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    Summary of country programme

    UN Women’s Timor-Leste Strategic Note 2021–2025 seeks to improve the lives of women and girls by advancing gender equality and women's empowerment in 12 municipalities and the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse-Ambeno. 

    The programme has three prongs: ending violence against women and girls, women's economic empowerment, and women's leadership in peace and security. Key approaches include leveraging policy frameworks and community-based interventions to address these issues effectively. 

    Major partners comprise local government bodies, civil society organizations and international partners, including UN entities. These partnerships enhance programme reach and effectiveness, with significant outcomes expected in all three programme areas. Strategic Note direct funding is crucial in amplifying impact.

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    The Government of Timor-Leste adopted the second National Action Plan 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP 1325) for the period 2024–2028 on 10 January 2024. The official launch ceremony, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Interior (MOI) with the support of UN Women, took place on 16 February 2024.The adoption of second NAP 1325 also demonstrates Government’s commitment to ASEAN road map where enhancing women’s participation in peace and rehabilitation processes is a key area of work. The NAP 1325 contributes directly to several SDGs particularly to SDG 5, 10, 11, 13 and 16. SDG 5:By directly addressing women's participation in leadership roles, combating gender-based violence, and promoting equal access to economic opportunities. SDG 10:By advocating for the inclusion of marginalized women and girls in peacebuilding processes. SDG 16: By promoting women's participation in peace negotiations and conflict resolution mechanisms. SDG 11:By addressing the specific needs of women and girls in urban settings during conflict and post-conflict situations. SDG 13:By integrating gender perspectives into climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.
    The Timor-Leste Country Office (TLCO), played a pivotal role in the development and eventual adoption of the second NAP 1325. TLCO provided technical support to the MOI throughout the process which included capacity development of the key stakeholders, national consultations, drafting the NAP and validation workshops to finalise the NAP. It also supported the establishment of a technical NAP drafting team comprising government advisors, consultants, and experts. TLCO also ensured that the second NAP 1325 aligns closely with two sets of standards, Security Council resolution 1325, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Beijing Platform for Action. MoI ensured a participatory and inclusive process; ensuring CSOs fully engage in the development process, and their voices, needs, and concerns were reflected in the second NAP, thereby ensuring shared ownership of the NAP at the local level. With TLCO’s facilitation of participatory and inclusive consultations, 15 government institutions and 14 civil society organizations (CSOs), including traditional leaders, faith-based groups, women’s groups, rural women, women with disabilities, survivors of past conflicts, and people with disabilities participated in the process. MOI also led the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework to track the progress of NAP 1325. TLCO supported MOI in designing tools and identifying key indicators, data collection methodologies, and institutional responsibilities. The LM-CSO Workshop held by MoI with TLCO’s support in August 2024, provided a platform for finalizing M&E components for the NAP, ensuring robust accountability mechanisms.
    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    In 2023, the government of Timor Leste, adopted one principal policy frameworks embedded in normative principles - the National Action Plan (NAP) 1325 in January 2024.
    UNW provided extensive technical and advisory support in the development of the second-generation NAP 1325 in Timor-Leste. The development of the NAP 1325 was a multi-stakeholder and participatory process led by the Ministry of Interior, with the embedded technical support from UN Women, through national and international consultants. The Ministry of Interior and UNW jointly conducted rounds of consultation and validation workshops with government institutions, CSOs, and development partners at both national and municipal levels during the period of 2021-2023. UNW provided technical support in coordinating the consultations, and ensured that the representatives of women’s groups, rural women, women with disabilities, women survivors of past conflicts, people with disabilities, and the LGBTIQ + community were actively engaged in the consultations. In total, 15 government institutions and 14 civil society organizations were consulted and involved in developing and drafting the second NAP 1325, including new and non-traditional actors, for example, traditional leaders and faith-based group. Following the Parliamentary Election in May 2023, and the transition of new government in July 2023, UNW Timor-Leste continued to provide extensive technical and advisory support to the new Government and the Ministry of Interior in strengthening its capacity to plan, lead, coordinate the finalization and submission of the draft NAP 1325.

