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ADEL – Associação de Desenvolvimento Economico Local, works in the communities of the Province of Cabo Delgado in the area of Cyclone Kenneth recovery, COVID-19 prevention and some specific interventions to support IDPs. Adel (Agencia de desenvolvimento economico local) is a local organization focusing on Access to Information, Community/ Customary Land Rights, Economic Empowerment, Environmental Justice, Governance, Land <(>&<)> Natural Resources and has been involved in humanitarian response activities in partnership with national and international organizations. On this project will be targeting: 1. IDPs awareness of Covid-19 prevention through youth engagement at 25 de Junho accommodation center (around 2800 households); 2. Distribution of dignity and hygiene kits at 25 de Junho accommodation center 3. Distribution of agriculture tools ( hoes, machetes, forks and sharpeners) at Ngalane resettlement center. 4. Rehabilitation of school latrines, bathing facilities and hand washing stations in Nacopo, Nanlia and Saul. 5. Intallations of10 m3 plastic tanks for hand washing stations in schools at Nacopo, Nanlia and Saul. 6. Supplie of patable water for the existing water deposits at Ancuabe – Nanjua accommodation center.

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The objective of the covenant is described in Chapter 1: The covenant focuses on the conduct of responsible investment policy by Insurers because of the international nature of this activity. This involves preventing, limiting and, if necessary, remedying as far as possible any negative impact on people, animals and the environment. This project supports the efforts of NGOs in realising concrete, implementing activities arising from their participation in the various working groups; for details see section 1.4. NB: Participation in the working groups by NGOs is already funded from the already approved Pillar 2 funding of RFO. Working Group 1: Thematicframeworks have been jointly developed by the Parties. These five thematic frameworks will be rolled outby means of joint activities (e.g. the active promotion and explanation of) for the purpose of implementation by the insurers. The activities of this working group contribute to preventing, mitigating and remedying negative impacts on specific themes explicitly included in the aforementioned article of the Covenant, namely: animal welfare, children's rights, land rights, climate change and controversial weapons and controversial arms trade. Working Group 2: Each year the parties will select a theme for further cooperation in the context of 'do good'. For the year 2020, the covenant parties have chosen the theme of 'access to medicine'. Access to medicine is a direct part of the 'right to health' (International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Article 12) is in line with SDG 3: ensuring good health and well-being for everyone at all ages. It is of great importance that pharmaceutical companies worldwide, including explicitly in developing countries and emerging economies, corporate socialresponsibility, in line with the OECD guidelines and the UNGPs, with regard to this right to health. Workgroup 4: On the basis of fictitious and existing cases, the parties investigate how insurers can contribute to recovery and redress and how they can organise their commitment as optimally as possible in order to achieve a real positive impact 'on the ground'. Working with existing cases, among others, provides a clearer picture of possible negative impacts of specific investments and best practice on how these negative impacts can be prevented and limited. In 2020, this working group will, among other things, organise a case session on 'Recovery and Story'. The proceeds of this case session (in the form of lessons learned) will be published. Working Group 5: In the coming year, the parties will start investigating the possibilities for improving transparency and reporting by insurers. Transparency is important for compliance with the OECD guidelines and UNGPs and the dialogue with internal and external stakeholders. In order to collaborate effectively with others, it is also important to provide insight into results achieved and challenges in the area of ESG due diligence. Finally, public disclosure of results and ambitions can serve as a good stimulus to continue to improve ESG due diligence structurally. The independent monitoring committee, which monitors the progress of the agreements made in the Covenant, endorsed transparency as an important part of the Covenant. - Save the Childrencontributesknowledge about children's rights in a broad sense, including child labour, nutrition and health care. Because of this expertise, they contribute to working group 1, 2 and 4. - Oxfam Novib contributes knowledge on gender equality, land rights, access to medicines, climate change, fair taxation and the fight against corruption. Because of this expertise they contribute to all working groups. - Pax for Peace contributes knowledge about controversial weapons and arms trade, protection of civilians in war situations, advocacy for victims of human rights violations and natural resources in relation to conflict and human rights. Because of this expertise, they contribute to working groups 1, 4 and 5. - Natuur en Milieu contributes knowledge about climate change, sustainable energy sources, sustainable food and sustainable use of raw materials. Because of this expertise they contribute to working group 1....- World Animal Protection contributes knowledge on animal welfare, also in relation to nature conservation, biodiversity, the protein transition, sustainable food production and climate change. Because of this expertise they contribute to workgroups 1, 4 and 5.

