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ANE Regional Activities
>> Regional Overview >> ANE Regional Activities Overview ACTIVITY DATA SHEET
PROGRAM: Asia and the Near East Regional
TITLE AND NUMBER: Improved East Asia Regional Stability Through Democracy and Human Rights, 498-036*
STATUS: New
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $6,325,000 ESF
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $11,000,000 ESF, $100,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2001 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: ContinuingSummary: In recent years, the trend in the East Asia and Pacific region has been a transition from autocratic governments toward democracies and democratic institutions. However, this transition has been, at best, uneven. This activity supports the U.S. goal of increasing democracy, rule of law, and adherence to human rights. Also, it will promote democracy and human rights through the advancement of women throughout the region of East Asia and Pacific. Improvement in the status of women will lead to full enfranchisement of a nation's citizens, higher educational levels, more skilled labor forces, and reduced population growth. All of these goals are in the U.S. national interest.
Key Results: The activity will support democracy and governance projects that promote democratic institution-building in key countries in East Asia and the Pacific. It will provide funding to help perform the following:
- Enhance civil societies that can advocate on behalf of human rights, workers rights, the rule of law, and freedom of the press and assembly;
- Build democratic institutions and set standards for good governance and transparency;
- Promote regional dialogue focused on strengthening intra-regional networks of human and worker rights NGOs and on heightening the attention paid to human rights by Asian governments;
- Increase women's participation in the political process;
- Eliminate violence against women in all its forms; and
- Reduce the trafficking of women and children within and from the East Asian and Pacific region.
Performance and Prospects:
Regional democracy and governance: In FY 2000, funds were allocated to support Indonesia's transition to a democratic and decentralized government. Activities focused on anti-corruption ($1 million ESF) and conflict resolution in Papua Province ($1 million ESF). The anti-corruption activities include technical assistance to non-governmental organizations advocating for judicial reform and clean government; support for reform-oriented research and legal monitoring by selected law schools; and training for journalists in investigative reporting. In Papua Province, the activities included support for local truth and reconciliation activities; support for conflict monitoring and conflict resolution activities; media training; and technical assistance for political parties and legislative strengthening programs.
In FY 2001 and FY 2002, this activity will shift its focus to regional priorities beyond Indonesia. The FY 2001 programs ($3,400,000 ESF) will be the subject of separate notification(s).
Regional women's issues: In FY 2000, the Department of State co-hosted with the Government of the Philippines a regional meeting of 23 nations and economies to discuss ways to reduce the trafficking of women and children. Concrete follow-on projects include support to NGOs in Cambodia that are working to enhance protection of trafficked persons, especially women and children, and to offer social services that will assist their reintegration into society. In addition, consistent with the focus on Indonesia's transition to democracy, projects were developed to help build the capacity of Indonesia's new Ministry for Empowerment of Women. This is a novel approach that could serve as a model for other Islamic countries. Support was also provided to women's NGOs that have been successful in advocating for democratic change and are addressing a number of critical issues concerning women, including women's political participation, domestic violence and the trafficking of persons.
In FY 2001 and FY 2002, this activity ($3 million and $5 million ESF, respectively) will broaden its focus to support region-wide programs and projects that empower women to participate fully in democracy-building efforts and in their government at all levels, that combat violence against women and that deter trafficking. The activities will be aimed at the following:
- Increasing women's leadership in decision making bodies, particularly at the local level;
- Strengthening the advocacy capacity of women's organizations to shape policy processes and outcomes;
- Raising societal awareness of, and commitment to, the basic notion of women's rights;
- Improving effective community support and enforcement mechanisms through which women can seek protection and redress;
- Increasing awareness of trafficking to at-risk individuals, advancing protection of trafficking victim's legal rights and access to justice, and promoting coordination and collaboration between NGOs and government agencies within and across borders.
Country programs may include: Indonesia, Cambodia (none of the funds will be made available to the central government), Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: Starting in FY 2001, this regional objective includes funding for and reporting on activities previously notified under the objectives "East Asia Regional Democracy Fund" (498-016) and "East Asia Regional Women's Issues" (498-035).
Other Donor Programs: A number of donors are engaged in anti-trafficking and other women's empowerment programs in the region. USG programs are carefully coordinated. Other major donors include Australia and Japan.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: The Asia Foundation, The American Center for International Labor Solidarity, and others to be determined.
Selected Performance Indicators: A formal monitoring and evaluation plan has not yet been established. Possible indicators for the program include:
- National Action Plans to combat trafficking of women and children identified and implemented.
- Increased number of women holding official positions.
- Increased passage of laws protecting women's rights.
- Increased passage and implementation of laws that protect civil liberties and due process.
- Increased number of instances of measurable impacts on the formulation of government policies due to activities of grantee NGOs.
* In FY 2000, FY 2001 and FY 2002, ESF resources for this program have been allocated from "East Asia and the Pacific Regional Democracy" and/or "East Asia and the Pacific Regional Women's Issues" in accordance with the Department of State's Congressional Presentation.
U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 0 DA 0 CSD 6,325 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 0 DA 0 CSD 6,325 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 100 DA 0 DA 100 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 11,000 ESF 0 ESF 30,000 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA
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