    The approval of the NAP 1325 (2024-2028) by the Council of Ministers, signifies a robust commitment of the Government of Timor-Leste to plan, develop, implement and invest in advancing its national WPS agenda in the context of post-COVID-19 recovery and its accession into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

    UNW's support contributed to the development of the NAP 1325, which serves as a holistic and multi-stakeholder national strategy to promote women’s full, meaningful and equal participation and leadership in peace and security, and community conflict prevention and resolution, disaster and humanitarian response, and to expand the contours of women’s roles in decision making in the security and justice sectors, and to all levels of governance. As a result of UN Women's advocacy efforts, non-traditional and emerging security threats were considered and incorporated into the framework of the second NAP 1325, which include climate change-induced disaster risks, anti-trafficking and its nexus to cybercrimes.

    This result contributes directly to the SGD goal 5 and specifically to targets – 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.5 and to Outcome 5 of the UNSDCF - Accountable, Inclusive and Participatory Governance and Quality Public Services.

    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    TLS_D_2.1

    By 2025, institutions and people throughout Timor-Leste in all their diversity, especially women and youth, benefit from sustainable economic opportunities and decent work to reduce poverty.

    TLS_D_2.1.1

    Public and private economic sector institutions have increased knowledge and capacities to advance gender-responsive policies and a business environment which promotes gender-transformative social norms and equitable sharing of unpaid care and domestic work

    TLS_D_2.1.1

    National and sub-national government entities and private sector have increased knowledge and capacities to advance gender-responsive policies including Gender Responsive Budgeting and Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) to promote gender equality and addressing discrimination and barriers to women’s participation in economic and income generation activities

    TLS_D_2.1.1

    National and sub-national government entities have increased knowledge and capacities to advance gender-responsive policies to to promote gender equality and addressing discrimination and barriers to women’s participation in economic and income generation activities

    TLS_D_2.1.2

    Self-employed women and women-owned MSMEs have enhanced opportunities to develop entrepreneurship skills, benefit from social empowerment and access finance and employment networks (SP Output 9)

    TLS_D_3.1

    By 2025, the most excluded people of Timor-Leste are empowered to claim their rights, including freedom from violence, through accessible, accountable and gender responsive governance systems, institutions and services at national and subnational levels (UNSDCF OUTCOME 5)

    TLS_D_3.1.1

    Public institutions and civil society capacity to put in place legislative and policy frameworks for preventing and responding to VAWG and translate them into action is strengthened, using data and evidence to finance, implement and monitor EVAWG policies and plans at national and sub-national levels

    TLS_D_3.1.11

    KOICA Project Management Cost

    TLS_D_3.1.3

    Individual and community stakeholders are mobilized to promote gender equitable social norms, attitudes and behaviours, including related to respectful relationships and safe public spaces, toward prevention of VAWG (Spotlight Outcome 3/ KOICA Outcome 1)

    TLS_D_3.1.4

    Women and girls who experience violence (including LGBTIQ persons, persons with disabilities and women who face multiple forms of discrimination) have increased access to information and peer support to use available, accessible and quality essential services, including for long term recovery from violence (Spotlight Outcome 4) + KOICA 1.3

    TLS_D_3.1.6

    Civil society organizations and advocates representing youth and groups facing multiple forms of discrimination strengthen women's voice and agency and more effectively influence and advance progress for GEWE and ending VAWG (Spotlight Outcome 6)

    TLS_D_3.1.7

    Spotlight Project Management Cost

    TLS_D_4.1

    WPS (UNSDCF Outcome 5) By 2025, the most excluded people of Timor-Leste are empowered to claim their rights, including freedom from violence, through accessible, accountable and gender responsive governance systems, institutions and services at national and subnational levels

    TLS_D_4.1.1

    Governance, justice and security institutions have strengthened gender mainstreaming capacities to finance, implement and monitor the WPS agenda at national and subnational levels, in collaboration with civil society (SP Output 13)

    TLS_D_4.1.2

    Diverse women and youth leaders have enhanced visibility, skills and networks to participate in leadership roles and contribute to decision-making at sub-national levels. (SP Output 13)

    TLS_D_4.1.6

    WPS actors have stronger knowledge and networks to support gender-responsive conflict-resolution mechanisms and improve accessibility of justice services, through analysis, monitoring and facilitation of community dialogue and alternative dispute resolution processes (SP Output 13)

    TLS_D_4.1.7

    Women and children, especially persons with disabilities in Timor-Leste, have stronger capacities to advocate for and enjoy their right to be free from discrimination and gender-based violence.

