. The objective of this agenda. The grant generated knowledge on how a human follow-up grant is to enable increased learning for the AU, rights based approach can add value to sustainable post- through the AU DDR Resource and Research Center as well conflict development strategies in accordance with Colombia’s as the World Bank’s FCV CCSA, on linkages between human peacebuilding and stabilization priorities. It further strengthened rights and reintegration as implemented in DDR programing. participatory mechanisms and advocacy capacity of coca The grant produces guidance on measurement and indicators growers in selected departments to engage in dialogue with local incorporating human rights and International humanitarian law and national authorities and inform policymaking. considerations into DDR programs. It also informs discussions on the broader DDR engagement of the World Bank and United Nations and aims to influence DDR operations carried out by the YOUTH AND PEACEBUILDING (IRAQ) AU, UN, and others. Moreover, the second phase of the World As part of its focus on FCV contexts, an NTF grant supported Bank’s Transitional Demobilization and Reintegration Program youth priorities and engagement in peacebuilding in Iraq. The is being discussed, making it important for the NTF to stay goal was to support Iraqi youth from Kurdish, Shia, and Sunni engaged and broaden the scope of its work from the policy level backgrounds, as well as other minorities, through confidence- to a practical level within peace missions. building measures that allow for positive engagement, community development, and sustainable livelihoods. The task team worked with the Ministry of Youth to build its capacity SERVICE DELIVERY IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES (REPUBLIC OF YEMEN) to interview young people and design programs based on their A fourth grant, funded by the Norwegian contribution, sought views and priorities. to address the humanitarian crisis in the Republic of Yemen as part of the World Bank’s emergency crisis response project, ACCESS TO INFORMATION (COLOMBIA) which provides short-term employment and access to selected An additional grant under the Norwegian supplemental basic services for the most vulnerable, and to preserve existing contribution on access to information and trust in government implementation capacity of two service delivery programs. The and the judicial system in Colombia aims to build the capacity of NTF grant supports the evaluation of a youth-targeted cash-for- the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice as well as civil society to services and community initiatives program implemented by the promote access to information in a post-conflict context. This United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership work was informed by the results from the impact evaluation with the Republic of Yemen’s Social Fund for Development (SFD). of the Mobile Victims Unit of the Ministry of Justice, completed The evaluation assesses how and to what extent the program in June 2017 and financed by the NTF and the Development empowers different youth groups, provides equal opportunity Impact Evaluation. It also benefited from the strong and to benefits and services to different social groups, and builds established collaboration between the World Bank and the trust in a conflict context. The evaluation will bring out lessons Ministry of Justice and other key stakeholders in Colombia. learned and provide recommendations on how to strengthen the Collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, program’s human rights based approach. and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) also leveraged several complementarities. VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN (HAITI) In Haiti, the NTF supported a project to promote the right to education. The grant has two development objectives: (i) to engage the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance and civil society organizations (CSOs) in discussing risks to the realization of the right to education under the country’s financial and educational situation; and (ii) to incorporate human rights into implementation activities of a new World Bank-funded project in education. Building on this grant, and continuing to leverage the project, the NTF will support work on gender and violence against children. Activities will include boys, girls, and parents clubs, with a participatory approach and incorporation of human rights education. 9 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 NTF KNOWLEDGE AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW OF NTF EVENTS The NTF’s Knowledge and Partnership Program continued to NTF CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL EVENTS support the objective of international knowledge sharing and deeper relationships with key external stakeholders, such as governments, LAW, JUSTICE, AND DEVELOPMENT WEEK NTF donors, the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, The NTF contributed to the women’s empowerment and GBV other multilateral organizations, and nongovernmental organizations session of this learning week hosted by the World Bank’s Legal (NGOs) active in human rights. In 2017, the NTF organized 32 events, Vice Presidency. workshops, and dialogues featuring human rights experts that focus on developments in the field or best practice examples from NTF grant teams. PANEL DISCUSSION DURING THE SPRING MEETINGS As part of their supervision and advisory responsibilities, NTF At the 2017 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and Secretariat members continued to visit client countries to assess International Monetary Fund, the NTF organized a panel progress on grant implementation and to provide technical support discussion on “The Development Impact of Engaging Religious to project teams. During 2017, the Secretariat made such visits Leaders on Reproductive Health and Rights.” This discussion to several countries, including Colombia, Ethiopia, Haiti, Malawi, focused on engaging local community and religious leaders to Myanmar, the Russian Federation, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, and promote healthy and empowered reproductive health choices for Zambia. women and girls. It highlighted the need for gender-responsive The Secretariat also regularly uses these opportunities to meet policy and for local and global dialogue on family planning in with embassy-based NTF donor representatives during the missions religious contexts, as well as the role cultural and social norms to present the NTF-supported work and to ensure continued play in determining reproductive health rights and choices. coordination and updates with relevant stakeholders. When possible, the Secretariat also meets with relevant human rights focused NGOs and other organizations and encourages a link with the World NTF SESSION AT THE WORLD BANK’S SIDE EVENT AT THE Bank project team when feasible and appropriate within the NTF’s UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES partnership mandate. In conjunction with the United Nations Permanent Forum on The NTF also conducted BBLs and trainings on human rights in Indigenous Issues held at the UN in New York each year, the Country Management Units (CMUs), including in Hanoi, Bangkok, and World Bank Indigenous Peoples Advisory organized a session Yangon in the South Asia Region. It also held an internal workshop on the NTF grants that support the inclusion of Indigenous with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human People’s rights and a human rights based approach in World Rights (OHCHR), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and Bank work, including other NTF grants that cover Indigenous representatives from IP organizations in Geneva on Indigenous Peoples and ethnic minority considerations. Speakers included Peoples’ indicators. Additionally, the NTF supported a DDR partners NTF Secretariat staff. meeting in Addis Ababa with the Transitional Demobilization and Reintegration Program, NTF donors, various UN agencies including OHCHR, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LEARNING WEEK the Bonn International Center for Conversion. The NTF organized an event that addressed how a human rights A key part of the NTF’s mission is to raise awareness about lens can advance human development in operations. Drawing on human rights and their relevance to development within the NTF grants in education, social protection, and other areas, it World Bank beyond its grant teams. In 2017, the NTF developed or provided concrete examples from the World Bank and elsewhere. supported several knowledge sharing events on topics ranging from participation to financial regulation and health. NTF Secretariat staff served as discussants and human rights experts at several of these FORUM OF THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL events. For example, the NTF continues to sponsor BBLs and similar ACCOUNTABILITY learning events at the World Bank. These BBLs highlight the work of The NTF organized a panel on participation and human rights the projects funded by NTF as well as other topics of interest relating with participants from NGOs and the IFC. Land and Poverty to human rights and development. Highlights of NTF events follow. Forum The NTF contributed to the Indigenous Peoples’ session with the chairman of the World Bank’s independent Inspection Panel. Speakers included NTF Secretariat staff. GOVERNANCE FORUM The NTF organized an event on “Making Human Rights Work in Governance.” It examined what it means to work through a human rights lens in governance and offered perspectives on how human rights can add value to the World Bank’s governance projects. It explored the principles the institution addresses systematically as well as opportunities and challenges related to operationalizing other principles. 