Democratic Republic of the Congo

By 2029, national, provincial, and local institutions effectively improve the rule of law and the quality of democratic, administrative and economic governance, thereby contributing to the enjoyment of rights and better access to public services for all and especially for the most vulnerable groups.

Women, girls, and women's organizations have strengthened capacities to participate in decision-making (nominative and elective) at the national, regional, and local levels.

National, provincial, and local institutions are strengthened to develop, adopt, and implement laws, policies, strategies, and plans that promote the participation and rights of women and the reduction of violence against women in politics.

National authorities and institutions have a better capacity to produce and analyze quality gender-sensitive data and acquire skills to develop and implement gender-responsive budgeting measures to inform legislative, political, and institutional actions.

By 2029, the economy is diversified and provides access to decent job opportunities, financing, and entrepreneurship development for Congolese populations, particularly the most vulnerable.

Rural women, women entrepreneurs, women's associations and cooperatives have the technical and entrepreneurial capacities to integrate the formal sector and improve their businesses, and access to financial resources tailored to their needs of economic development and sustainable management of natural resources.

National authorities and institutions have a better capacity to produce and implement transformative policies and reforms for economic development and to improve care systems.

By 2029, populations, especially the most vulnerable, have better access to quality and sustainable basic social services, inclusive social protection, and are more resilient towards strengthening the social contract.

National legislative frameworks, strategies, and policies are formulated and implemented in accordance with national and international human rights standards and the fight against GBV

Grassroots communities, traditional and religious authorities, women's and youth networks, and media, including opinion leaders, benefit from access to information that promotes norms, attitudes, and behaviors favorable to gender equality, the SRH rights of women and girls, positive masculinity, self-esteem, and the implementation of legislation and policies to end VAWG/SGBV/harmful practices.

By 2029, the Congolese population, particularly in conflict and post-conflict areas in the context of MONUSCO's disengagement, live in an environment of improved security, sustainable peace, more effective justice, social cohesion and they are better protected against all forms of violence (armed and unarmed) and are more resilient to the effects of conflict.

National and provincial institutions and mechanisms have strengthened capacities for effective implementation and monitoring of the Women/Youth Peace and Security Agenda (NAP) and its localization.

Youth, women and women's organizations are actors of change in community mechanisms of collective action for prevention, conflict management, justice, and social cohesion and resilience, as part of the MONUSCO transition.

Women and young people participate significantly in peace processes at the provincial, national, and regional levels (AU, REC).

Security and justice institutions, and traditional/community mechanisms, have increased capacities to improve women's access to justice, security, and protection against conflict-related sexual violence

Gender coordination contributes to women and girls playing a more important role and benefiting from development efforts, recovery and humanitarian response in compliance with national and international norms and standards.

Women and women's rights organizations have increased leadership and participation in the implementation of the humanitarian response plan and in humanitarian coordination mechanisms.

Gender coordination within the United Nations System is strengthened, in order to increase accountability on gender equality.

National institutions, civil society, women's rights organizations, and the media have a greater capacity to promote the implementation of women's fundamental rights in accordance with national and international normative frameworks.

The Women's Economic Empowerment Principles (WEPS) are reinforced in the private sector of the DRC in order to increase their accountability on gender equality.