    TLS_D_4.1.8

    Women and local women organizations play a greater role in and benefit equally from gender-responsive humanitarian response and recovery efforts.

    TLS_D_6.1

    Government and non-governmental stakeholders’ capacities strengthened to assess and report on progress on the 2030 Agenda and other global normative and policy frameworks for GEWE and government accountability is strengthened (Contributes to UNSDCF Outcome 5)

    TLS_D_6.1.1

    Key stakeholders have improved capacity to monitor and report on progress implementing international and national GEWE commitments, including through increased knowledge and skills in the use of gender statistics and engaging in evidence-based dialogue

    TLS_D_6.1.2

    UN sister agencies and personnel have enhanced capacities on Gender Equality.

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    TLS_O_1

    UN Women effectively leads, coordinates and promotes accountability for the implementation of gender equality commitments across the UNCT Timor-Leste.

    TLS_O_2

    Covers Output 2.1 Effective partnerships between UN Women and major stakeholders, including civil society, private sector, regional and international organizations and Output 2.2. UN Women Communications capacity and systems provide a foundation for effective advocacy of gender equality and empowerment of women

    TLS_O_3

    Covers: Output 3.1.1: UN Women practices results-based management Output 3.2.1: UN Women is a recognized hub of knowledge on achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment around the world Output 3.3.1: A clear evidence base generated from high quality evaluations of SN implementation for learning, decision-making and accountability.

    TLS_O_4

    Covers: Output 4.1.1: TL CO staff demonstrate effective leadership and direction to advance the mandate and mission of UN Women Output 4.2.1: UN Women staff have the capacity and accountability for delivering results in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Output 4.3.1: UN Women promotes a culture of risk management, accountability, harmonization of business practices and transparency in its operations Output 4.4.1: Improved stewardship of resources through Budget, Financial, HR and IT management Output 4.5.1: Resource base is expanded and diversified to meet the demand for UN Women catalytic and technical support and strategic grant-making

