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    Summary of country programme

    UN Women’s Mozambique Strategic Note 2023–2026 addresses structural barriers to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The programme seeks to enhance the capacities of women as actors in peace, humanitarian and development processes as well as their resilience to protracted crises, including due to violent extremism and recurrent climate shocks.

    UN Women prioritizes ending violence against women; women's economic empowerment; women’s participation and leadership in humanitarian action as well as peace, security and development efforts; and digital inclusion.  

    The country office has field presences in Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Sofala, Zambezia and Manica. It covers remaining provinces through partners.

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    The women’s movement in Mozambique was further strengthened. Women organizations, networks and movements including women from political parties (Electoral candidates, voters, election observers) amplified their voice to influence the 2024 general elections process from a gender perspective. Through UN Women advocacy, convening as well as technical support and financial support in partnership with UNDP, more than five hundred and women from all over the country engaged in a consultative and inclusive process. They worked collectively to develop a Declaration of Collective Action (DCA) to guide their engagement with political contenders, elections management bodies, women and the population at large. It aimed to promote an increased participation of women in the election process not only as voters but also as candidates, observers and poling officers. Deliberate efforts were made to ensure the participation of women living in rural areas, disabled and young women. The DCA outlined key concerns surrounding political participation and leadership, concrete demands to political players to address gender equality issues during and after elections, and their own actions aimed at ensuring attention to these issues. It also included key common messages to guide advocacy at the national, provincial and district levels. The declaration was shared in a national event which took place simultaneously (in person and virtual), in Maputo and all provincial capitals with political parties as well as the CNE in Maputo and all 10 Provincial Capitals on a national dialogue that took place on June 14th with the participation of 4. This was followed by the civic education campaign on women and elections that was designed by the women. The civic campaign consisted of dissemination of key messages by the women through direct engagement in their communities and, 28 community radios, in 18 local languages in 11 provinces of Mozambique as part of the civic education campaign to mobilize women to vote, and advocate for attention to women’s priorities in the political parties’ manifestos and electoral process in general. The National Forum of Community Radios estimated that the civic education campaign reached 5,6 million people. Another 35,000 people were reached via UN Women and UNDP social media platforms, namely Facebook and Twitter. Since the DCA includes post -election actions, it will be critical for the CO to continue to support follow up actions to enable continuous growth of the women’s movement and progress of the gender equality agenda.
    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    The main results from UN Women’s programming in 2023 was the compound change in the lives of women and youth IDPs in conflict settings in Northern Mozambique. The change included increased voice, employability skills, income generation capacity and nutritional status of crisis affected 10,000 women and youth internally displaced in Cabo Delgado – representing a direct contribution to accelerated achievement of SDG´1,4,5 and 16. UN Women contributed to transformative changes in the lives of the further left behind women with disabilities, living with HIV, from low-income households and youth IDPs by ensuring a substantial increase in the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including vocational for employment or entrepreneurship in resettlement centers complemented with food and dignity kits. This was further strengthened through the promotion of women’s effective participation in the peace building and tackling gender-based violence i. UN Women work also addressed barriers to women’s access to humanitarian aid by actively playing its coordination mandate at the HCT and humanitarian cluster system, following its admission to IASC.
    UN Women’s work sought to prevent further deterioration of women’s human rights caused by significant disruption of basic services as the IDPs crisis resulting from climate and conflict becomes multiyear, requiring a combination of developmental programming with short-term lifesaving and life-sustaining interventions. UN Women applied an integrated programming approach with cross investments on WEE,

    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    MOZ_D_2.1

    By 2026 more people, particularly women and youth, participate in and benefit from a more diversified, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth based on increased production, productivity, and greater value-added chains (CF 2)

    MOZ_D_2.1.1

    Women and young women, particularly those facing intersecting and multiple forms of discrimination, including in humanitarian settings have improved access to decent work and economic opportunities, including vocational training, innovative ICT skills for digital inclusion, financial and business development, and extension services (e.g coding, FinTech, and mobile money) - (aligned with CF 2.2) (SN Output 1.3.1)

    MOZ_D_2.1.6

    Strengthened the capacity of private corporations to adopt gender equality and women's empowerment policies and practices in the workplace, marketplace, and community aimed at driving transformative outcomes for society and business (in line with WEPs). (SN Output 1.3.4)

    MOZ_D_3.1

    By 2026, more people, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized, have a more equitable access to and utilization of quality, inclusive, resilient, gender- and shock responsive, social protection and essential social services (CF 1)

    MOZ_D_3.1.1

    Mechanisms and capacities of institutions, community actors, organisations of women, young women, men and media have enhanced capacity to devise and implement gender transformative approach to prevent and respond to discriminatory gender and socio-cultural norms, related to violence and harmful practices against women and girls in a transformative way, including in Humanitarian settings caused by Conflict, Climate and COVID-19 (aligned with CF 1.1)

    MOZ_D_3.1.4

    Government Institutions and CSOs capacities at all levels, are strengthened to provide essential services to women and girls survivors of violence, including in humanitarian settings (aligned with CF 1.2)

    MOZ_D_4.1

    By 2026, more people, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised, are protected,enjoy their rights, and benefit from a secure,peaceful environment, enabled by inclusive governance systems, and independent and accountable institutions abiding by the rule of law (CF 4)

