The overall goal of this programme is to make the Ombudsman office an effective institution to protect and promote human rights as well as rule of law and to provide the population with an effective tool to defend their rights and to address breaches of the law. Based on an evaluation of the ombudsman institution conducted in mid-2008 UN Agencies resumed its cooperation with the Kyrgyz Ombudsman Institution and plan to implement a technical assistance programme. The programme is being implemented as a Joint UN programme by UNDP (Democratic Governance Programme), UNICEF, OHCHR, UNIFEM and UNHCR together with the Kyrgyz Ombudsman.

Delivery in 2009 - $96,000; 2010 - $79,000; 2011 - $110,592;