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    Summary of country programme

    Remaining one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world and one of the most fragile countries, the CAR has 63% of its 5 million inhabitants in need of humanitarian assistance, including 2.2 million with acute needs, figures on the rise since 2014 with a seesaw evolution since 2019. Faced with the constant resurgence of armed conflicts and the search for better living conditions, to date, 658,000 Central Africans are internally displaced persons (IDPs) - peaking at 742,000 in 2021 and at least 60% of them women - and more than 738,000 have sought refuge in neighboring countries.

    This complex crisis, which combines political, security, humanitarian, and social crisis, has led to a profound deterioration of national and community structures and infrastructures and requires increased efforts to ensure that the population has the ability to meet their basic needs, access basic social services base, and live dignified lives. Women, because of the additional factors of their vulnerability, continue to pay the highest price and carry an additional burden on their household, community and country level, in the absence of holistic and sustainable solutions to the crisis. These challenges are compounded with existing gender discriminations perpetuated by socio-cultural norms.

    UN Women began operating in Central African Republic (CAR) since July 2015 as a Program Presence and became a full country office in 2021, to support the Central African authorities in advancing gender equality and women's empowerment as well as providing a multisectoral response to the specific needs of women in times of crisis for the implementation of the recommendations made by women during the Forum of Bangui in May 2015.

    UN Women CAR prioritizes initiatives and programs in areas that are fundamental to women's equality and can contribute to the progress and development of gender equality both in humanitarian and development context. Its current projects and programmes focus on:

    • Governance & Participation in Public Life
    • Women’s Economic Empowerment
    • Women, Peace and Security, Humanitarian Action, and Disaster Risk Reduction
    • Ending Violence Against Women

    Since the start of its operations in CAR, UN Women has been able to positively influence gender mainstreaming in the country through successfully implementing its coordination mandate. The Office has been chairing the UN Gender Thematic Group, participating to the gender and humanitarian thematic group, while participating in other thematic working group within the UN Country team. UN Women CAR also serves as the knowledge hub and leading agency on strategic support and advice to United Nations country teams in enhancing gender mainstreaming efforts in the country.

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    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    CAF_D_1.1

    Central African women and girls of all ages fully participate, lead ans engage in political institutions and processes

    CAF_D_1.1.1

    Public actors, CSOs, Women and girls leaders capacities are strengthened to advocate for an institutional framework conducive to Women leadership and Political Participation at local and national level in CAR

    CAF_D_1.1.1

    Public actors, CSOs, women and girl leaders are able to advocate for an institutional framework conducive to women's leadership and political participation at local and national levels in CAR.

    CAF_D_1.1.2

    Legislative practices and frameworks are enhanced to promote gender balance in politics so that women effectively participate as political leaders.

    CAF_D_1.1.3

    More women of all ages have their capacities strengthened to fully participate, lead and engage in elecoral process

    CAF_D_2.1

    Rural women secure access to productive resources and engage in sustainable agriculture in Central Africa Republic

    CAF_D_2.1.1

    Female promoters from the program areas involved in the animal, plant, fish and sustainable fisheries sectors increase their productivity and production

    CAF_D_2.1.1

    Women and girls from host communities, associated with armed, displaced, returnee and repatriated groups and conflicts, women's cooperative societies have strengthened social cohesion and advocacy for a women-friendly environment among themselves and in their respective communities (including access to land).

    CAF_D_2.1.1

    Women and girls have access to agricultural markets, services and products and have strengthened their capacities on organic farming and agroecology

    CAF_D_2.1.2

    Female agri-food processors in the program area move towards competitive value chains

    CAF_D_2.1.2

    Women and girls from host communities, women with cooperative societies, have access to adapted financial services and products, as well as the BuyFromWomen digital platform.

    CAF_D_3.1

    Centralafrican state and stakeholders are better able to prevent violence against women and girls and deliver essential services to victims and survivors

    CAF_D_3.1.1

    Transitional justice architecture institutions in CAR have the technical and operational capacity to ensure women's access to justice and truth, and women's organizations have the capacity to provide psycho social support to victims.

    CAF_D_3.1.1

    Justice sector institutions and the Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission (CVJRR) have the capacity to promote gender equality issues and women's human rights.

    CAF_D_3.1.2

    Community leaders, ex-combatants, and members of defence and security forces are sensitized on GBV prevention, Women and girl rights and HIV in CAR's conflicts areas.

    CAF_D_3.1.3

    Civil society leaders, religious communities, traditional leaders and the media are mobilized and supported in advocacy for the protection of the rights of women and girls and the prevention of HIV/GBV.

