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Structures & Institutional Development Recommendations
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The Outreach Unit should add greater transparency to their data collection methodology
and provide a stronger distinction between their attendance at events organised by others
compared with specific strategies initiated by the Outreach Unit itself to work with victimised
communities. Currently all activities are being described as ‘outreach’ without any distinction of
who organised the event, the type of activity and for which purpose.
The Unit should also produce figures in relation to the breakdown of their own activities – type
of activity, purpose, content – in addition to their general quantitative figures about the number
of activities and the numbers of male and female participants.
The ASP should approve funds to enable the hiring of two more staff to the Outreach Unit.
Currently there are 17 staff, in five locations, covering seven Situations.
The Unit should recruit new staff emphasising the experience and expertise in communication,
community development and mobilisation, and working with victims/survivors of gender-based
crimes to ensure that effective programmes are developed to reach women and diverse sectors
of communities in each of the seven conflict Situations. The benefits of using local knowledge,
practices and languages regarding information dissemination to strengthen the Court’s
outreach work should be taken into account when recruiting Outreach staff.
In 2012, outreach activities exclusively focusing on women should be initiated in Kenya. In
light of the limited charges for gender-based crimes confirmed by the Pre-Trial Chamber, more
information about the Court, its functions, and the right to apply to be recognised as victims,
should be highlighted.
Alternative education tools, such as radio drama in all four Darfuri languages already
developed by the Outreach staff, should be broadcast more widely.
In 2012, an assessment of the Libya and Côte d’Ivoire Situations should be carried out to
draft an outreach plan for both countries. Specific strategies to reach out to women should be
included in the plans from the outset.
Considering that two out of the seven Situations are in Arabic-speaking countries, in 2012, the
Public Information and Dissemination Section (PIDS) should reach out to journalists, the legal
community and NGOs from the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and the Arab world
to inform them of the proceedings of the Court. Information about the Court in this region is
essential to increasing the understanding of the Court’s functions and jurisdiction. The legal
community should also be addressed to facilitate their potential interest in the List of Legal
Counsel and Assistants to Legal Counsel.
The outreach guidelines developed in 2008 regarding how to address gender-based violence
should be further developed and fine-tuned to incorporate not only generic messages but to
also address the gender-related issues specific to each Situation.
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