Asia & the Pacific RO

Women and girls in all their diversity, effectively contribute to, and benefit equally from the full operationalization of global normative frameworks, policies, laws and financial instruments and inclusive governance systems and institutions, at all levels (across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus).

Regional and national actors and mechanisms are supported (technical and policy advisory support, skills building, research/data and tools) to ensure women’s meaningful participation and leadership in advancing gender-responsive and inclusive laws (including fiscal laws), policies and institutions, in line with international human rights standards

Regional and national state and non-state actors are capacitated (technical guidance and resources) to operationalize normative commitments on VAWG prevention and response (i.e. development, financing and implementation of policies, laws, strategies and action plans)

Regional and national non-state actors are facilitated to effectively engage in intergovernmental platforms/mechanisms (increased capacities and resources) and advocate for and promote VAWG prevention and response efforts

Regional and national state and non-state actors have increased access to policy advisory and technical resources (expertise/research/data/ tools) and platforms, to facilitate collaboration and efforts to advance women’s economic empowerment in both public and private sector institutions, including in COVID-19 recovery efforts

Regional and national state actors are capacitated (technical support, skills building, research and data) to implement commitments on Women, Peace and Security, with UN Women’s support

Regional and national women’s rights organizations and movements are supported, (platforms for dialogue, coordination mechanisms) to engage with state actors in promoting, regional and national commitments on Women, Peace and Security

Regional and national state and non-state actors (including the UN) are capacitated (trainings, research/data and tools) to promote state accountabilities and advance gender-responsive climate mitigation and adaptation efforts (policies, laws, financing and strategies) and women’s leadership and meaningful engagement

Regional and national actors ‘capacities are strengthened to facilitate the implementation, monitoring and reporting of efforts on gender-responsive humanitarian action, disaster preparedness and response efforts, in line with normative commitments

State and non-state actors and communities collaborate with women and girls in all their diversity, in promoting zero tolerance of harmful gender (and other) stereotypes, discriminatory social norms and all forms of VAWG.

Regional and national state and non-state actors have increased access to expertise, capacity development support and resources (research, data and models/tools) to design and implement policies, laws and programs to address

Women and girls in all their diversity, benefit equally from opportunities, goods, services and resources, in full enjoyment of their social and economic rights and freedoms

Regional, national and community level justice institutions and actors other governance actors have increased awareness and capacities (technical skills, data and tools), to apply a gender-responsive people-centred and inclusive approach to governance, including access to justice, in development and crises affected contexts

Regional and national state and non-state actors have increased data, technical skills and operational tools, to improve provision of essential VAWG (and HIV) services, goods and resources to women and girls in both crisis and non-crisis contexts

State and private sector actors are equipped with knowledge, data and tools to support business practices, relevant goods, finances and services (including care-related services), to advance women’s access to decent work opportunities, economic autonomy and resilience (incl. in agriculture and renewable energy sectors)

National public and private organizations have increased awareness of the benefits of GRP and knowledge to develop GRP policy and practices

Capacity and commitment of public and private organizations is strengthened for GRP implementation through more research and tools

Cross-organizational knowledge transfer and network-building are strengthened to advance GRP-related policies and practices

Capacity of public and private sectors is enhanced to advocate, promote, and implement GRP policies and practices.

Collaboration, visibility and market access for WOBs/GREs are strengthened to connect with larger organizations and build future market connections, with increased strategic buyer engagement and market connections in international export markets.

Women and girls in all their diversity, and representatives of the women’s rights movement, exercise their leadership, voice and agency, without fear of retaliation, in development and crises-affected contexts.

Capacities of women’s rights organizations at regional, national, and community levels are strengthened (skills building, networking support, technical and financial assistance), to ensure women’s meaningful participation and leadership in governance, peace and security , in development and crises-affected contexts

Women’s rights organizations are facilitated (capacity building, resources, platforms/mechanisms) to effectively engage in intergovernmental mechanisms and review processes, to advocate for and promote women’s rights

Regional and national civil society organizations/networks are capacitated (technical and financial support) to engage in and contribute to inter-governmental processes to review progress on state commitments to advance women’s economic empowerment (incl. gender-responsive labor migration governance)

Capacities of women’s rights organizations are enhanced (through technical and financial support, data and tools) to advance local accountability and advocacy efforts on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (2015), and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) and CSW 66 Agreed Conclusions

Both state and non-state actors contribute to the production, analyses and leveraging of gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data to inform decision-making, budgeting, monitoring and reporting on normative commitments to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment

Institutional frameworks, systems and processes (of regional and national actors) are strengthened, to support the production and use of gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data (and related products and services), for better monitoring and reporting of progress against GEWE-related normative commitments, and to inform the development and implementation of policies, laws and strategies.

Regional and national state and non-state actors have increased access to gender data products (incl. statistical reports and analyses) to inform national policies, laws, strategies and tracking of progress on GEWE-related commitments

The UN regional development and humanitarian architecture strengthens collective and coordinated action to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women in its planning, resourcing and partnerships, in development and crises-affected contexts.

Regional and country-level UN Development Coordination mechanisms have increased access to capacity development support/tools/resources/data and platforms to advance gender-responsive coordinated and collective UN action, in line with system-wide accountability frameworks

Regional and country-level UN Humanitarian Coordination actors are capacitated and equipped with data/knowledge, to advance gender-responsive coordinated and collective humanitarian action, in line with system-wide accountability frameworks