10 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS GOVERNANCE FORUM NTF DISCUSSION ON WORKING ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN The NTF supported the Governance Forum Plenary on Trust in SENSITIVE CONTEXTS Government, through bringing in the Ambassador of Finland to The discussion brought together task team leaders and team the United States who delivered a speech highlighting Finland’s members to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated experience in promoting trust in government and human rights. with exploring and integrating human rights considerations in politically sensitive contexts. GOVERNANCE INTERNAL LEARNING The Nordic Trust Fund developed a short introductory presentation HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS on human rights for staff in the GGP. The presentation will become The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development envisions “a part of a series of thematic courses for governance staff. world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity, the rule of law, justice, equality and nondiscrimination.” With its universal scope, people-centered approach, and central role in shaping development priorities, the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs ROUNDTABLES offer new opportunities for integrating human rights into global and national development efforts. This roundtable discussion OPERATIONALIZING GENDER IN HEALTH gauged the human rights foundations of the SDGs, assessed In conflict-affected countries, women and girls are at much their potential for empowering rights-holders and ensuring higher risk of experiencing GBV and require health interventions accountability, and explored implications for World Bank that also address their mental and psychological needs. operations and data collection. Men, especially in societies or communities where hegemonic masculinity is the dominant form, may be more reluctant to seek health care for serious illnesses, especially mental illness, MINIMUM CORE OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND to avoid appearing weak. Health systems also need to be CULTURAL RIGHTS (RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND RIGHT TO HEALTH) responsive to the health necessities of those with alternate Economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) are enshrined in the gender identities. Attaining universal health coverage will UN International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural require health systems to be responsive to the gender-based Rights (ICESCR). The realization of ESCR has been hampered vulnerabilities of these populations. The roundtable provided a by a lack of definition, uneven justiciability, and a failure to forum to discuss how health systems need to be responsive not prioritize ESCR in national and international agendas. The UN only to biological differences, but also to environmental factors Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, charged that affect women and men. with monitoring the implementation of the ICESCR, introduced “minimum core” as a concept aimed at setting a quantitative HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT: LEGAL PERSPECTIVE and qualitative floor of socioeconomic and cultural rights that This roundtable addressed the relationship between human must be immediately realized by the state as a matter of rights and development from a legal perspective, the operational nonderogable legal obligation and top policy priority. Although implications and value added of human rights for development, influential and widely cited, the concept has suffered from the the legacy of the Millennium Development Goals from a human absence of a common approach among ICESCR state parties rights perspective, and the prospects for the Sustainable and a lack of agreement among scholars about its meaning. Development Goals (SDGs) in human rights terms, including for This research consolidated knowledge on the normative and achieving the World Bank Group’s twin goals. empirical dimensions of the “minimum core” of ESCR through examples of the rights to health and education in the context of development. The NTF and Legal Vice Presidency roundtable HUMAN RIGHTS BASED APPROACH TO SERVICE DELIVERY IN discussion consisted of presentation and review of the research CITIZEN SERVICE CENTERS commissioned by the NTF project. Synopses of the papers were CSCs, often known as one-stop shops, and human rights are presented and discussed by internal and external experts. mutually reinforcing. CSCs advance human rights when they improve a state’s capacity to fulfill its fundamental responsibility toward its citizens. A human rights based approach, meanwhile, can inform the design and operation of CSCs to improve their BBLs ability to serve all citizens. To better understand this relationship, the NTF CSC team prepared case studies examining the set-up, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ZIKA outcomes, and human rights impact of CSCs in Kenya, Moldova, This session looked at the links between human rights and Serbia, and Vietnam; administered an online client survey; and family planning in the context of the Zika virus in three Latin developed a human rights-based assessment tool for CSC American countries (El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama). managers. At this roundtable, the team shared its experience with developing and piloting these tools and documents. 11 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND HUMAN This event addressed the challenges faced by IP in the Russian RIGHTS Federation and highlighted some of the innovative practices At this BBL, the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on human rights employed to strengthen their socioeconomic development. and the environment offered perspectives on the links between These include the promotion of intangible cultural human rights and climate change. He pointed out two types heritage through community-based tourism and cultural of impacts. One is the effect on human rights from human- entrepreneurship, the support of indigenous entrepreneurship caused climate change. Loss of land and the rights to adequate and access to financial resources, the use of information housing, food, water, sanitation, health, culture, and livelihoods and communication technologies for indigenous language are tangible impacts of climate change. These effects are felt revitalization and dissemination, and cooperation among IP, more severely by people and communities already in vulnerable extractive industries, and public authorities on the preservation situations such as children, women, those living in extreme of natural resources in the Arctic. The BBL drew on these poverty, the elderly, those living in coastal communities and in practices to outline general lessons and enabling conditions that the Arctic, and Indigenous Peoples who rely on nature for their are required to encourage the socioeconomic development of survival and well-being. The other effect relates to the impacts indigenous populations. on people and those who are subject to climate change solutions. In this case, human rights-based climate action is about ensuring the human rights of vulnerable groups are considered CITIZENS FIRST: CHAMPIONING CITIZEN-CENTERED SERVICE when climate mitigation, adaptation, and financing mechanisms THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC SECTOR are created and implemented. The session also explored these This BBL discussed why in times of daunting governance links in the World Bank’s operational work in climate change pressures, citizen-centered service delivery is a powerful answer and social development, gender, social inclusion, and citizen to the challenges faced by public administrations around the engagement, featuring other participants. world. It shed light on effective ways to better fulfill the rights of citizens and improve their experiences in interactions with government. Participants learned about successful cases of COLOMBIA: MOBILE JUSTICE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF single-window service delivery for citizens, such as Service CONFLICT THROUGH A HUMAN RIGHTS LENS Canada, as well as how to design smart surveys to evaluate In Colombia’s peace consolidation process, the adequate provision citizens’ opinions of public services and spot key drivers of of justice remains one of the greatest challenges faced by the satisfaction. government. The Ministry of Justice and the Law leads efforts focused on improving the delivery of justice services with a human rights approach. One of these efforts is the mobile victims’ unit, a HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE bus that provides legal advice and services to the victims of the The NTF hosted a BBL event on human rights due diligence armed conflict, which has been the subject of an impact evaluation featuring presentations by representatives from the British (funded by the NTF and Development Impact Evaluation). In this Institute of International and Comparative Law, Norton Rose session, the Director of Transitional Justice discussed the results of Fulbright, and the NTF on the growing impact of the human this impact evaluation from the policy angle. rights agenda on businesses, the benefits of conducting human rights due diligence, and the practicalities of successfully doing so. Drawing on experience in dealing with financial institutions, NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS the presentation was intended to give the audience a practical AND SDGS IMPLEMENTATION ON THE GROUND guide about how to successfully implement human rights due At this BBL, the Director of the