    CAF_D_4.1

    Women and girls affected by the conflict are supported for their recovery and play a role as actresses in peacebuilding

    CAF_D_4.1.1

    The institutional framework to ensure a comprehensive response to gender-based violence is strengthened from the local to the central level and with a close involvement of the civil society

    CAF_D_4.1.1

    Public actors, CSOs, Women and girls leaders capacities are strengthened to advocate for an institutional framework conducive to Women leadership and Political Participation at local and national level in CAR

    CAF_D_4.1.1

    Women and girls affected by the conflict in CAR play a role as actresses in community reconciliation and are supported for their recovery.

    CAF_D_4.1.1

    Women and girls, and particularly women leaders, are empowered to contribute to community reconciliation and national peacebuilding

    CAF_D_4.1.2

    Women engage in leadership contexts and participle in peacebuilding dialogue at local and national levels.

    CAF_D_4.1.2

    Women and girls affected by the conflict in CAR play a role as actresses in community reconciliation and are supported for their recovery.

    CAF_D_4.1.3

    Women rights are protected and Armed group and National Defense Forces (police and Gendarmerie) better respond to gender based violence cases

    CAF_D_4.1.3

    Community leaders, ex-combatants, and members of defence and security forces are sensitized on GBV prevention, Women and girl rights and HIV in CAR's conflicts areas

    CAF_D_4.1.4

    Community justice mechanisms in CAR are inclusive, sensitive to psychosocial dimensions and contribute to social cohesion

    CAF_D_4.1.5

    Support the national architecture for the implementation of the Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, especially in defence and military sectors

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    CAF_O_1

    Advancing Partnerships & Resourcing

    CAF_O_2

    • Strengthening results & performance management with monitoring/reporting & oversight • Use monitoring and evaluation to generate evidence-based knowledge for improved decision making and accountability

    CAF_O_3

    • Ensure that all programmatic interventions were aligned of global SP 2022-2025 • Enhanced quality of programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management

    CAF_O_4

    • Technical management skills to ensure an effective implementation of its Programme and achieve related outcomes • Capacities building of staff to reduce funding gap and build a stronger culture of accountability

    CAF_O_5

    • Standardization of UNW interventions incl. Grant Making and Partner Selection – operational • Efficient Admin & Shared Services (for Programme, Project, Finance, Procurement, HR, ICT, Admin, Travel and other processes)

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    OutcomeCAF_D_1.1
    Outcome result statementThe representation level of Central African women in decision-making is low and below international standards (30%). Only 22% of women are members of Government, 13% of women parliamentarians, 11% of women mayors. The women participation rate in CAR is all the more striking given that the constitution of March 2016 reaffirmed the principle of equality between men and women, and a law on Parity was passed in November 2016 with an evolutionary quota principle of 35% until 2026 and 50% beyond. This output includes 2 projects, including the “Projet Femmes arbres de paix” on PBF funding and the Governance and Women Political Participation Project, which is a response to the urgent need to act to reverse trends. They are a mechanism to support the Government in keeping with its national and international commitments to women. This output will enable CAR to take advantage of the benefits and opportunities of greater participation of women in formal peacebuilding mechanisms as evidenced by
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_D_1.1
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    OutcomeCAF_D_2.1
    Outcome result statementIt is now widely accepted that climate change has considerable consequences and creates conflicts between populations in both urban and rural areas. This makes the living conditions of communities, especially those of women and girls, even more difficult in a context where 81% of women are poor in rural areas compared to 69% of men. These conflicts cause security and development problems on an unprecedented scale, particularly for the CAR where the majority of population is female (50.2%) and depends on agriculture (the main source of income for 90% of households in rural areas), fisheries and livestock for the livelihoods of female-headed households. This Outcome aims to respond to the urgent problem of climate change that has long been a cause of conflicts in the Central African Republic with consequences for the resilience of women and girls, since most of them are farmers to see their fields destroyed without a legal response. They do not have control or land rights.
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    OutcomeCAF_D_3.1
    Outcome result statementSupport CSOs and Government to prevent violence against women and girls and deliver essential services to victims and survivors
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    OutcomeCAF_D_4.1
    Outcome result statementThe subject of this outcome, will support the Central African Government in the WPS .
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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeCAF_O_1
    Outcome result statementAdvancing Partnerships & Resourcing
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_O_1
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    OutcomeCAF_O_2
    Outcome result statement• Strengthening results & performance management with monitoring/reporting & oversight • Use monitoring and evaluation to generate evidence-based knowledge for improved decision making and accountability
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    OutcomeCAF_O_3
    Outcome result statement• Ensure that all programmatic interventions were aligned of global SP 2022-2025 • Enhanced quality of programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_O_3
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    OutcomeCAF_O_4
    Outcome result statement• Technical management skills to ensure an effective implementation of its Programme and achieve related outcomes • Capacities building of staff to reduce funding gap and build a stronger culture of accountability
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_O_4
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    OutcomeCAF_O_5
    Outcome result statement• Standardization of UNW interventions incl. Grant Making and Partner Selection – operational • Efficient Admin & Shared Services (for Programme, Project, Finance, Procurement, HR, ICT, Admin, Travel and other processes)
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    Our funding partners contributions

