Outcome ARG_D_3.2

Promote the UN normative mandate to support for norms and standards and the UN system coordination mandate to improve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

The UN normative mandate to advance gender equality through strengthened norms, standards, and system-wide coordination was reinforced as the Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) in Argentina led the UNCT-SWAP process in 2025. UN Women continued contributing its technical expertise and co-leading the Inter-Agency Gender and Human Rights Group to ensure the integration of women’s specific needs and priorities across UN system planning and implementation.

Promote the UN normative mandate to support for norms and standards and the UN system coordination mandate to improve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

The main outcomes in 2023 are: -The strengthening of the Government of Argentina and civil society organizations through the support and advocacy strategies carried out by UN Women. Argentina's visibility is noteworthy in its role as the country presiding the Regional Conference on Women for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Vice Presidency of the Social and Legal Commission for Women on behalf of Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) https://conferenciamujer.cepal.org/15/es https://www.ipu.org/about-ipu/members/geopolitical-groups/grulac-group-latin-america-and-caribbean" - UN Women led the integration of the gender perspective on the annual update of the Common Country Analysis and the actualization of the UNCT SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard fulfiting its coordination mandate to ensure gender equality mainstreaming in the actions of UNS agencies, funds and programmes. https://argentina.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/Informe%20CCA%202023%20Argentina.pdf - UN Women, along with other agencies, conducted advocacy actions during 2023 to advance current regulations on care. These actions contributed to the regulation of article 179 of the labour contract law which obliges the employer sector to provide childcare facilities in companies with more than 100 employees. Also UN UN Women contributed to the drafting of the bill Creation of the integral system of care policies of Argentina (SINCA in Spanish), which, among other drafts on the subject, were discussed in the committee of the Chamber of Deputies, and awaits its treatment in the plenary of that Chamber. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/2020/07/lct_art179_mmgyd.pdf Proyecto de Ley ""Cuidar en Igualdad"" | Argentina.gob.ar https://www.diputados.gov.ar/prensa/noticia/OBTUVO-DICTAMEN-LA-AMPLIACION-DE-LICENCIAS-MATERNALES-PATERNALES-Y-PARENTALES/ - The interagency project Strengthening Inclusive and Integrated Urban Planning and Sustainable Public Works Management in Neuquén - UN Women - UN Habitat – UNOPS promotes the coordination mandate of UN Women for the incorporation of gender perspective into the United Nations System. Likewise, this project demonstrates the sustainability of the strategy, as its realization stems from the work previously carried out within the framework of the interagency project with UNOPS and the Ministry of Public Works.

Promote the UN normative mandate to support for norms and standards and the UN system coordination mandate to improve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Thanks to the coordination mandate of UN Women, 2024 demonstrates continuity in the integration of a gender perspective within the UNCT's work in Argentina. The 2024 update of the UNCT SWAP Scorecard highlights improvements in two areas: Indicator 2.3 (Monitoring, evaluation, and learning measures within the cooperation framework that track progress toward planned gender equality results) and Indicator 5.2 (The UNCT has developed adequate capacities for gender mainstreaming). The remaining four indicators (2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1) maintained the same ratings as those from the full assessment conducted in 2020.