Finnish Human Rights Center diligence into their own work and the value added. explained what National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) are, what different forms they may take, how they work with the government and civil society, and how they use international REPRODUCTIVE AND MATERNAL HEALTH AND HUMAN and regional human rights mechanisms and standards. She RIGHTS: RELEVANCE FOR WORLD BANK OPERATIONS? also addressed the question of why NHRIs are important to Promoting reproductive and maternal health (RMH) means development and the achievement of the SDGs, including their ensuring women can make informed decisions about fertility role in monitoring progress at the country level. regulation and reproduction, and they have access to the con- tinuum of health services they need, including family planning, antenatal care, delivery services, and postnatal care. Results INTEGRATING GENDER AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS INTO were presented from analytical work undertaken to identify and RESETTLEMENT PLANNING clarify the links between RMH and human rights. This included Women and men often differ in terms of gender roles and an analysis of the ways in which specific human rights norms responsibilities. In projects with resettlement impacts, this and standards relate to the World Bank’s work in RMH, links to can affect preferences and capacity to ascertain rights, utilize existing institutional frameworks, and relevance to World Bank compensation, or benefit from project public goods. The NTF projects. An expert panel reflected on the implications for Global and the Social Development Unit of the Europe and Central Asia Financing Facility engagements and World Bank operations. Region jointly organized a BBL on this topic, focusing on two 12 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS case studies, Georgia and Serbia, to illustrate some of the challenges and opportunities for addressing gender in INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT resettlement in the Region. It discussed the findings and The NTF supported the University of Queensland International recommendations related to key areas of relevance for Law Moot Team, which was in Washington, D.C., to compete for resettlement: gender analysis; consultation, communication, the Jessup International Law Moot Championship. The topics and participation; grievance redress; assets, land ownership, of this year’s moot traversed international human rights law, entitlements, and compensation; displacement and livelihood environmental law, protection of cultural heritage, refugee law, restoration; and monitoring and evaluation. Finally, it proposed and extraterritorial jurisdiction. The team presented their a checklist to help practitioners better integrate gender submissions before judges who are World Bank staff from the considerations into resettlement in the Region. Governance Global Practice and the Integrity Vice Presidency, as a rehearsal for the international competition. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION METHODS This BBL delved into the details of different participation FISCAL CONSTRAINTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: IS THERE A methods and their various advantages and disadvantages. The RIGHT WAY TO SCALE DOWN SOCIAL PROTECTION? Deputy Director of the Danish Board of Technology presented Many of the World Bank’s client countries are facing tensions the rationale and arguments (both democratic and functional) between fiscal constraints and social policy goals—both for cash behind prioritizing citizen engagement and participation in transfers for the poor and other social benefits. Much attention project planning processes. Using the case of drafting a climate has been focused on how to improve targeting mechanisms adaptation strategy for a Danish municipality, he illustrated and how to get people into a program. But how do we advise methods for stakeholder and citizen participation and the countries when the question is how to scale back or contain rationale for deciding which to use in different situations, a program’s growth when they face severe fiscal constraints? projects, and contexts, and for different purposes. While efficient, effective, and sustainable social programs are crucial to the achievement of human rights, rollbacks in programs are often criticized for their negative impacts on the FINANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS most socially vulnerable and their rights. Is there a way to do it in This session presented new research on the links between compliance with human rights standards? This session discussed human rights and financial regulations. The presented paper this question, using practical examples to understand the human “Finance and Human Rights: Connecting the Dots” states that rights implications of scaling down social programs under fiscal the quality of the regulation and operation of the financial sector constraints, in light of the principle of progressive realization and would be improved if decision makers incorporated a human nonretrogression of social rights. rights analysis into their decision-making processes. GBV Issues in a Transport Project in Malawi At this event, a joint team from the Transport and ICT and Poverty GPs, conducting qualitative research on the Southern Africa Trade and Transport Finally, the NTF Secretariat continued to maintain strong Facilitation Program in Malawi, consulted on the research relationships with partners outside the World Bank such as various component of its grants. It focused on the impacts of temporary United Nations agencies with expertise in applying a human rights influx of workers induced by road construction on poor based approach, as well as NGOs whose expertise can enrich communities and specifically on the rights of girls and women. the World Bank’s engagement with clients on human rights in development. In the fourth grant round (i.e., the grant period that started in 2015 and closed in 2017) examples for these partnerships PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS: across different GPs included: How to Use the Principle of Equality and Nondiscrimination to Increase Inclusion in Social Assistance Programs • Education: Internal and external human rights experts on the role The NTF supported this event on practical implications of human of law for development regarding equity and inclusion in health and rights for development practitioners and the work at the World education. Bank, particularly regarding social protection with a focus on • Governance: Partnerships with LGBTI organizations in the LGBTI the human rights principle of equality and nondiscrimination. grants (also GPSURR); technical support by a right to information The presentation explored how discrimination can materialize expert for the Sri Lanka Right to Information grant. at the different stages of the delivery chain of social assistance services. It referred to the challenges that social protection • Health, Nutrition, and Population: Academic experts on health practitioners face, and how the principle of equality and and human rights for the NTF grant Human Rights in Reproductive nondiscrimination could help address these situations and solve Health Monitoring, as well as for the NTF grant Investing in some technical dilemmas, including those related to choosing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: Standards of Practice eligibility criteria and mechanisms or identifying criteria for in Operations. scaling up and scaling down programs. • Social Protection and Labor: Collaboration with a former UNSR on translating human rights principles into social protection policy. • Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience: Partnership with OHCHR for the global, Colombia, and Democratic Republic of Congo 13 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 Indigenous Peoples grant on Enhancing Operational Knowledge on and Accountability Framework; technical support from OHCHR, Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights, with a focus on the Democratic the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Republic of Congo component; collaboration with Indigenous ILO, UNICEF, and local rights-based CSOs on the integration of Peoples’ rights experts, including from Indigenous communities human rights in the World Bank Group’s Myanmar Program; policy for the global, Colombia, and Democratic Republic of Congo grant discussions with the Human Rights Commissioner of Thailand well as for a grant on Sectoral Good Practice Notes on Indigenous and local CSOs on the rights of populations based on SOGI in the Peoples rights and their practical application in Latin America and Mekong Delta; technical support from UNICEF, the United Nations the Caribbean; a grant on Human Rights and Development in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, OHCHR, the United Europe and Central Asia Region. Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), and the ICRC on the integration of a rights-based DDR approach in the African • Poverty: Work with a human rights expert from HelpAge Union as well as from UNICEF and United Nations Department of International for the NTF grant on Social and Economic Security of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) on the DDR measurement and the Elderly in Moldova. indicators additional grant; discussions and technical support from OHCHR and ILO on mainstreaming a HRBA for Indigenous Peoples In the grants that began implementation in 2016 and 2017, new and Ethnic Minorities in World Bank projects. partnerships were focused on the following areas: • Transport and ICT: Collaboration with UNICEF and UN Women on • Agriculture: Technical support from the Food and Agriculture the access to one-stop centers to strengthen women’s rights in the Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on the global grant on road sector in Malawi. Urban Food Security. • Education: Collaboration between the World Bank and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support the Ministry of Women, Family, and Childhood to address early childhood development in Tunisia; coordination and discussions with UNESCO, UNICEF, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), European Union, and CSOs on promoting the right to education in Haiti through coordination. • Environment and Natural Resources: Technical discussions and advice from the UNSR on human rights and the environment and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on a HRBA to address the causes of socioenvironmental conflicts in the extractive sector; technical support from OHCHR on the operationalization of the Action Plan for a rights-based IP development program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (and GPSURR). • Governance: Partnership with UNESCO as implementing partner in the access to information grant in Colombia as well as with NGOs. • Health, Nutrition, and Population: A grant on capacity-building of religious leaders to promote SRH rights and services, which supports the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) Project. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) are the SWEDD implementing partners. • Social Protection and Labor: Cooperation with UNICEF and UNFPA on the grant to strengthen girls’ and women’s rights in Zambia; work with the UNDP and the Republic of Yemen’s SFD as implementing organizations of the grant to strengthen youth participation and trust building. • Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience: Academic experts producing papers on social exclusion related to a grant on access to economic and social rights in the Russian Federation; local NGOs in Colombia, implementing work related to the grant on a HRBA to coca leaf eradication in areas formerly controlled by FARC–EP, supported by discussion of several UN agencies—OHCH and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)— with the World Bank; institutional partnerships with several international CSOs on disability inclusion for the Disability Inclusion 14 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS OVERVIEW OF NORDIC TRUST FUND PARTNERSHIPS—ACTIVE GRANTS IN 2017 UN Partner Other Partners DPKO • DDR Measurement and Indicators European • Right to Education in Haiti • Rights-Based DDR Approach in AU Union FAO • Urban Food Security IACHR • Socioenvironmental Conflicts in the Extractive Sector ILO • Human Rights in the Myanmar Program of the World Bank Group ICRC • Rights-Based DDR Approach in AU • HRBA for Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities IDB • Right to Education in Haiti in World Bank Projects International • Access to Information in Colombia OHCHR • Integration of human rights in DDR operations and local NGOs • Coca Leaf Eradication in Colombia • Human Rights in the Myanmar Program of the • Disability Inclusion and Accountability World Bank Group Framework • Indigenous Peoples’ Rights (several grants) • Human Rights in the Myanmar Program of • Coca Leaf Eradication in Colombia the World Bank Group UN • SWEDD Program: Capacity-Building of Religious • Indigenous Peoples’ rights (several grants) Women Leaders to Promote SRH Rights and Services • LGBTI rights (several grants) • Women’s Rights in the Road Sector in Malawi • Right to Education in Haiti • Social and Economic Security of the Elderly UNDP • Youth Participation and Trust Building in the in Moldova Republic of Yemen National • LGBTI Rights in the Mekong Delta UNESCO • Access to Information in Colombia Human Rights • Right to Education in Haiti Commission UNFPA • Girls’ and Women’s Rights in Zambia Scholars • Economic and Social Rights in the Russian • SWEDD Program: Capacity-Building of Religious Federation Leaders to Promote SRH Rights and Services • Equity and Inclusion in Health and Education UNHCR • Human Rights in the Myanmar Program of the • Human Rights and Development in Europe World Bank Group and Central Asia • Indigenous Peoples’ Rights UNICEF • DDR Measurement and Indicators • Reproductive Health Monitoring • Early Childhood Development in Tunisia • Right to Information • Girls’ and Women’s Rights in Zambia • Human Rights in the Myanmar Program of the SFD • Youth Participation and Trust Building in the World Bank Group Republic of Yemen • Right to Education in Haiti • Rights-Based DDR Approach in AU • Women’s Rights in the Road Sector in Malawi UNOAU • Rights-Based DDR Approach in AU UNODC • Coca Leaf Eradication in Colombia UNSRs • Social Protection Policy • Socioenvironmental Conflicts in the Extractive Sector 15 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 4 AGGREGATED RESULTS project. In a few cases, projects could not be implemented due to political instability and ongoing crisis in a country. Specific ethical The NTF grant program provided 125 grants of $250,000 each on and security concerns associated with working with vulnerable average over six grant rounds since 2009. The regional and thematic populations in FCV contexts were also noted. They were addressed focus of the grants being implemented in 2017 varied widely. Grants by human rights training of local teams and close monitoring. Low were implemented in all World Bank Regions, although many grants capacity among local partners, particularly related to data collection are categorized as “World” as opposed to a specific region. Of the or management, was mentioned as a challenge in several cases, which grants assigned to a Region, the most common Region was Sub- caused delays or additional costs or endangered the implementation Saharan Africa, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. The of a project. To mitigate these risks, World Bank teams provided Global Practices implementing the most grants were GPSURR; additional assistance and monitored project implementation. Governance; and Social Protection and Labor. Several grant teams specified that funding posed difficulties, such To measure the extent to which grants incorporate human as unexpected costs, funding caps on staff time, and lack of follow-up rights, the NTF revised its results framework in 2016 and focused on funding for the implementation of grants. In some cases, difficulties aggregated results. The results framework, included in Appendix C, were linked to raising expectations among local partners or target sets four specific indicators for grant teams: whether human rights populations, which could not be met due to a lack of funding. In some principles are systematically incorporated into implementation of cases, expectations could be met by identifying new funding sources the grant (including data disaggregation); if grant teams collaborate or restructuring grants. with human rights experts; if grants build the capacity of duty- In some cases, topics were sensitive in the country context bearers; and if grants build the capacity of rights-holders. Grantees (e.g., LGBTI discrimination) and entailed both risks for the target were asked to submit progress narratives and results frameworks populations as well as a risk of noncooperation by government specifying progress against these indicators, in addition to submitting stakeholders. In these cases, mitigation strategies were World Bank Grant Reporting and Monitoring (GRM) reports. The stronger collaboration with partners and experts, formation of results framework applied fully to fifth-round grants. Although the multidisciplinary teams, and close coordination with CMUs as revised results framework did not apply to fourth-round grants, these well as in-country experts. Teams referred to the importance of were found to largely comply with the NTF results framework. communicating the purpose and background of the NTF clearly, Through a comparative analysis of aggregate results, the NTF and to working with human rights experts familiar with the key Secretariat analyzed whether the indicators were met—both for issues helping to promote buy-in in some cases. Grant teams also fourth- and fifth-round grants. This exercise took into account all highlighted that the existing work of other World Bank GPs and units GRM progress and completion reports as well as progress narratives or UN partners helped mitigate risks associated with sensitive topics. and grant results frameworks. NTF grants cover most of the thematic areas that the World In the fourth round (i.e., grants that closed during the reporting Bank works on and all of its Regions. Moreover, the grants are a period, on June 30, 2017), a significant number of grants were found mix of analytical and operational work. The individual grants have to conform to the revised NTF results framework. This analysis is produced interesting and important results. However, given the broad based on GRM completion reports and an assessment of the outputs range of themes, countries, and implementation modalities covered, and activities. Fifth round grants teams were the first to be asked to it is difficult to aggregate results beyond the analysis of the results provide full results frameworks according to the revised NTF results frameworks and GRM reports outlined in this chapter. framework. These teams were asked to provide interim progress GRM reports as at September 30, 2017. The grants provided in 2017 did not submit GRM reports in the period under review given early stage of implementation, though they will do so at completion in late 2018. Whereas 65 percent of the fourth-round grants systematically incorporated human rights principles in grant implementation, 70 percent of the fifth-round grants did so at mid-term. There was a 9-percentage