6.3.1 NHRI Participation in the CCA

The CCA is meant to identify national development priorities, and it is therefore developed in close consultation with national authorities and stakeholders. NHRIs are among those stakeholders, bringing unique insights, perspectives and experiences to the analysis as partners in the CCA process.

Where the NHRI has conducted its own strategic planning, the situational analysis contained in it, as well as decisions on priority areas of activity, should inform the work of UNCTs. If the process was carried out properly (see the section in Chapter 8 dealing with strategic planning), it will reflect the input of human rights stakeholders and thus provide a valuable source of information. If the NHRI has not undertaken its own planning, UNCTs should share their analysis with the NHRI: this will support and help to inform the NHRI’s strategic thinking and decisions on programming. UNCTs should also assemble and assess NHRI reports and recommendations, since these will contain analysis and recommendations for national actions that should be captured in the CCA.