Outcome MDA_O_3

High quality programmes

Two new national policies are drafted in the area of national statistics and on security and peacebuilding. The National Authorities (Ministry of Social Protection, Reintegration Office, National Bureau of Statistics) were supported with technical expertise and national experts for the development process engaged by UN Women with the financial support from Sweden. In case of national statistical office the support were provided as joint UNCT initiative (UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women, UNICEF, IOM, UNECE). The Government conducted the evaluation report of the implementation of NAP 1325 for 2018-2021 and mid-term revision of the Strategy on gender Equality for the period of 2017-2021, which serve as basis for the development of the new policies on WPS and GE. UN Women supported the process of evaluation by supplementing the evaluation teams with national experts to help with the data collection and report drafting as well as providing technical support from the office. The Republic of Moldova–United Nations Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development (PFSD) 2018–2022 passed the external, impartial and independent final evaluation. The UNPFSD evaluation is also expected to inform other assessments of results achieved undertaken by individual agencies as well as agency-specific country program documents. UN Women CO as part of UNCT as well as RO Evaluation specialist contributed by inputs and comments to the whole process of UNPFSD evaluation. The UN Women CO the Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE), Strategic Note for the period of 2028-2022 also started in Q3. This CPE is being commissioned by the UN Women Independent Evaluation Service in close collaboration with UN Women Moldova Country Office as a primarily formative (forward-looking) evaluation to support the Country Office and national stakeholders’ strategic learning and decision-making for the next Strategic Note, due to be developed in 2022. About 61 Knowledge products were developed and made publicly available. About 12 are impact stories of women and girls whose life changed due to their participation or support provided by UN Women for their empowerment. Manual/guides (4), thematic assessments (5), advocacy papers (5) and other gender equality related products were produced. Majority of KPs are publicly shared through the CO web page and social media channels. This was done by the UN Women CO in partnership with responsible partners, UNCT and with the financial support from Sweden, EU, Government of Japan ( https://bit.ly/3HPvG4r ).

High quality programmes

The output was achieved against the planed targets and plans for the 2022 and as overall SN implementation for the period of 2028-2022. The implementation of a high-quality programme in line with UN Women SP 2022-2025, UNSDCF Moldova (2018-2022) and SN of UN Women CO (2018-2022) remains the CO’s top priority. The new SN for the period 2023-2027 and BWP (2023-2024) of the CO has been approved in due time with highly positive feedback received throughout the process from the ECA RO as well as HQ colleagues and highly appreciated as in-house development work done by the CO. The new SN build on the findings and recommendations from the final evaluation of the SN ended in 2022. The Government of the Republic of Moldova and the United Nations have signed, on November 24, 2022, the United Nations – Republic of Moldova Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 ( UNSDCF ). The framework is aiming to help address the country’s development challenges and barriers to more inclusive social and economic development in line with the national priorities outlined in the National Development Strategy (NDS) “European Moldova 2030”. UN Women CO as part of UNCT were pro-active part of the development of the gender mainstreamed Cooperation Framework and strong advocate for gender equality across all situation analysis and planning stages. The UN Women CO have a new Strategic Note (SN) for the period of 2023-2027 build on the final evaluation of the SN 2018-2022 and broader consultation on the existing yet challenges on gender equality issues at country levels and the commitments assumed by the Republic of Moldova under the new status of candidate country to the European Union . The candidacy status was granted with the understanding that important steps will be undertaken by Moldova by the end of 2022, including obligations on the protection of human rights and sustaining the commitments on gender equality and ending violence against women. [1] The Government have approved a set of strategic documents aiming to improve the women returns to labour market by developing the alternative childcare solutions; enhancing the national statistical system and provides for decision-making process more sex disaggregated data. Other three drafted policy documents on National Action Plan ( NAP ) for 2023-2027 on UNSCR 1325; the new Programme on gender equality and its subsequent Action Plan for 2023-2027; strategy on Public Finance Management ( PFM ) were shared for public consultations as well. UN Women broadly support all these processes of policy development from the situation analysis and through the drafting process to ensure better gender mainstreaming. The expert support and participatory platform offered for co-development of the strategic documents under the annual work plan implementation. 24 mayors, 15 members of the MDTs, 43 Stakeholders responsible for assisting victims/survivors of sexual violence from the local communities from districts Cahul and Ungheni, from the national authorities as well the CO staff benefited from the diverse event of capacity buildings, shared peer experiences from the EU member states ( Austria, Sweden, Romania, the Western Balkans). The gathered knowledge helps to promote better, innovative ways of working at country levels on about the good practices in mainstreaming gender equality in central and local public administration using gender responsive budgeting, on coordinated response for violence against children and gender-based violence (including sexual violence, domestic), on economic empowerment for women survivors of violence etc. [1] Opinion on the EU membership application by Moldova. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_3801 . The Government of Moldova developed an Action Plan for implementation of the 9 Recommendations provided by the EU.