point increase in collaborating with external human rights experts, from 53 in fourth-round grants to 62 percent in fifth- round grants. Around 70 percent of the grants in both grant rounds built duty-bearer capacity to promote and protect human rights. The proportion of grants building the capacity of rights-holders increased from 40 percent in fourth-round grants to 46 percent in the fifth- round grants, signaling that although there is progress, this is an area to strengthen going forward. In terms of general trends and challenges, the main risks identified in the reports are delays and changing (internal or external) circumstances. In many cases, delays were already met with mitigation strategies and adapted timelines for implementation or dissemination in collaboration with CMUs. Challenges related to FCV contexts were identified in several reports, ranging from security concerns for staff and partners, to political circumstances. This limited the possibility to undertake field visits, implementation and monitoring, and in some cases necessitated a restructuring of the 16 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS TOWARD A HUMAN RIGHTS BASED APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION OF DISABILITIES IN EGYPT In 2014, the Ministry of Social Solidarity of the Arab Republic functional approach rather than a purely medical one and of Egypt was mandated to establish and implement the employing new criteria to determine the functional and social new Cash Transfer Program Takaful and Karama, meaning impact of an applicant’s disability. This new tool guarantees solidarity and dignity, with emphasis on building effective simplicity and ease of use as well as objectivity and fairness. It targeting and efficient operational systems, and enrolling adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities that 1.5 million households in the new program. Takaful is a cash reaffirms all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy transfer subprogram aimed at reducing poverty and producing human rights including social protection. improvements in health and education for families with children. Previously, there were no standards to assess disability and Karama is an unconditional income support and social inclusion ability of applicants to work. The assessment was subjective subprogram that aims at the protection and inclusion of the and based on bias and personal opinions. poor elderly and poor persons with severe disabilities. The NTF grant has enabled the program to align the Egyptian Question: What were the main challenges of using a human disability eligibility determination model with a more rights- rights lens? based model. This model recognizes the purpose of the UN Team: Resistance from the Medical Commission’s staff and Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and physicians to changing the method of assessing applicants moves away from a strictly medical model to a social model of was overcome by offering training for 278 physicians. These disability determination. trainings were formulated to highlight the importance of The NTF interviewed task team leads—Afrah Al-Ahmadi, viewing persons with disabilities as capable of claiming their Senior Social Protection Specialist, and Nahla Zeitoun, Senior rights and being active members of society instead of only Social Protection Specialist—from the Social Protection and receiving medical treatment. Labor Global Practice. Question: What do you see as the main achievement or result Question: What was your NTF grant for, and how did it link to of the grant? the broader World Bank work? Team: A more standardized, right-based, and objective Team: The NTF grant supported the stocktaking and framework is developed for Karama application, classification, benchmarking exercise leading to the introduction and rollout certification, and medical examination processes, based on of a new functional disability assessment tool, for adults and a human rights based approach, including guidelines for the children, certifying eligible Karama cash transfer beneficiaries Medical Commission and physicians to assess disability, as opposed to the old system relying on a medical assessment. standards for program fairness and transparency, and a The grant also supported the rollout of a new efficient procedures manual for the assessment tool. Egypt’s current application process that guarantees transparency and fairness. disability model is benchmarked to international best practice, Currently, the Karama program has standards and tools that including internationally recognized standards such as the align with international best practice and the UN Convention on International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) that guided Health, and is within the framework of the UN CRPD. The model the new rights-based framework of the program and enforced also produced the first Arabic manual for functional disability the need to move away from a purely medical model to a more assessment. social model of disability determination. Including persons with disabilities and expanding equitable opportunities are at the core of the World Bank’s work to build sustainable, inclusive communities, aligned with the institution’s goals to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity. Specifically, the World Bank integrates disability into development through its analytical work and operations across a wide range of sectors, including promoting access to infrastructure facilities and social services, rehabilitation, and skills development; creating economic opportunities; and working with disabled people’s organizations. Question: What was the benefit of doing the work through a human rights lens, if any? Did it change the way you approached the work? Team: Devising a new framework and application process Karama Training and Implementation Gallery, Ministry of Social Solidarity. through a website and call center ensured fair access to information for all citizens and led to increased efficiency and reduced wait times. The old system caused long wait times and multiple visits. Developing a new tool for the Medical Commission to use for assessing disability meant taking a 17 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 5 RISKS AND CHALLENGES TIME CONSTRAINTS The current phase of the NTF ends on March 31, 2019. During the THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE NTF FOUND THAT THE reporting period, limited funds were available for additional activities, SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NTF EFFORTS MAY BE including a supplemental contribution from Norway, with a soft AFFECTED BY CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, INCLUDING THE POLICY preference for activities related to FCV contexts or considerations. ENVIRONMENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE WORLD BANK. Timing and resource considerations did not allow for the organization of a full grant round. POLICY ENVIRONMENT Over the past decades, the World Bank has gradually integrated SUSTAINABILITY OF GRANTS several issues related to development that were previously not Open calls for proposals, which have been used for funding understood as being part of its mandate, including work on allocations, resulted in NTF support for a wide range of grants on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, gender equality, environment and climate numerous different topics related to the human rights of certain change, and most recently, governance and corruption issues, groups, specific rights, instruments, or institutions as well as explicit citizen engagement, and inclusion. Some of the World Bank’s policies and implicit human rights based approaches to development. While also incorporate human rights principles, such as accountability, this approach allowed for work on various core World Bank activities transparency, participation, or nondiscrimination, although they do and an extensive reach, it also meant that NTF support has been not use explicit human rights language. somewhat fragmented. The lack of specific human rights policies in the World Bank has Therefore, with a view to inform the discussions on the way nonetheless been identified as a critical challenge for the NTF by the forward given the time constraints, and drawing on limited remaining independent evaluation team. Additionally, engagement on human resources, the NTF Steering Committee approved a program that rights issues with governmental counterparts may pose challenges aims to be more strategic and targeted. It builds on prior NTF related to specific rights, groups, or sectors. Providing evidence-based work and results, working closely with task team leaders who have knowledge and expertise on the benefits of a human rights based successfully implemented NTF grants. The proposed activities that approach in terms of sustainable development outcomes has proved were launched in 2017 aimed to contribute to the NTF’s mandate by to be a key factor in addressing these concerns. In this context, the providing the World Bank with guidance and lessons learned regarding NTF is the only trust fund supporting capacity-building of World human rights considerations with respect to (i) the preparation Bank staff on human rights in development. The evaluation found and restructuring of World Bank projects, including through the that those consulted for the report viewed the NTF as an important integration of human rights indicators in project documents; (ii) initiative to help develop an informed understanding of human rights links to key areas of the World Bank’s work, such as governance, in the World Bank’s operations and analytical work among its staff. infrastructure, inclusion, and climate change; (iii) development operations carried out in FCV