ObjectivesFund scope
In Libya, the current legislative framework and justice system do not adequately protect children who come into contact with the law—be that as offenders, victims, or witnesses. The justice system does not have specialized procedures and dedicated personnel trained to deal with children, and many procedures are not child-friendly. This means the best interest of a child is rarely central to decision-making processes and lead to children being detained in situations that violate their rights and well-being.
As a result, children are at high risk of experiencing violence or psychosocial harm at various stages of the judicial process, especially in Libya where the system is more retributive than rehabilitative. Although, the current legal framework allows for cases to be settled outside the regular channels (and recognizes alternatives to custodial measures) there are no systems in place to help court custodians and employees implement measures that cater to children, including those tried and found guilty, and placed in detention facilities alongside adults.
Strategic and results framework
The Leaving No Children Behind Joint Programme builds on experiences of participating UN organizations in assisting stakeholders improve child friendly services in a judicial context. The programme is part of national UN strategic objectives in Libya for advancing rule of law and security services that differentiate between children and adults, and include a gender-perspective. Participating organizations provide technical support to affiliated stakeholders in exploring alternatives to detention and enhancing service delivery for children (and their families) who come in contact with the law to better facilitate their rehabilitation and reintegration.
Support to Family and Child Protection Units (FCPU) are meant to build the institutional capacity of essential staff, finalize standard operating procedures, strengthen referral pathways and case management approaches, and rehabilitate the physical environment to ensure it is child friendly and in line with international best practices to guarantee efficient, effective and timely performance.
Joint Programme stakeholders work to ensure that children receive child-friendly treatment at detention facilities, which covers the provision of support for vocational education/training, skills development programme, or other forms of livelihood preparation for children and their families and facilitate a smoother reintegration into society. Programmatic outcomes are designed to reach children under the age of 18 and also benefit families of children who have, in some form, come into contact with the law.
Justice professionals, including police, social workers, judges, prosecutors, staff operating in detention facilities dedicated for children, and probation officers working with children are target beneficiaries as much as they are agents of change. Human rights and gender-specific threads are woven through the architecture of the entire programme, which filters down into consultations, collaborations, and communication with members of Libyan government institutions, civil society organizations, and community leaders engaged on broader issues of justice for children, as well as forming the backbone of generating evidence to influence and inform programmes and policies.
> $55M 
$55M - $25M
$25M - $5M
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