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Supporting human rights-based border governance

TENTATIVE DEADLINE OF IMPLEMENTATION:
We commit to support human rights-based border governance, including by implementing OHCHR’s Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders.
Pledge ID
2215
Pledging entity
International Organizations
Type of pledge
Common (several states/actors making identical or complementary pledges)
In partnership (several states/actors contribute towards a shared goal with different pledges
Matching (a pledge is realized when others match it in some way)
Country
Switzerland
Nature of the Pledge
Financial (e.g. contribution to the MPTF)
Process oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF)
Policy/legal in scope around a given objective of the GCM
Material (e.g. provision of technical assistance or in kind contribution)
Structured in pursuit of one or more of the 10 guiding principles
State/Actor
UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR)
GCM Guiding Principles
People-centred
International cooperation
National sovereignty
Rule of law and due process
Sustainable development
Human rights
Gender-responsive
Child-sensitive
Whole-of-government approach
Whole-of-society approach
GCM Objectives
11. Manage borders in an integrated, secure and coordinated manner
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*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).