contexts; and (iv) measurement and MEASURING RESULTS indicators. An assessment of the program components will be Over the years, the NTF Secretariat and donors have discussed how incorporated, once completed in late 2018, to further enhance the best to measure the results of the trust fund. In 2016, a decision was knowledge and learning from these supplemental activities. taken to revise the trust fund’s results framework with a view to both move beyond output level indicators and find a way to aggregate results. Given the fragmented nature of the grant program— providing grants across a wide range of sectors, target groups, and geographical regions—it was not obvious that the grants would have cumulative results in any one of these areas. The NTF Secretariat therefore opted to aggregate the results through a focus on what joins all the grants irrespective of who they target or in which sector they operate: namely the extent to which they incorporate human rights. The revised results framework sets specific outcome indicators for both grant teams and the NTF management, which link directly to the NTF’s overall mandate of informing the World Bank on human rights. Further, the results framework now measures whether grant teams apply human rights principles, collaborate with human rights experts, and consider the effect of these activities on the capacity of rights-holders to claim their rights and duty-bearers to implement human rights. Fifth-round grantees were asked to submit additional information indicating their progress toward these results (more analysis is provided in chapter 4). The Secretariat’s contribution was measured through participant evaluation of knowledge and learning activities, as well as an overall evaluation of the trust fund carried out in 2017. 18 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS 6 LOOKING AHEAD in analytical and operational work by grant teams. In terms of efficiency, the NTF Secretariat has efficiently allocated donor THIS CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE FINDINGS AND contributions over the different grant rounds, and grantees have RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION efficiently disbursed their grant allocations. NTF grants have been THAT WAS UNDERTAKEN IN 2017 TO ASSESS THE NTF’S well aligned with both analytical and operational activities in the ACHIEVEMENTS AND TO GUIDE A POSSIBLE CONTINUATION OF World Bank. The NTF’s value for money is strong, given its unique THE TRUST FUND. role and focus on human rights. With respect to sustainability, the NTF is financially sustainable in the medium term as donors wish to INDEPENDENT EVALUATION continue their support. However, grants are an important but not a As the NTF nears the end of its current mandate, an independent sufficient mechanism for influencing any organization. The long-term evaluation, requested by the NTF donors, was undertaken from June sustainability of the trust fund depends on support from World Bank 2017 to January 2018. Although the completion of the evaluation leadership. report came slightly after the reporting period for this Annual The evaluation made five recommendations. The first is that Progress Report, no material changes were made to the evaluation in NTF donors and the World Bank should continue the trust fund and January. come to a shared understanding of future objectives. This reflects The evaluation had a dual focus. It assessed whether the NTF had the finding of substantial support internally and externally for fulfilled its mandate, both for learning and accountability purposes, continuing to push for a more informed view on human rights within and it provided input to inform the discussions of a potential the World Bank in the current context, and the NTF being seen as an continuation of the trust fund. The evaluation covered NTF’s activities important ally in that push. The second recommendation is to develop from the start in 2009 until the end of September 2017. It was carried a plan that outlines the strategic orientation of the trust fund for out by an independent team of consultants contracted by the NTF the next funding phase, establishes the services that the trust fund Secretariat, following World Bank procurement and supervision will provide, outlines a new governance structure, develops the trust procedures for consultancy services. The evaluation team undertook fund’s approach to branding, and sets out how the trust fund will stakeholder consultations pertinent to the assignment. The measure progress. The third recommendation is to approach like- Secretariat set up an advisory reference group consisting of donors minded donors to ascertain their interest in joining the new trust fund. and independent experts in addition to the NTF Secretariat and The fourth recommendation is to review the staffing needs of the other World Bank staff, constituted with the key purpose of providing Secretariat, and the fifth recommendation is to develop a partnership advice on the deliverables. In addition, the NTF Secretariat invited strategy. a broad range of stakeholders to provide inputs into the different deliverables. THE WAY FORWARD The overall finding of the evaluation is that despite an initially The NTF Secretariat facilitated dialogue between the World Bank and challenging work environment, the NTF has contributed to current NTF donors on the way forward for the NTF. At donor meetings on trends in the World Bank in which human rights considerations April 20 and October 12, 2017, the donors indicated their interest in are increasingly informing relevant aspects of its analytical and exploring a possible continuation of the NTF and enlarging the donor operational work. The program has also created more awareness base. of why it makes good sense to incorporate human rights in The World Bank and NTF donors then met on January 16–17, development, and how this incorporation can fit into analytical 2018 in Helsinki, slightly after the end of the period covered by this work and operations, including by contributing to social inclusion report, to hear and discuss the findings and recommendations from and citizen engagement. The “learning by doing” approach used by the independent evaluation, and to continue the dialogue on the the trust fund works well, and grant activities have helped to build way forward. At this meeting, the donors reiterated their interest knowledge among task teams implementing grants. The grants in a future trust fund on human rights. The donors and the World have influenced their attitudes and behaviors toward human rights. Bank also discussed possible areas of strategic focus and program The findings suggest that support by the NTF has had a particularly design, governance structure, resource mobilization, and other key significant impact in certain areas of the World Bank’s work, such considerations related to the future trust fund. as promoting the understanding and incorporation of considerations These discussions and outreach to other interested donors will related to the rights of Indigenous Peoples and LGBTI persons as well continue in 2018, with a view to having the future trust fund in place as access to information. On the other hand, there is not yet evidence by the time the NTF comes to an end on March 31, 2019. of a shared understanding of what human rights mean for the World Bank. Explicit human rights language is still problematic. Another challenge is that the NTF has modest visibility at the World Bank, and the name of the trust fund is not helpful in this regard. The evaluation assessed three evaluation criteria: effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability. The NTF has generally been effective in its management and program activities. The strengths include the Secretariat as the principal source of and expertise on human rights at the World Bank; good experimentation in the design of grant activities; and the GGP as an appropriate institutional home for the trust fund. The monitoring of the program has been weak in the past, but recent efforts have been made to strengthen it. Some variation is seen in the quality of human rights incorporation 19 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 Appendix A. NTF Financial Summary Table A.1. NTF Funds Disbursed as of December 31, 2017 Amount Area (US$, millions) NTF Grant Program 23.2 NTF Secretariat—Knowledge and Partnership Program, fund management 4.1 Administrative fees 0.7 Total 28.0 Table A.2. NTF Contributions by Source Paid in as of Unpaid Total Source of Funds December 31, 2017 Contributions (US$, millions) Finland 5.4 1.1 6.5 Denmark 4.6 — 4.6 Sweden 10.7 — 10.7 Norway 11.9 — 11.9 Iceland 0.4 — 0.4 Germany 1.9 — 1.9 Total 34.9 1.1 36.0 Investment Income 0.5 — 0.5 Total Funds 35.4 1.1 36.5 Note: The dash means not applicable. Table A.3. NTF Grant Funds by Region, 2009–2017 Amount Region (US$, millions) East Asia and Pacific 1.50 Europe and Central Asia 1.80 Latin America and the Caribbean 4.50 Middle East and North Africa 2.60 South Asia 1.40 Sub-Saharan Africa 7.00 World 9.60 Total 28.40 20 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS Appendix B. List of Grants Funded by the Nordic Trust Fund Table B.1. List of Grant Funds, 2009–2017 Global Practice Grant Grant Grant Name Region Country or Unit Start Date Close Date Colombia: Strengthening Human Rights and Rights Latin America and Latin America and the to Basic Social Services in Peace and Development the Caribbean Colombia 4/1/2010 11/30/2012 Caribbean Region Zones (LAC) Middle East and Egypt: Identifying Opportunities for Migrant Egypt, Arab Social Protection North Africa 11/1/2010 11/30/2012 Protection in Sending Countries Rep. and Labor (MENA) Human Rights and Gender-Based Violence: Identifying Sub-Saharan South Africa Region 6/21/2010 9/15/2012 