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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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The National Authority of Elections (ANE) is preparing for the 2024-2025 local elections in the Central African Republic, which had not been held since 1988. UN Women provided a National Gender and Election Specialist to support gender mainstreaming in the electoral process. This included offering professional, technical, and strategic advisory services, as well as training staff and electoral actors on gender mainstreaming in the programming and implementation of ANE operations.
During the initial phase of updating the electoral register, UN Women and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) focused on increasing the registration rate of women, young girls, and other vulnerable groups, aiming for gender parity on the electoral list. Neighborhood and village chiefs played a crucial role in the testimony mechanism for voter registration, allowing those without official identification documents to register.
The success of these initiatives in the initial operational areas provides a solid foundation for expanding activities to other zones, ensuring more inclusive participation in the 2025 elections. Additionally, UN Women has worked to integrate a gender perspective into the defense and security sectors, promoting women, peace, and security. This involved creating a gender structure within the Ministry of Defense, developing action plans, and establishing a committee to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV). UN Women supported the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces in establishing a committee responsible for developing a directive on gender and combating GBV within the Central African Armed Forces.
UN Women was requested by MINUSCA to provide technical support for capacity building of members of the defense and security forces on the importance of integrating gender within the defense and security forces for peace consolidation. By making the defense and security sector gender-sensitive, UN Women contributes to improving protection mechanisms for women and strengthens overall peace and security by ensuring a more inclusive and equitable response to security challenges in the Central African Republic.
To reduce all forms of violence, exploitation, and discrimination, including gender-based violence, UN Women is implementing several actions to strengthen the mobilization and coordination capacities of the Ministry of Women and decentralized ANE organizations such as the National Parity Observatory (ONP) and actors committed to the protection of children in the Central African Republic. These actions include training traditional leaders in the prevention of GBV within communities, organizing workshops for traditional leaders, civil society leaders, religious communities, human rights organizations, and the media.

Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements

In the framework of the Resolution 1325 implementation, UN Women CAR has engaged the Ministry of Defense and supported the effective participation of women ang gender mainstreaming of its operations, through leveraging the transformative potential of the Women, Peace, Security Agenda.
Through UN Women’s strategic advocacy and technical support, in 2023, the Ministerial Decree no 156/MDNRA/DIRCAB/DGRH/SEC has established four members of the Military personnel in charge of gender-related issues, starting with a Director of Gender. UN Women continues supporting the ongoing operationalization of a Gender Directorate, as a key tool to ensure gender mainstreaming in the. In addition, UN Women’s support to the National Security Sector Reform efforts has strengthened the National Border Management Policy, through ensuring gender mainstreaming as well as women and youth-focused interventions are included. The ongoing engagement on supporting border management will be achieved through strategic partnership with MINUSCA and the Coordination of the National SSR Strategy, in implementation of the SDGs 16 and 5, and UNSCR 1325.

Results and resources

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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

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

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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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OutcomeCAF_O_1

Outcome result statementAdvancing Partnerships & Resourcing

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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

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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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$245.31 K in total

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$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%)

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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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