Outcome MYM_O_3

Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture

Based on the Programme Support and Management Unit (PSMU) mission conducted in April 2023 on business continuity in the complex and complicated context of Myanmar Country Office, the sustainability of program, operations, and strategy were confirmed. A National Office Coordinator/Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) specialist was recruited in November 2023 to strengthen national management. UN Women Myanmar communicated with the Department of Social Welfare in line with the UN Country Team Common Guidelines for engagement, to provide visibility on the UN Women 2023 – 2024 workplan. UN Women Myanmar also confirmed plans to fill the,liaison desk in Naypyitaw, which was vacant in 2022/2023, w th a programme specialist NOC/WPHF coordinator. The operational capacity to respond to escalating crisis (post-cyclone Mocha response, armed clashes in Rakhine, Kachin and the southeast (Mon, Kayah) at the end of October/November 2023 has been low with requests for exceptions to policy and procedures taking several months to be endorsed by headquarters. Operations are very much guided by security and safety guidelines issued by UNDSS; contingency planning and programme criticality procedures endorsed by UNDSS and peer learning from other UN agencies in particular in partner relations. Staff job security has been safeguarded despite the closure of the Gender responsive Programme funded by Finland in April 2023. Staff turnover mainly occurred due to migration and further education in third party countries.

Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture

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