Opportunities for Engagement in South Africa Africa Africa Human Rights and Social Protection in South Asia South Asia Bangladesh South Asia Region 8/30/2010 11/30/2012 Social, Urban, Rural, Human Rights and the Social Development Strategy World World 3/26/2010 11/30/2012 and Resilience Implementing the Right to Health Through Universal Latin America and Health, Nutrition, Colombia 4/26/2010 11/30/2012 Health Insurance in Colombia the Caribbean and Population Information and Communication Technology for World World World Bank Institute 8/24/2010 9/30/2012 Human Rights Integrating Human Rights Aspects in IFC's Private International Finance World World 8/16/2010 11/30/2012 Sector Development Work Corporation Legal Empowerment Approaches to Realizing the Sub-Saharan Sierra Rights to Health, Water, and Education in Nigeria and Governance 9/7/2010 10/31/2012 Africa Leone Sierra Leone Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights Among Latin America and Health, Nutrition, El Salvador 11/1/2010 11/30/2012 the Youth in Central America the Caribbean and Population East Asia and East Asia Pacific Supporting Citizens Rights in Vietnam Vietnam 9/13/2010 11/30/2012 Pacific Region Women's and Children's Rights in the Democratic Sub-Saharan Congo, Africa Region 2/8/2010 9/30/2012 Republic of Congo Country Program Africa Dem. Rep. Arab Republic of Egypt: Understanding and Exercising Middle East and Egypt, Arab MENA Region 11/2/2010 11/30/2012 Reproductive Rights North Africa Rep. Equality of Opportunity and Economic and Social World World Poverty 8/30/2010 8/30/2012 Rights Exploring the Relevance of Human Rights in the World Social Protection World World 8/15/2010 9/30/2012 Bank's Human Development Work and Labor Sub-Saharan Social, Urban, Rural, Human Rights and Local Government in Africa Africa 9/16/2010 11/30/2012 Africa and Resilience Social, Urban, Rural, Human Rights and Local Governments in South Asia South Asia Nepal 4/17/2011 11/30/2012 and Resilience Middle East Human Rights Perspective in Conflict-Affected Middle East and Social, Urban, Rural, and North 9/1/2010 11/30/2012 Countries in MENA North Africa and Resilience Africa Development Human Rights, Women, Business, and the Law World World Economics Vice 8/12/2010 11/30/2012 Presidency Implementing the Right to Education Through Eastern World Legal Department 6/10/2011 11/30/2012 Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Africa Incorporating Human Rights Principles into Youth Social, Urban, Rural, Violence Programming and Policy Dialogue in Mexico World World 8/17/2010 11/30/2012 and Resilience and South Africa Development Institutions and Human Rights World World Economics Vice 8/16/2010 11/30/2012 Presidency Links Between Human Rights and Crime and Violence Latin America and Latin America and the Africa 8/2/2010 9/30/2012 Prevention in Central America the Caribbean Caribbean Region 21 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 Fragility, Conflict, Operationalizing Human Rights Instruments in the and Violence Cross- World Bank’s Work Targeting Internally Displaced World World 8/2/2010 11/30/2012 Cutting Solutions People and Refugees in the Africa and MENA Regions Area Europe and Europe and Health, Nutrition, Roma Right to Health 8/11/2010 11/30/2012 Central Asia Central Asia and Population Development The Right to Work: Understanding the Human Rights World World Economics Vice 10/31/2011 10/31/2012 Dimension of Employment Presidency Voices of the Vulnerable and Human Rights: Sub-Saharan Promoting Stakeholder Learning on Access to Justice Africa Governance 11/22/2010 9/30/2012 Africa in Sub-Saharan Africa Development World Development World World Economics Vice 7/30/2010 9/30/2012 Presidency Latin America and Health, Nutrition, Cancer and the Right to Health in Brazil Brazil 10/11/2012 11/30/2014 the Caribbean and Population Communities and Natural Resource Governance in Sub-Saharan Liberia Governance 1/15/2013 11/30/2014 Liberia Africa Designing Social Accountability Mechanisms to Sub-Saharan Social Protection Africa 11/1/2012 11/30/2014 Include the Excluded in Africa Africa and Labor Djibouti: Community-Driven Workfare, Health, and Middle East and Social Protection Djibouti 8/16/2012 11/30/2014 Human Rights North Africa and Labor Sub-Saharan Social, Urban, Rural, Enhancing Inclusiveness in Cities in Africa Africa 11/19/2012 11/30/2014 Africa and Resilience Enhancing the Rights of Migrants and of Those Left Middle East and Morocco, Social Protection 1/20/2013 10/31/2014 Behind North Africa Tunisia and Labor Expanding Knowledge, Awareness, and Evidence-Base World World Poverty 10/22/2012 11/30/2014 on Equality of Opportunity Health Care Access for the Poor and Vulnerable: East Asia Health, Nutrition, Assessing the Availability of Benefit Entitlements Indonesia 10/1/2012 11/30/2014 and Pacific and Population Under Indonesia's Jamkesmas Program Human Rights and Development Approach to the Latin America and Social, Urban, Rural, Colombia 12/1/2012 11/30/2014 Colombia Victim's Reparation Program the Caribbean and Resilience Human Rights and Women's Empowerment, Voice, World World Gender CCSA 9/3/2012 11/30/2014 and Agency Implementing Right to Information Reform World World Governance 2/25/2013 11/30/2014 Improving Results in the Implementation of the Right Latin America and Health, Nutrition, Colombia 1/27/2013 11/30/2014 to Health the Caribbean and Population Incentivizing the Market—Linking Women and the Sub-Saharan Zambia Agriculture 9/15/2012 11/30/2014 Private Sector: A Human Rights Based Approach Africa Including a Human Rights Perspective in the Operationalization of the 2011 World Development Europe and Russian Social, Urban, Rural, 9/10/2012 11/30/2014 Report on Conflict, Security, and Development in Central Asia Federation and Resilience Europe and Central Asia Operational Framework for Social Inclusion: Social, Urban, Rural, World World 8/20/2012 9/30/2014 Integrating Human Rights and Resilience Operational Framework for Social Inclusion: Social, Urban, Rural, World World 11/27/2012 11/30/2014 Integrating Human Rights (2) and Resilience Organization for the Development of African Tourism: Information and Communication Technologies 4 Gov- World World Governance 1/3/2013 11/30/2014 Voices Promoting Health Rights Through Citizen Sub-Saharan Sierra Governance 10/15/2012 11/30/2014 Accountability in Sierra Leone Africa Leone Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights in Social, Urban, Rural, India: Understanding Their Interconnection with South Asia India 10/8/2012 11/30/2014 and Resilience Development Social Accountability Activities to Advance Human Social, Urban, Rural, World World 12/3/2012 11/30/2014 Rights and Resilience 22 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS Social Protection and Rights’ Based Policies in LAC: Latin America and Social Protection Panama 10/18/2012 3/31/2015 Institutional and Operational Experiences the Caribbean and Labor Strengthening the Relevance of Human Rights in the Social Protection World World 11/1/2012 10/31/2013 World Bank’s Human Development Work and Labor Survey on Human Rights, Gender, and Mining in Social, Urban, Rural, World World 11/19/2012 11/30/2014 Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Resilience Development The Empirical Case for Human Rights Based World World Economics Vice 12/18/2012 11/30/2014 Approaches to Development Presidency East Asia Vietnam: Supporting Citizen’s Rights II Vietnam Governance 5/31/2013 11/30/2014 and Pacific Violence Against Women, Women, Business, and the Finance and World World 10/22/2012 11/30/2014 Law Markets Voices of the Vulnerable and Human Rights: Sub-Saharan Promoting Stakeholder Learning on Access to Justice Africa Governance 8/15/2012 11/30/2014 Africa in Sub-Saharan Africa Cameroon: Rural Community-Based Land Tenure Sub-Saharan Energy and Cameroon 10/21/2015 6/21/2017 Models Africa Extractives East Asia Social Protection China Labor Market China 9/15/2015 6/30/2017 and Pacific and Labor Citizen Participation is a Human Right: A Human Social, Urban, Rural, Rights Based Approach to the World Bank's Citizen World World 10/18/2015 6/30/2017 and Resilience Engagement Mandate Latin America and Data Collection for Colombia Mobile Victims Unit IE Colombia Governance 7/24/2015 6/30/2017 the Caribbean South- Developing Quantitative Data on the Economic Europe and Eastern Dimensions of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Governance 9/1/2015 6/30/2017 Central Asia Europe and Transgender Exclusion Balkans Don’t Mind the Gap: Why the MENA Region Has Good Middle East Middle East and Laws on Marginalized Women and Children but Does and North Governance 7/1/2015 6/30/2017 North Africa Not Enforce Them Africa Europe and Early Childhood Development for Roma Serbia Education 7/16/2015 6/30/2017 Central Asia Effective Citizen Service Centers and Human Rights: Social, Urban, Rural, World World 8/31/2015 6/30/2017 Mutually Reinforcing Dynamics and Resilience East Asia Enhancing Citizen's Rights in Vietnam Vietnam Governance 3/15/2016 6/30/2017 and Pacific Enhancing Operational Knowledge on Indigenous Social, Urban, Rural, World World 10/28/2015 6/30/2017 Peoples’ Human Rights and Resilience Ensuring World Bank Group Health Operations Are Sub-Saharan Western Health, Nutrition, 10/5/2015 6/30/2017 Gender Responsive Africa Africa and Population Evaluating the Impact of the Great Lakes Emergency Sub-Saharan Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Women's Africa Africa Region 7/17/2015 6/30/2017 Africa Health Project Exploitation of Female and Child Migrants on Mexico's Latin America and Mexico Poverty 3/25/2016 3/31/2017 Southern Border the Caribbean Getting It Right: Learning How to Translate Human Social Protection World World 7/1/2015 6/30/2017 Rights Principles into Social Protection