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United Nations (UN Women)

UN Women

Organisation details

Organisation type

Organisation focus

Location/headquarters

Organisation website

Regional/supranational organisation

Supranational governance; Women

New York, USA

Program involvement

Overall program involvement...

No. of programs

Program name(s)

21

(VCO Outcome 1.2) Institutions provide effective services that support women's economic empowerment and reduction of vulnerability to economic shocks, disasters, climate change; (VCO Outcome 2.3) More women lead, participate and have access to business opportunities to advance sustainable and inclusive growth; A comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality and women's empowerment is in place and is applied through action by Governments and other stakeholders at all levels; A comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality and women's empowerment is in place and is applied through action by Governments and other stakeholders at all levels; Capacity of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders strengthened to assess progress in implementation of the 2030 Agenda and other global normative and policy frameworks for gender equality and women's empowerment; Effective advocacy supports the transformation of social norms; Increased knowledge, understanding and visibility of gender equality and women's empowerment issues in Myanmar as a result of UN Women's efforts; Institutions at Union and State/Regional levels have set up gender mechanisms to strengthen accountability towards gender equality and women�s rights in line with Beijing Platform for Action and CEDAW; Lead the development and implementation of gender equality and women's empowerment coordination strategy and mechanism within UNCT Thailand; Legislation and policies related to Women�s Economic Empowerment (WEE), including those regarding Disaster Risk Reduction/Management (DRR/M) and Climate Change (CC), are gender responsive, in accordance with international normative frameworks and human ri; More women are economically empowered, have access to decent work and safe migration, and are able to advance their role in development, peace- and resilience building; More women lead, participate and have access to business opportunities to advance sustainable and inclusive growth (Philippines); More women lead, participate and have access to business opportunities to advance sustainable and inclusive growth (Thailand); More women lead, participate and have access to business opportunities to advance sustainable and inclusive growth (Indonesia); National stakeholders work together in a coordinated manner to translate national and international norms and standards into action which transforms attitudes and behaviors discriminating against women and girls; National strategies, laws, policies and plans adopted and implemented to advance women's economic rights and entitlement and strengthened public accountability; Output 1.1 UN Women Cambodia Country Office (CCO) effectively leads UNCT joint advocacy in support of international norms and standards on GEWE; Output 1.2 Enhanced UNCT accountability towards GEWE under the UNDAF 2019-2023; The RGC resources, coordinates and transparently monitors implementation of international commitments to GE&WE, in consultation with rights holders including Young women and LGBTIQ persons; UN Women creates a strong partnership with different actors to drive the movement for social norms change, including transforming harmful and/or discriminatory practices for women and girls; Women are empowered to build resilient, cohesive and peaceful communities to prevent radicalization and violent extremism

Program involvement as a funder...

No. of programs

Program name(s)

12

A comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality and women's empowerment is in place and is applied through action by Governments and other stakeholders at all levels; A comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality and women's empowerment is in place and is applied through action by Governments and other stakeholders at all levels; Capacity of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders strengthened to assess progress in implementation of the 2030 Agenda and other global normative and policy frameworks for gender equality and women's empowerment; Increased knowledge, understanding and visibility of gender equality and women's empowerment issues in Myanmar as a result of UN Women's efforts; Institutions at Union and State/Regional levels have set up gender mechanisms to strengthen accountability towards gender equality and women�s rights in line with Beijing Platform for Action and CEDAW; Lead the development and implementation of gender equality and women's empowerment coordination strategy and mechanism within UNCT Thailand; Legislation and policies related to Women�s Economic Empowerment (WEE), including those regarding Disaster Risk Reduction/Management (DRR/M) and Climate Change (CC), are gender responsive, in accordance with international normative frameworks and human ri; More women are economically empowered, have access to decent work and safe migration, and are able to advance their role in development, peace- and resilience building; National strategies, laws, policies and plans adopted and implemented to advance women's economic rights and entitlement and strengthened public accountability; Output 1.1 UN Women Cambodia Country Office (CCO) effectively leads UNCT joint advocacy in support of international norms and standards on GEWE; The RGC resources, coordinates and transparently monitors implementation of international commitments to GE&WE, in consultation with rights holders including Young women and LGBTIQ persons; UN Women creates a strong partnership with different actors to drive the movement for social norms change, including transforming harmful and/or discriminatory practices for women and girls

2023

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