    TLS_O_5

    Advancing business transformation

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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeTLS_D_2.1
    Outcome result statementThe WEE Programme works to remove the structural and individual barriers that keep women at the margins of the labour force and decent work. This targets women and youth micro and small to medium enterprise (MSME) owners, recognizing their current exclusion and important role in C-19 recovery, while also working to transform the policy and business environment in which public and private institutions operate so that it can more equitably benefit women and youth entrepreneurs using the WEPs as a guiding framework.
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    OutcomeTLS_D_3.1
    Outcome result statementLinked to UNSDCF OUTCOME 5 - This Outcome focuses on CO's EVAWG Programming through comprehensive efforts to prevent and respond to VAWG
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-TLS_D_3.1
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    OutcomeTLS_D_4.1
    Outcome result statementThis outcome will capture the global move toward strengthened localized WPS capacities which intersect with disaster preparedness and response, recognizing the disaster risks and climate change issues in TL. It will generate a critical mass of emerging youth and women leaders ready to lead, connected via networks at local levels to drive change. The CO will also expand its innovative work in strengthening gender-responsive conflict prevention and response mechanisms via female and male community mediators that can make peace more durable and strengthen the resilience of communities in the face of new threats.
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    OutcomeTLS_D_6.1
    Outcome result statementThis outcome will focus on developing institutional capacity of UN Women stakeholders in monitoring and reporting against the 2030 Agenda and other global normative and policy frameworks for gender equality and women’s empowerment
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    OutcomeTLS_O_1
    Outcome result statementUN Women effectively leads, coordinates and promotes accountability for the implementation of gender equality commitments across the UNCT Timor-Leste.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-TLS_O_1
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    OutcomeTLS_O_2
    Outcome result statementCovers Output 2.1 Effective partnerships between UN Women and major stakeholders, including civil society, private sector, regional and international organizations and Output 2.2. UN Women Communications capacity and systems provide a foundation for effective advocacy of gender equality and empowerment of women
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-TLS_O_2
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    OutcomeTLS_O_3
    Outcome result statementCovers: Output 3.1.1: UN Women practices results-based management Output 3.2.1: UN Women is a recognized hub of knowledge on achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment around the world Output 3.3.1: A clear evidence base generated from high quality evaluations of SN implementation for learning, decision-making and accountability.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-TLS_O_3
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    OutcomeTLS_O_4
    Outcome result statementCovers: Output 4.1.1: TL CO staff demonstrate effective leadership and direction to advance the mandate and mission of UN Women Output 4.2.1: UN Women staff have the capacity and accountability for delivering results in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Output 4.3.1: UN Women promotes a culture of risk management, accountability, harmonization of business practices and transparency in its operations Output 4.4.1: Improved stewardship of resources through Budget, Financial, HR and IT management Output 4.5.1: Resource base is expanded and diversified to meet the demand for UN Women catalytic and technical support and strategic grant-making
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-TLS_O_4
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    OutcomeTLS_O_5
    Outcome result statementAdvancing business transformation
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-TLS_O_5
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    Regular resources (core)

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    $1.09 M in total
    Other resources (non-core)
    $742.11 K in total
    Regular resources (core)

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    $1.09 M in total
    2023 2022 2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) $426,767
    2023
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$426,767
    Development:$426,767(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $426,767
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$426,767
    Development:$426,767(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $240,000
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$240,000
    Development:$240,000(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    2023
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$426,767
    Total contribution$426,767
    Development$426,767(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$426,767
    Total contribution$426,767
    Development$426,767(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$240,000
    Total contribution$240,000
    Development$240,000(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Other resources (non-core)

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    $742.11 K in total
    2023 2022 2021
    Australia --
    2023
    No data available
    		--
    2022
    No data available
    		$16,060
    2021
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$16,060
    Development:$16,060(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Republic of Korea (the) --
    2023
    No data available
    		--
    2022
    No data available
    		$0
    2021
    Republic of Korea (the)OECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$0
    Development:$0(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Sweden $82,334
    2023
    SwedenOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$82,334
    Development:$82,334(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $82,334
    2022
    SwedenOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$82,334
    Development:$82,334(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $146,806
    2021
    SwedenOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$146,806
    Development:$146,806(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse --
    2023
    No data available
    		--
    2022
    No data available
    		$14,494
    2021
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$14,494
    Development:$14,494(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $92,593
    2023
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$92,593
    Development:$92,593(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $92,593
    2022
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$92,593
    Development:$92,593(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $0
    2021
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$0
    Development:$0(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office $90,195
    2023
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$90,195
    Development:$90,195(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $90,195
    2022
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$90,195
    Development:$90,195(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $34,508
    2021
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$34,508
    Development:$34,508(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    2023
    Sweden$82,334
    Total contribution$82,334
    Development$82,334(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)$92,593
    Total contribution$92,593
    Development$92,593(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$90,195
    Total contribution$90,195
    Development$90,195(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2022
    Sweden$82,334
    Total contribution$82,334
    Development$82,334(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)$92,593
    Total contribution$92,593
    Development$92,593(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$90,195
    Total contribution$90,195
    Development$90,195(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    Australia$16,060
    Total contribution$16,060
    Development$16,060(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Republic of Korea (the)$0
    Total contribution$0
    Development$0(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Sweden$146,806
    Total contribution$146,806
    Development$146,806(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$14,494
    Total contribution$14,494
    Development$14,494(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)$0
    Total contribution$0
    Development$0(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$34,508
    Total contribution$34,508
    Development$34,508(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
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