Policy and Labor Global Adaptation of “In Her Shoes” to Illustrate Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Social, Urban, Rural, World World 7/1/2015 6/30/2017 Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex and Resilience People Human Rights and Development in Europe and Europe and Russian Social, Urban, Rural, 8/24/2015 6/30/2017 Central Asia Central Asia Federation and Resilience Health, Nutrition, Human Rights in Reproductive Health Monitoring World World 7/2/2015 6/30/2017 and Population Impact of Promoting Social Accountability on Quality Sub-Saharan Social Protection Uganda 7/12/2015 11/30/2016 of Development Project in Uganda Africa and Labor 23 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 Integrating Human Rights into IFC's Environmental World World IFC 7/23/2015 6/30/2017 and Social Work Investing in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Nutrition, World World 11/15/2015 6/30/2017 Health: Standards of Practice in Operations and Population Law for Development: Equity and Inclusion in Health World World Education 7/1/2015 6/30/2017 and Education Promoting Women and Girls’ Rights: Collecting Social, Urban, Rural, Evidence on What Works to Prevent Sexual and World Multiregional 6/12/2015 12/30/2017 and Resilience Gender-Based Violence Public Transport Access Technical Assistance for South Asia Bhutan Transport and ICT 7/31/2015 9/30/2016 Thimphu Safeguards and Nondiscrimination World World Gender 11/22/2015 6/30/2017 Sectoral Good Practice Notes on Indigenous Peoples Rights and Their Practical Application for Inclusive Latin America and Latin Social, Urban, Rural, 10/1/2015 6/30/2017 and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean America and Resilience the Caribbean Social and Economic Security of the Elderly in Europe and Moldova Poverty 8/24/2015 6/30/2017 Moldova Central Asia Supporting Right to Information in Sri Lanka South Asia South Asia Governance 9/21/2015 10/31/2017 Understanding Fairness in Assessment and Middle East and Egypt, Arab Social Protection 7/15/2015 6/30/2017 Classification of Disabilities in Egypt North Africa Rep. and Labor Voices of the Vulnerable and Human Rights: Sub-Saharan Promoting Stakeholder Learning on Access to Justice Africa Governance 4/10/2016 6/30/2017 Africa in Sub-Saharan Africa Water and Sanitation Access Rights World World Water 7/20/2015 6/30/2017 Development World Development Report 2017 on Governance and World World Economics Vice 8/24/2015 6/30/2017 the Law Presidency Access to Economic, Cultural, and Social Rights in the Europe and Social, Urban, Rural, Russia 12/5/2016 9/30/2018 Russian Federation Central Asia and Resilience Advancing a National Strategy for Early Childhood Middle East and Development in Tunisia Using a Human Rights Based Tunisia Education 10/31/2016 9/30/2018 North Africa Approach Burkina Building the Capacity of Religious Leaders to Promote Sub-Saharan Health, Nutrition, Faso, Mali, 10/31/2016 9/30/2018 Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Services Africa and Population Niger Children on the Move—Rights for Results: A Human Sub-Saharan Health, Nutrition, Rights Based Approach to Human Development Mali, Nigeria 9/30/2018 Africa and Population 04/03/2017 Challenges for Displaced Children in West Africa Coca-Growers in a Post-Conflict Development Agenda: Toward a Human Rights Based Approach to Latin America and Social, Urban, Rural, Colombia 11/16/2016 9/30/2018 Coca Leaf Eradication in Former FARC–EP-Controlled the Caribbean and Resilience Areas in Colombia Developing a Human Rights Approach for the Sub-Saharan Social Protection Implementation of Safety Net Delivery Systems in Liberia 2/3/2017 9/30/2018 Africa and Labor Fragile Contexts Disability Inclusion and Accountability Framework for Social, Urban, Rural, World World 10/18/2016 9/30/2018 the World Bank and Resilience Development Education as a Human Right: Informing the Debate World World Economics Vice 12/12/2016 9/30/2018 with Theory and Evidence Presidency Enhancing Equity, Transparency, and Accountability Sub-Saharan Social Protection Sudan 10/18/2016 9/30/2018 of Cash Transfers to the Poor and the Vulnerable Africa and Labor Fulfilling Educational Obligations for Scheduled Caste South Asia India Education 6/19/2017 9/30/2018 and Scheduled Tribe Students in India Human Rights and Family Planning in Zika-Affected Latin America and Health, Nutrition, El Salvador 12/8/2016 9/30/2018 Countries the Caribbean and Population Human Rights Based Approach to Address the Causes of Socioenvironmental Conflicts in the World World Environment 12/20/2016 9/30/2018 Extractive Sector 24 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS Integrating Human Rights in the Myanmar Program East Asia Social, Urban, Rural, Myanmar 12/1/2016 9/30/2018 of the World Bank Group and Pacific and Resilience Integration of Rights-Based DDR Approach in African Sub-Saharan Social, Urban, Rural, Regional 11/30/2016 9/30/2018 Union Africa and Resilience Mainstreaming and Scaling Up a Human Rights Social, Urban, Rural, Based Approach for Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic World World 11/8/2016 9/30/2018 and Resilience Minorities Development in World Bank Projects Making Children’s Rights Real: Listening to the Europe and Social, Urban, Rural, Perspectives of Ethnic Minority Children on Their Kosovo 1/16/2017 9/30/2018 Central Asia and Resilience Education Experiences in Kosovo Sub-Saharan Social, Urban, Rural, Mauritania: Social Inclusion and Access to the Poor Mauritania 5/15/2017 9/30/2018 Africa and Resilience Environment and Operationalization of the Action Plan for a Rights- Sub-Saharan Congo, Natural Resources; Based Indigenous Peoples Development Program in 2/6/2017 9/30/2018 Africa Dem. Rep. Social, Urban, Rural, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Resilience Promoting the Right to Education in Haiti Through Latin America and Coordinated Data Collection, Intervention Design, and Haiti Education 10/19/2016 9/30/2018 the Caribbean Stakeholder Engagement Right to Food for Urban Food Security World World Agriculture 11/10/2016 9/30/2018 Vietnam Safeguarding the Rights of Populations Based on East Asia and Social, Urban, Rural, (Mekong 10/31/2016 9/30/2018 SOGI Pacific and Resilience Delta) Social Safety Nets and the Promotion of Sub-Saharan Social Protection Socioeconomic and Political Rights for the Poorest in Africa 9/22/2016 9/30/2018 Africa and Labor Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Social Protection Strengthening Girls’ and Women’s Rights in Zambia Zambia 11/10/2016 9/30/2018 Africa and Labor Understanding the Challenges of a Human Rights Latin America and Social, Urban, Rural, Based Approach in Urban Development and Social Brazil 4/3/2017 9/30/2018 the Caribbean and Resilience Housing in Brazil Women’s Rights in the Roads Sector in Malawi— Sub-Saharan from Knowledge to Action to Making Them Become Malawi Transport and ICT 2/20/2017 9/30/2018 Africa Effective Middle East and Social, Urban, Rural, Youth Priorities and Engagement in Peacebuilding Iraq 10/24/2016 9/30/2018 North Africa and Resilience Access to Information and Trust in Government and Latin America and Colombia Governance 10/1/2017 11/30/2018 the Judicial System in a Post-Conflict Context the Caribbean Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration— Sub-Saharan Social, Urban, Rural, Measurement and Indicators Through a Human Regional 10/1/2017 11/30/2018 Africa and Resilience Rights Lens A Human Rights Based Approach to Enhancing Latin America and Gender Equality and Reducing Gender Based Violence Haiti Education 10/1/2017 11/30/2018 the Caribbean for Primary School Children in Haiti Strengthening Youth Participation and Building Trust Middle East and Social Protection Yemen, Rep. 10/1/2017 11/30/2018 in the Republic of Yemen North Africa and Labor Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children East Asia Pacific Transport and ICT 11/1/2017 11/30/2018 Awareness and Mitigation and Pacific Islands Sub-Saharan Social Protection Africa Social Contract Report Regional 11/30/2017 11/30/2018 Africa and Labor Latin America and Dominican Support to the National Education Pact Education 12/15/2017 11/30/2018 the Caribbean Republic Public Sector Efficiency Strengthening Program South Asia Sri Lanka Governance 12/15/2017 11/30/2018 Sub-Saharan Sierra Land Administration Land Administration Reform Project 12/15/2017 11/30/2018 Africa Leone Reforms IDs for Digital Transformation, Inclusion, and Regional Sub-Saharan West and Social Protection 12/22/2017 11/30/2018 Integration in West and East Africa Africa East Africa and Labor 25 NORDIC TRUST FUND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017 Appendix C. NTF Results Framework (October 2016 - November 2018) NTF Programs and Output Indicators Outcome Indicators Management Number of grants Number of teams where capacities of adequately applying rights-holders to claim human rights their rights have been principles strengthened GRANT PROGRAM Number of teams Number of grants where NTF MANDATE actively collaborating duty-bearers have “THE WORLD BANK HAS with agencies with increased capacity to AN INFORMED VIEW ON significant human promote human rights HUMAN RIGHTS” rights expertise KNOWLEDGE AND Number of events and Improved knowledge LEARNING PROGRAM training sessions held about applying human rights in development Number of requests for technical assistance beyond grants NTF findings are NTF MANAGEMENT mainstreamed in the Bank The NTF has increased visibility by end of 2018 26 KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS For more information: Anna Autio Nordic Trust Fund Program Manager Governance Global Practice World Bank Group aautio@worldbank.org http://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/nordic-trust-fund 27