    Regular resources (core)

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    $245.31 K in total
    Other resources (non-core)
    $10.13 M in total
    Regular resources (core)

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    $245.31 K in total
    2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) $164,000
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$164,000
    Development:$164,000(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		$76,883
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$76,883
    Development:$76,883(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $4,425
    2018
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$4,425
    Development:$4,425(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$164,000
    Total contribution$164,000
    Development$164,000(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$76,883
    Total contribution$76,883
    Development$76,883(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2018
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$4,425
    Total contribution$4,425
    Development$4,425(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Other resources (non-core)

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    $10.13 M in total
    2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Canada $29,344
    2022
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$29,344
    Development:$29,344(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $492,932
    2021
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$492,932
    Development:$492,932(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $341,230
    2020
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$341,230
    Development:$341,230(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $222,915
    2019
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$222,915
    Development:$222,915(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $277,996
    2018
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$277,996
    Development:$277,996(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) $36,300
    2022
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$36,300
    Development:$36,300(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		$22,411
    2019
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$22,411
    Development:$22,411(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $22,400
    2018
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$22,400
    Development:$22,400(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund $1,788,736
    2022
    Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$1,788,736
    Development:$1,788,736(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $1,156,495
    2021
    Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$1,156,495
    Development:$1,156,495(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $2,005,387
    2020
    Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$2,005,387
    Development:$2,005,387(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $1,661,018
    2019
    Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$1,661,018
    Development:$1,661,018(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $681,521
    2018
    Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$681,521
    Development:$681,521(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) --
    2022
    No data available
    		--
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		$46,825
    2019
    United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS)United Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$46,825
    Development:$46,825(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $15,836
    2018
    United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS)United Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$15,836
    Development:$15,836(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse --
    2022
    No data available
    		--
    2021
    No data available
    		$0
    2020
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$0
    Development:$0(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    		--
    2018
    No data available
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) --
    2022
    No data available
    		$306,762
    2021
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$306,762
    Development:$306,762(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $291,083
    2020
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$291,083
    Development:$291,083(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    		--
    2018
    No data available
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office $126,339
    2022
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$126,339
    Development:$126,339(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $424,784
    2021
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$424,784
    Development:$424,784(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $24,720
    2020
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$24,720
    Development:$24,720(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    		--
    2018
    No data available
    Iceland National Committee $81,627
    2022
    Iceland National CommitteeNational Committee
    Total contribution:$81,627
    Development:$81,627(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $6,546
    2021
    Iceland National CommitteeNational Committee
    Total contribution:$6,546
    Development:$6,546(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    		--
    2018
    No data available
    European Commission $62,781
    2022
    European CommissionOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$62,781
    Development:$62,781(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    		--
    2018
    No data available
    2022
    Canada$29,344
    Total contribution$29,344
    Development$29,344(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$36,300
    Total contribution$36,300
    Development$36,300(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund$1,788,736
    Total contribution$1,788,736
    Development$1,788,736(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$126,339
    Total contribution$126,339
    Development$126,339(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Iceland National Committee$81,627
    Total contribution$81,627
    Development$81,627(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    European Commission$62,781
    Total contribution$62,781
    Development$62,781(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    Canada$492,932
    Total contribution$492,932
    Development$492,932(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund$1,156,495
    Total contribution$1,156,495
    Development$1,156,495(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)$306,762
    Total contribution$306,762
    Development$306,762(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$424,784
    Total contribution$424,784
    Development$424,784(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Iceland National Committee$6,546
    Total contribution$6,546
    Development$6,546(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2020
    Canada$341,230
    Total contribution$341,230
    Development$341,230(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund$2,005,387
    Total contribution$2,005,387
    Development$2,005,387(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$0
    Total contribution$0
    Development$0(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)$291,083
    Total contribution$291,083
    Development$291,083(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$24,720
    Total contribution$24,720
    Development$24,720(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2019
    Canada$222,915
    Total contribution$222,915
    Development$222,915(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$22,411
    Total contribution$22,411
    Development$22,411(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund$1,661,018
    Total contribution$1,661,018
    Development$1,661,018(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS)$46,825
    Total contribution$46,825
    Development$46,825(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2018
    Canada$277,996
    Total contribution$277,996
    Development$277,996(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$22,400
    Total contribution$22,400
    Development$22,400(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund$681,521
    Total contribution$681,521
    Development$681,521(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS)$15,836
    Total contribution$15,836
    Development$15,836(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
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