    MOZ_D_4.1.1

    More women and girls affected by conflict and intersecting multiple discrimination are empowered to actively participate in and lead conflict prevention, community-led stabilization, social cohesion, peacebuilding, and recovery initiatives (aligned with CF 4.1- SN Output 1.1.1)

    MOZ_D_4.1.3

    Civil society organizations, women, youth movements and media actors at central and decentralized levels have enhanced capacities to engage, participate, monitor and report on inclusive peace and security processes and defense issues, particularly in areas affected by conflict and disasters, (aligned with CF 4.3 - SN Output 1.1.2.)- (Out 2.1. EU WPS )

    MOZ_D_4.1.10

    Gender Responsiveness of armed forces operations is enhanced through civilo-military community based initiatives (Out 2.2. of the EU WPS Project)

    MOZ_D_4.1.7

    Women and girls, in particular those affected by intersecting and multiple forms of discrimination, enhanced their capacities to have active voice and agency to withstand multiple hazards, recover from disasters including COVID-19, and increase their resilience to current and future risks (aligned with CF 3.4 - SN Output 1.2.2)

    MOZ_D_4.1.11

    Strengthened capacities for an increased accountability towards gender equality and women's empowerment key commitments in humanitarian action, through enhanced coordination on Gender in Humanitarian Action (GIHA), evidence-based gender-responsive humanitarian response and recovery efforts and increased leadership and participation of WLOs/WROs.

    MOZ_D_6.1

    Global norms, standards and processes on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls are translated into gender-responsive laws, policies and plans, implemented, monitored and reported on

    MOZ_D_6.1.1

    State institutions and decentralized governance bodies have strengthened capacities to design, coordinate, monitor, report and implement Global Commitments on GEWE (e.g CEDAW, BPFA, UNR1325, Maputo Protocol, DRR, recovery and resilience policy frameworks, processes and tools) informed by gender statistics, (aligned with CF 4.2 -SN Output 1.1.3)

    MOZ_D_6.1.2

    Improved State’s accountability for the implementation of global norms and standards through the review and/or development of gender responsive policies, strategies, national plans, laws on EVAW, WEE, and WPS, DRR & HA

    MOZ_D_6.1.3

    National Capacity is strengthened to produce, analyze, and use gender statistics for policy formulation, planning, monitoring, and reporting on gender equality and women empowerment (1.5.3)

    MOZ_D_6.2

    The UN system coherently and systematically contributes to the progress of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls (SN)

    MOZ_D_6.2.1

    Gender coordination mechanism is empowered to influence the UN and national partners on gender equality and women's empowerment

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    MOZ_O_1

    Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture: With its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values

    MOZ_O_2

    Advancing business transformation: UN Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture

    MOZ_O_3

    Assuring an accountable organization through principled performance: UN Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations.

    MOZ_O_4

    Advancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale : UN Women effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications and advocacy capabilities to increase support for and financing of the gender equality agenda, while securing sustainable resourcing for the delivery of its own mandate.

    MOZ_O_5

    Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes: UN -Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at HQ, Regional and Country levels, including through shared services

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    OutcomeMOZ_D_2.1
    Outcome result statementThis refers to the CO interventions contributing towards professionalization, job creation and income generation for rural women and young women by fostering their transition from less formal, vulnerable and subsistence occupations, to decent and sustainable work, as well as, increase climate resilient agribusiness opportunities. This will help diversified sources of income and secure access to and control over productive assets.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_D_2.1
    OutcomeMOZ_D_3.1
    Outcome result statementMobilize Women, girls, men and boys at the community and individual level, formal and informal decision makers to prevent and combat violence against women, enhance the capacity of Government institutions, organisations of women, young women, men and media to implement gender transformative approach and support with Women´s rights groups and relevant CSOs to share knowledge, networking and advocacy for GEWE
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_D_3.1
    OutcomeMOZ_D_4.1
    Outcome result statementThe enabling environment for sustainable implementation of women in leadership, WPS and Humanitarian Action commitments is strengthened - The WPS Agenda and National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security in Mozambique, Gender-Responsive Humanitarian Action commitments, and women in leadership commitments are implemented and monitored
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_D_4.1
    OutcomeMOZ_D_6.1
    Outcome result statementSupport to government and relevant institutions to formulate, implement, monitor imlmentation of policies and laws on GEWE, informed by global norms, standards and process and timely fullfil the global reporting obligations
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_D_6.1
    OutcomeMOZ_D_6.2
    Outcome result statementUn Coordination
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_D_6.2
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    OutcomeMOZ_O_1
    Outcome result statementNurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture: With its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_O_1
    OutcomeMOZ_O_2
    Outcome result statementAdvancing business transformation: UN Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_O_2
    OutcomeMOZ_O_3
    Outcome result statementAssuring an accountable organization through principled performance: UN Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_O_3
    OutcomeMOZ_O_4
    Outcome result statementAdvancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale : UN Women effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications and advocacy capabilities to increase support for and financing of the gender equality agenda, while securing sustainable resourcing for the delivery of its own mandate.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_O_4
    OutcomeMOZ_O_5
    Outcome result statementEffective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes: UN -Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at HQ, Regional and Country levels, including through shared services
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MOZ_O_5
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