Outcome MLI_D_4.2

By 2024, people are resilient to conflict, live reconciled and in harmony in a peaceful and secure environment that respects human rights and positive cultural traditions. (Related to SP_D_4.2 : More women play a greater role and are better served by humanitarian response and recovery efforts)

The outcome is partially achieved during 2021. However, during the year significant progress was made on women's participation in the peace process. Gender is systematically integrated into the humanitarian response planning process: in the humanitarian needs analysis and the humanitarian response plan through strengthened technical capacities of humanitarian actors including government officials. Humanitarian coordination at national and local levels has developed a more gender-sensitive humanitarian agenda and programming with the support of UN Women. Appropriate mechanisms such as the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) roadmap for gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action, the Cluster Gender Focal Point Network are in place and functioning, thanks mainly to the support and leadership of UN Women. The identification and systematic consideration of the specific and priority needs of women and girls now makes the humanitarian response more adapted to the needs of vulnerable groups. The humanitarian needs analysis (HNO) and the humanitarian response plan (HRP) show this important progress. UN Women provide technical (advisory support, training tools, trainers), logistics and financial support. UN Women contribution is recognized by OCHA reports and the reports of the National Solidarity Directorate in charge of humanitarian action. UN Women worked closely with the gender experts from GENCAP and with OCHA under the supervision of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and the UN Women Resident Representative. The assistance operations were carried out in complementarity with the coordinated actions of the state services and other humanitarian actors of the United Nations and national and international NGOs. Based on the context analysis to date, the theory of change is still relevant in 2021. The strategy has not been changed. 5391 displaced people, including 5162 women, in the IDP camps of Mopti, Ségou and Bamako benefit from humanitarian assistance and gradually restore their dignity The Humanitarian Country Team should regularly invite a key women-led civil society organisation to its meetings to continue the dialogue on how best to address the identified needs of women and girls and the results of evaluations of the humanitarian response in Mali. The inclusion of women, particularly displaced girls, can be promoted by making their participation a fundamental criteria for the eligibility of local organisations for project funding. In addition to addressing the urgent needs of women and girls affected by conflict, a thorough analysis of the structural causes of conflict must accompany the response.

By 2024, people are resilient to conflict, live reconciled and in harmony in a peaceful and secure environment that respects human rights and positive cultural traditions. (Related to SP_D_4.2 : More women play a greater role and are better served by humanitarian response and recovery efforts)

9 women members of the monitoring committee influence the implementation of the peace and reconciliation agreement of the Algiers process (CSA) which is the strategic body for monitoring of the peace process. The appointments of 3 new women to the CSA and 12 women to the sub-committees are also finalized in 2022. UN Women has contributed to this outcome through advocacy with the Government, the parties to the Agreement, the International Community and by providing technical and financial support to the capacity building programme for women and men members of the CSA. UN Women worked with key partners such as MINUSMA (Gender and Mediation Units), Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), the Norwegian Embassy that advocated for women's participation in the CSA and also provided technical support and funded training activities. Women civil society leaders have also been advocating and follow up the recommendations of the high-level workshop on women's participation. Women members of peace huts, peace committees, women mediators influence the prevention and resolution of local conflicts in the regions of Mopti, Gao, Timbuktu, Ménaka and Kidal. UN Women has strengthened the technical capacities of women leaders, advocated with regional and local authorities to open up peace mechanisms to women, supported dialogue on peace and social cohesion initiatives, and brought women into contact with authorities and influential men. The local women's coordination organisations and the NGO implementing partners mobilized the actors, ensuring their mobilization and capacity building. Women contribute to the resilience of their families and communities by improving their food security and income through the establishment of cereal banks, market gardens, seed stocks, soap production and the processing of agri-food products in Mopti, Gao, Timbuktu, Ménaka and Kidal. Their contribution helps to improve social cohesion between community members by reducing the risk of conflict linked to food insecurity, and has strengthened the bonds of social cohesion, mutual aid and solidarity between women from different communities through collective activities. The resources generated are used for family expenses, especially for children (purchase of clothes, health care, school supplies, meals for children at school). UN Women has financed economic recovery activities, strengthened the technical capacities of the targets, equipped the groups and peace huts with production and processing equipments. The regional directorates for the promotion of women, agriculture and hydraulics provided technical assistance and monitoring of the activities. Implementing NGOs trained the women's groups, informed the authorities and provided advisory support to the beneficiaries. FAO also funded and provided technical support as co-implementing agency in Mopti region. Women and girls benefit more from the coordinated humanitarian response through improved targeting, systematic disaggregation of data and consideration of their specific needs in protection, food security, health and NFIs assistance. UN Women provided technical support for the development and implementation of the roadmap on gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action and the gender strategy of the Humanitarian Country Team, funded capacity building of humanitarian actors in Timbuktu, Gao, Kidal, Ménaka, Mopti, Ségou and the District of Bamako, and advocated for funding of the roadmap. The Ministry of Health and Social Development and the Ministry for Humanitarian Action provided technical support, particularly in terms of targeting and monitoring. OCHA and NRC contributed to the funding of the actions. UN Women strengthened its leadership within the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) through the implementation of the roadmap for gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action. As part of the implementation of this roadmap, UN Women ensured the coordination of the Cluster Gender Focal Point Network (CGFPN) with OCHA and the implementation of the 2022 work plan. A capacity building plan for humanitarian actors on Gender in Humanitarian Action, in alignment with the Roadmap, was implemented with the technical and financial support of UN Women and OCHA Mali. They have helped to strengthen the specific knowledge on gender of humanitarian actors. The application of the knowledge received by the humanitarian actors allowed for inclusive targeting, systematic disaggregation of data by sex and age and consideration of the specific needs of women and girls.