UN Women in action: Strategic insights and achievements
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In 2024 UN Women Guatemala promoted key initiatives for the advancement and protection of women's and girls' rights, consolidating strategic alliances and strengthening its influence in the governmental sphere. The main achievement of the year was the institutionalization and strengthening of the Gender Units within the Executive Branch (ministerial entities, secretariats, and departments), a result that directly contributes to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5. Progress toward gender equality in Guatemala was reinforced with the approval of Governmental Agreement 63-2024 (Acuerdo Gubernativo), signed by the President of the Republic and developed in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Presidency and the Presidential Secretariat for Women (SEPREM), with technical support from UN Women. This agreement reviewed and strengthened the regulatory framework initially established by Governmental Agreement 260-2013, which created the Gender Units as entities responsible for advising, coordinating, and monitoring public policies focused on human rights and women's empowerment. Governmental Agreement 63-2024 updated and expanded the functions of these units, institutionalizing them within all entities of the Executive Branch and assigning them to the highest authority in each institution. This regulatory framework ensures their relevance as advisory bodies for the implementation and monitoring of public policies related to women's rights and marks a milestone in gender equality in Guatemala. This achievement was made possible thanks to the technical support provided by UN Women to the General Secretariat of the Presidency and the Presidential Secretariat for Women (SEPREM). Additionally, the technical capacities of all Gender Units within the Executive Branch have been strengthened through the following training sessions led by the Presidential Secretariat for Women (SEPREM) with the support of UN Women: The workshop "Comprehensive Care System", held on July 19, 2024, which addressed the fundamentals, components, and dimensions of care systems, as well as public policies and international best practices as it relates to care systems. The first Bootcamp on Communication and Gender, held on September 10, 2024, where Gender Units deepened their knowledge on inclusive language, social media monitoring, and analysis of digital tools with a gender perspective. A second Bootcamp on Communication and Gender, held on October 8, 2024, which provided tools to ensure inclusive and culturally relevant communication, integrating human rights and a gender perspective into communication strategies. This training was aimed at the Gender Units and technical staff from Communication Units. These initiatives have contributed to the development of an action plan that will ensure the effective implementation of the Governmental Agreement, integrating gender equality as a cross-cutting axis in governmental policies.
In 2023 and in line with its mandate, UN Women Guatemala has developed initiatives to promote and defend the rights of women and girls. The three primary outcomes of the year are presented below, showing their alignment with the goals of the SDGs and the results of the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2020�2025 (UNSDCF) to which they contribute: The first national institutional registry on political violence against women in electoral contexts has been implemented, marking a significant milestone for the advancement of women's political rights in the country. With the specialized support of UN Women within the framework of the Interagency project (UN Women-UNDP-UNFPA) to address electoral conflict, funded by the PBF, this process has contributed to strengthening the evidence-based decision-making capacity of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), which will serve as a basis for the elaboration of guidelines for the prevention and response to political violence against women in different spaces. This result contributes to compliance with General Recommendation No. 23 of the CEDAW Committee regarding women in political and public life and also responds to the concluding obseravations of the CEDAW Committee to the 10th regular report of Guatemala on participation in public and political life. (SDG 5 - Target 5.5 and UNSDCF Outcome 3.3). Women's financial inclusion is prioritized as one of the pillars of the "National Financial Inclusion Strategy for Guatemala (ENIF) 2024-2027," led by the Central Bank of Guatemala, the Ministry of Economy and the Banking Superintendence. This activity is a significant milestone, setting a long-term goal to benefit women entrepreneurs. The Strategy was designed with technical support from UN Women under the Inclusive Financial Ecosystem programme. This outcome is in line with CEDAW Concluding Observations to the 10th country report on women�s economic empowerment (SDG 8 - Target 8.3 and UNSDCF Pillar 1. Outcome 1.1.) The concluding observations of the CEDAW Committee to the 10th Periodic Report of the country incorporate critical aspects regarding gender equality and women's empowerment. These include contributions from key state actors, particularly the Presidential Secretariat for Women (SEPREM), women's civil society organizations, and the Intersectoral Mechanism for Monitoring CEDAW, with the support provided by UN Women and the Specialized Gender Group of the United Nations Country Team. The concluding observations underscore the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda; the implementation of the National Action Plan for Resolution 1325 (NAP 1325); the strengthening of the Interinstitutional Table on Women, Peace, and Security (MIMPAZ), among others. (SDG 16 - Target 16.3 and UNSDCFOutcome 4.1.)
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Impact: All women and girls in Cameroon will fully enjoy and exercise their human rights, in a gender equal society, and meaningfully contribute to the country's sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development and EU integration
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All women and girls in Cameroon will fully enjoy and exercise their human rights, in a gender equal society, and meaningfully contribute to the country's sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development and EU integrations
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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | $373,220 2023
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Total contribution:$373,220
Development:$373,220(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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$373,220 2022
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Total contribution:$373,220
Development:$373,220(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | $19,540 2023
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$19,540
Development:$19,540(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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$19,540 2022
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$19,540
Development:$19,540(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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Germany | $54,186 2023
GermanyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$54,186
Development:$54,186(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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$54,186 2022
GermanyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$54,186
Development:$54,186(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) | $74,779 2023
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$74,779
Development:$74,779(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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$74,779 2022
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$74,779
Development:$74,779(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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Peacebuilding Fund | $79,176 2023
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$79,176
Development:$79,176(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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$79,176 2022
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$79,176
Development:$79,176(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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Spain | $89,408 2023
SpainOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$89,408
Development:$89,408(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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$89,408 2022
SpainOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$89,408
Development:$89,408(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
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