Outcome BOL_D_1.1

The state consolidates representative, participatory, community and parity democracy, and strengthens its institutional framework, administration of justice, security organs, transparency and accountability.

The implementation of strategic actions has significantly strengthened the institutional capacity of the Bolivian state, providing key rights safeguarding entities with improved conditions for the exercise of their functions related to the respect and promotion of human rights, with a particular focus on women and girls. To achieve this, the generation of evidence has been crucial, focusing on the collection, systematization, and analysis of data. This approach addresses the state of compliance with commitments made by the Bolivian state regarding human rights, as well as the internal institutional context of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indigenous Autonomous Governments. This has facilitated a better understanding of the challenges and gender disparities affecting indigenous women and girls. UN Women technical assistance has translated these insights into concrete normative proposals for local economic development and economic empowerment of indigenous Guaraní women. Notable progress has been observed in Charagua Iyambae and Kereimba Iyaambae, with planned proposals for 2024. Additionally, the development of an Institutional Gender Policy by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs represents a significant step towards realizing gender equality across all areas of institutional culture, contributing to the broader goal of depatriarchalization. The validation of this information in participatory spaces has solidified this evidence into essential consultation and working tools for these institutions and for female candidates, elected officials, and authorities at various government levels, as well as public officers. It also reflects an institutional political will and establishes a replicable methodology for other institutions. On the other hand, capacity strengthening has been crucial to ensure that both state institutions and their authorities are equipped with the knowledge to address challenges in achieving gender equality. Nationwide and subnational training initiatives, in partnership with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the State Autonomy Service, and indigenous governments, have contributed to the understanding of public management and normative development through a gender perspective. This empowers authorities to reflect on the rights of indigenous women and girls within the framework outlined in General Recommendation CEDAW/C/GC/39. Strengthening efforts have translated into the creation and dissemination of Guides to report harassment and political violence, serving as precise operational tools for politically active women. Additionally, there has been an improvement in the human rights monitoring infrastructure for women by the Ombudsman's Office. Coordinated efforts with governmental and civil society actors, a UN Women strategy, have heightened the relevance of gender-focused data, provided authorities with necessary information for informed decisions, developed strategies to close gaps, and raised awareness. The collective results significantly impact the conditions of Bolivian state institutions, promoting egalitarian agendas, fostering a culture of peace, facilitating violence-free women's political participation, and prioritizing gender equality in policy and budget design.

The state consolidates representative, participatory, community and parity democracy, and strengthens its institutional framework, administration of justice, security organs, transparency and accountability.

UN Women has contributed significantly to the consolidation of representative, participatory and community democracy in Bolivia by aligning itself with international human rights standards and recommendations made to the State, focusing on the most vulnerable populations, particularly indigenous peoples. Efforts have included strengthening the capacities of Bolivian State institutions by incorporating the gender perspective and intersectionality to guarantee the exercise of women's political rights in conditions free from harassment and political violence. In this context, the capacities of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the Plurinational Women's Service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the UN and the State Service of Autonomies have improved in terms of legislation, regulations and institutional management tools to guarantee the full exercise of women's political rights, positioning Women, Peace and Security agenda. UN Women has also worked with women leaders and authorities in executive, Judicial and Legislative bodies at the national and subnational levels, with an emphasis on indigenous governments, promoting their role as rights agents, ensuring that they are informed, so women can exercise a substantive participation in decision-making spaces in coordination and dialogue with their grassroots organizations. This has included addressing the needs of the most vulnerable populations, such as women living with HIV/AIDS in Bolivia, whose capacities were increased to exercise substantive participation, promoting dialogue and advocacy for their fundamental rights; and that of women heads of household in the context of humanitarian action, who received support and resources to meet their immediate needs. A key area of progress has been the strengthening of the autonomous framework in the Indigenous Native Peasants Governments of Kereimba Iyaambae, Charagua Iyambae, Uru Chipaya and Salinas, where mechanisms and tools for public management have been developed, incorporating the gender perspective in their systems of self-government from a collective dimension, strengthening public management and local regulations to guarantee individual and collective rights in their territories. Significant advances include the development and approval of gender-sensitive regulations and manuals, legislative proposals, and the recovery and digitization of local regulations. In addition, the capacities of women leaders and authorities have been strengthened in the inclusion of gender and intersectionality, intercultural autonomous management and climate change. These efforts contribute to the consolidation of a representative, participatory, community and parity democracy in Bolivia and to providing an adequate response to the recommendations made to the State, ensuring a gender-sensitive institutional framework and promoting the development of public policies that include the needs, perspectives and aspirations of Bolivian women.