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The Land Right Mechanism is an initiative of the indigenous peoples# platform in Africa to lobby for pro-indigenous and human rightbased policies in Africa. Indigenous Peoples in Africa suffer wide discrimination and exclusion. Their voice # particularly the voice of whom is speaking out - is being silenced. Securing land rights is the fundamental (first) step to ensure Indigenous Peoples# voice to be heard, and their individual and collective rights to be respected, including the right to citizenship. Indigenous Peoples# who traditionally protect vast tracts of land # are often at the frontline against (increasing) illegal commercial pressures overtheir lands. The partners engaged in this proposal all come from countries that make no exception to this context, as evidenced bythe recent report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/42/37; See here). This includes lack of recognition of the existence of indigenous peoples in national constitutions and legislation (including lack of ratification of international laws), denial of justice, lack of secured territorial rights, criminalization, open threats andviolence against defenders. Detailed background information for each country can be found in IWGIA, 2019. The UN Special Rapporteuron the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is planning a visit in DRC in October 2019. Partners engaged in this proposal # in various degrees # have all experienced criminalization or harassment because their peaceful action to promote Indigenous Peoples# rights. Underthe International Lands Coalition (ILC) commitment on securing territorial rights for indigenous peoples in Africa, the platform istargeting high level decision makings at the regional level to push for African governments adopt better policies to address the plight of the indigenous peoples in concerning land and natural resources. One of such bodies we target is the African Commission on Human and Peoples# Rights (ACHPR/The African Commission). The African Commission is a fundamental African Human Right body of the African Union that also has mandate for indigenous populations to secure territories of indigenous peoples in Africa. The African Charter which is the foundation for the African Commission also sets up a working group on indigenous populations /communities and mandated it to gather information on violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, formulate recommendations and proposals on appropriate measures and activities to prevent and remedy violations on human rights. It is this mechanism that the platform will seek to engage with and utilize opportunities with it to hold government to account, launch complaint as well as seek support for adoption and implementation of pro indigenous communities. From a civic space perspective the mechanism is importantbecause it supports at regional level a space that traditionally excluded communities can use and leverage to open civic space nationally, as proven by the landmark judgement on Ogiek in Kenya (See here) in 2017, which saw the restoration of the Ogiek ancestral lands/forest. [The judgment was the result of a case submitted by Ogiek people against the Government of Kenya, for violations of Ogiek#s rights to life, property, natural resources, development, religion, culture and non-discrimination. Between the first provisional measure order in 2013, and the final judgment in 2017, despite the case, 1000 Ogiek has been evicted, and several cases ofpolicyintimidation has been recorded] Since then however full implementation has not been done despite government efforts to form task forces on its implementation. It is these scenarios that require the attention of the African commission to speed up the realization of rights as granted by court decisions. Other indigenous communities like the Kwhe in Botswana, the Mbororo in Cameroun and the Batwa of Burundi faces human and land rights violations, and widespread criminalization (See here as an example). They are being disposed. Their situation should as well be understood by the African Commission for exerting of pressure on their governments to uphold respect of human rights and collective rights of such groups of people # replicating the same strategy developed and realized in the case of the Ogiek#s case. At the country level, we plan to hold a media advocacy activity to fast track and push for the full implementation of the regional court decisions especially the Ogiek case ruling (Arusha ruling)of 2017. The Arusha ruling is case for theindigenous peoples in Africa however there has been delays given about two years have lapsed since the ruling was issue without tangible rights realized by the Indigenous Ogiek community. We shall therefore invite and hold a national media briefing (media breakfast) in Nairobi targeting both national and international media to pressure for the ruling implementation and respect for the dignity of indigenous peoples in the country. In sum, the activitiesproposed will contribute to civic space objectives by: - Gaining space as it aims to #take up# untapped influencing arenas at the regional level, which will contribute to open up spaces for indigenous people#s organizations to speak up/be heard in theirown countries. - Strengthening CSO#s and their alliances by bringing together marginalized and criminalized indigenous and land rights defenders movements around a common influencing agenda. - Strengthening CSO#sby showing indigenous movements can be effective in mobilizing pressure for the implementation of the historical decision on the land restauration case.