Outcome APA_O_1

Enhanced coordination, coherence and accountability of the UN system for commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment

In 2021, ROAP achieved OEE 1 in leveraging coordination and coherence in UN System for gender equality. Through inter-agency Issue-based Coalitions (IBCs) [NT1] on Human Rights (HR) and Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE), which ROAP co-chair, carried out HR/GEWE trainings [NT2] to mainstream GEWE into UNSDCF processes and UNCT-GEM to UNCTs across Asia-Pacific region and to systematically mainstream gender issues at all stages of the UNSDCF process, from Common Country Analysis to the ToC and Results Framework and in resourcing GEWE results. When UNCTs develop new UNSDCF-related documents including roadmap, CCA and UNSDCF, ROAP also provided technical inputs and reviews through regional Peer Support Groups to mainstream GEWE to the documents. IBC HR/GEWE meeting was held in Q4 of 2021 to discuss the 16 days campaign and to discuss operationalizing the UN Secretary General’s Call to Action on Human Rights . A survey was held to take stock of the IBC's work and functioning in 2021. ROAP also works under IBC on Climate Change Mitigation and Air Pollution together with ESCAP and UNEP. This IBC convened a joint side event at UNFCCC/COP26 on assessment of climate change commitments by Asia-Pacific countries to support the negotiations process on gender and climate change. ROAP and UNFCCC presented information on assessment of climate change commitments by countries in Asia-Pacific at the Virtual Market Place on Gender , where the challenges of gender mainstreaming in climate change have been discussed to inform negotiating parties. ROAP and UNITAR also organised the two Climate Classroom events on gender equality, human rights, climate change and renewable energy . UNCTs in Asia-Pacific benefits from UN Women’s UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard Toolkit which was launched in 2021. It features efforts from UNCTs who meet or exceed minimum requirements, by providing a repository of 79 global tools and good practice models which align with requirements of the 15 Performance Indicators. The Toolkit’s available resources on ROAP Website include quality assurance checklists, training materials, examples of ToRs, guidance notes, and case studies which can be adapted to suit different UNCTs’ needs. ROAP and UN Women Regional Office for West and Central Africa, who developed a “How-to-Do" toolkit, organised a cross-regional virtual session to help UN Women offices and UNCTs from both regions to familiarize with two complementary toolkits to support their implementation of the UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard in the context of the UNSDCF and repositioning of the UNDS. [NT1] The first sentence should start whether this output cluster has been achieved in 2021. For the second part, suggest to provide introduction/key areas of IBCs like the Output Cluster 1 report in 2020. How IBC’s work facilitated partnership building and stakeholder engagement? Please also include co-leads of IBCs. [NT2] Suggest to provide # of participants in HR/GEWE trainings and if possible, please provide # of UNCTs that attended trainings

Enhanced coordination, coherence and accountability of the UN system for commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment

In 2022, ROAP achieved OEE 1 in leveraging coordination and coherence in the UN System for gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), through the regional coordination mechanisms, the Issue Based Coalition on Human Rights and Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (IBC-HR/GEWE) and the Peer Support Group (PSG) through delivering system-wide guidance on: (i) the development of Common Country Analyses (CCA)/ Cooperation Framework (UNSDCFs)- by supporting the capacity development of UN Country teams developing their CCAs/UNSDCFs on the integration of the guiding principle of GEWE and Human Rights-based approaches (HRBA) together with UNFPA and OHCHR i.e. in the Pacific (3 UNCTs), and Papua New Guinea (PNG); (ii) in reviewing the CCAs/UNSDCFs for the UN Country Teams (UNCTs) in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Iran, Mongolia, Nepal, the Pacific, Pakistan, PNG, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka through the regional Peer Support Group (PSG). The ROAP also provided direct inputs into the draft documents CCAs and UNSDCFs for Cambodia and the Philippines at the request of the UNCTs, in addition to providing direct support and tools to UN Women offices to ensure that that our efforts at regional level are complemented by the guidance provided to our UN Women offices and their Gender Theme Groups (GTGs); (iii) Through capacity building of UNCTs on the use of UNCT tools i.e. the UNCT SWAP Gender Equality scorecard and the UNCT Gender Equality Marker (GEM), i.e. tailored trainings to the UNCTs in Bangladesh, China and Timor Leste (including on gender transformative programming linked to the UNCT GEM. Additionally, in collaboration with OHCHR, UNFPA, UNDP, and UNICEF, UN Women ROAP carried out 3 out of 4 sessions on piloting the Gender Theme Group Standards and Procedures with the participation of UNCTs Bangladesh, China, Pacific, and Vietnam. Supporting documents available here: https://unwomen.sharepoint.com/sites/roap/Strategic%20Planning/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2Froap%2FStrategic%20Planning%2F13%2E%20Quarterly%20Reports%2F2022%20Qs%20reports%2FQ3%20%26%20Q4%20of%202022&FolderCTID=0x012000C70540997AD78A4BAE55FCD07BE33E65&View=%7BB8974866%2D893E%2D4D54%2D96E2%2D59BDD7E2BCE5%7D#InplviewHashb8974866-893e-4d54-96e2-59bdd7e2bce5=