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    Summary of country programme

    UN Women in Vanuatu delivers a two-pronged approach to Ending Violence against Women through the Pacific Partnership to End VAWG. In prevention work, UN Women is transforming communities by addressing social norms and attitudes to prevent violence and improve support for survivors of violence. In addition, UN Women is enabling improved access to survivor-centered services by supporting the development of interagency, multi-sectoral national Standard Operating Procedures for the response, referral, and coordination of gender-based violence (GBV) services.

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    In 2022, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) influenced regional and national churches and faith leaders to prevent Violence Against Women and Girls and achieve gender equality. Focusing specifically on Sustainable Development Goals; 5: Gender Equality, 10: Reducing Inequalities, and 17: Partnerships, PCC galvanized senior church leadership within the PCC network to endorse and approve the Gender Status Card for Churches in the Pacific: Building safe, dignified and empowered communities in the Pacific. The Gender Status Card is the first of its kind globally and was presented at the World Council of Churches Summit in September 2022 as a model to increasing advocacy and accountability for churches to prevent and respond to violence. The tool is an action-oriented, simple, self-assessment tool developed in consultation and in partnership with member churches across the Pacific, it guides PCC’s member churches and other faith organizations in the region on assessing, monitoring, and implementing their commitments towards creating safe churches free from gender-based violence in the Pacific. Five churches from Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, Samoa and Tuvalu have started their assessments. The assessment process has opened a dialogue and started to change mindsets among church administrators and personnel on the role of VAWG in faith settings. The assessment and action plan will be reported into the regional Pacific Leaders Meeting held annually as a scorecard for church members’ ability to secure the safety of women, children and survivors of VAWG. The rollout of the Gender Status Card will continue throughout 2023, with training of member churches on how to utilize this tool scheduled. It cannot be understated the importance of the faith community in Pacific life and the opportunity this partnership provides to reach a wide sector of society across the Pacific.
    UN Women played an instrumental role in co-developing and co-designing the Gender Status Card with PCC through technical assistance and quality assurance. The consultation and validation process were co-led by UN Women and PCC and substantive drafting and revisions were contributed by UN Women to ensure the Gender Status Card remains a relevant tool and model for churches across the region. UN Women also developed the training package and materials for the member church trainings on the Gender Status Card, alongside co-training during the pilots in Fiji and Kiribati after the launch of the tool. Globally, PCC’s Gender Status Card has been acknowledged as best practice, with PCC being invited to two international conferences by the World Council of Churches to share these lessons learnt and best practice, in Australia and Germany.

    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    VUT_D_2.1

    Inclusive, effective and representative marketplace groups are created and grow, contributing to gender, social and economic advancement, the elimination of gender-based discrimination and violence and expanded economic opportunities

    VUT_D_2.1.1

    Strengthened capacity of rural and urban women market vendors to claim their rights through participation and leadership in Market Vendors Associations (MVAs)

    VUT_D_2.2

    Improved socio-economic security of urban and rural women

    VUT_D_2.2.1

    Strengthened financial, business, leadership skills and entrepreneurial development assistance for women to advance their economic security and rights.

    VUT_D_2.2.2

    Women have strengthened capacity to engage in improved agriculture, including climate smart, practices

    VUT_D_2.3

    Local governments and market management are gender responsive and accountable to women market vendor needs

    VUT_D_2.3.1

    Strengthened capacity and commitment of local government and market management to draft, adopt, and implement gender responsive market bylaws, policies, plans, and budgets for the provision of safe and secure market infrastructure, adequate amenities and services, and transparent revenue generation and expenditures

    VUT_D_2.4

    Markets physical infrastructure and operating systems are improved to make them more sustainable, resilient to disaster risks and climate change, safer and more accessible.

    VUT_D_2.4.1

    Marketplaces have improved resilience to disaster risks, including climate change.

    VUT_D_2.4.1

    Marketplaces have improved resilience to disaster risks, including climate change

    VUT_D_2.4.2

    Marketplace infrastructure projects are developed in consultations with women and men market vendors, including vendors with disabilities.

    VUT_D_2.5

    Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy

    VUT_D_2.5.1

    Inclusive, effective and representative marketplace groups are created and grow, further enable and recognised

    VUT_D_2.5.2

    Improved socio-economic security of women market vendors

    VUT_D_2.5.3

    Local governments, market management and other decision makers are gender-responsive, effective and accountable to women market vendors

    VUT_D_2.5.4

    Physical market structures and operating systems are improved to make markets more gender-responsive, safer, more accessible and sustainable, resilient to disaster risks and climate change

    VUT_D_3.1

    Favourable social norms, attitudes and behaviours are promoted at community and individual levels to prevent violence against women and girls.

    VUT_D_3.1.1

    Government partner (DWA) and civil society organisations have increased capacity to develop and implement national VAWG prevention strategies, policies, and programs to prevent VAWG, including social norms change.

    VUT_D_3.2

    Women and Girls, especially from particular groups (with disabilities, rural, sexual and gender minorities) from target countries, who experience violence have access to quality essential services (health, social service, police and justice) to recover from violence.

    VUT_D_3.2.1

    National actors (Government and CSOs) develop best practice and standards and guidelines for multisector services

    VUT_D_3.2.2

    Frontline service providers have strengthened capacity to provide quality services to GBV survivors

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    VUT_O_1

    To enhance organizational effectiveness, with a focus on robust capacity and efficiency at the Multi Country Office level.

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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeVUT_D_2.1
    Outcome result statementThis outcome focuses on building capacity in women market vendors to advocate for improved working conditions in the informal market settings. This outcome also works towards building women in leadership positions at the local level. Work under this outcome focuses on building capacity with women led market vendor associations in governance, leadership, financial management in order to ensure that market vendor associations can effectiely represent their members.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_D_2.1
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    OutcomeVUT_D_2.2
    Outcome result statementThis outcome is about the economic advancement of women - increasing women's income, livelihoods, and control of oncome through increased agricultural productivity, improved savings and business practices, and access to financial services. The outcome covers the capacity of women vendor farmers in financial inclusion, literacy, basic business skills, and improved agricultural productivity training.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_D_2.2
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    OutcomeVUT_D_2.3
    Outcome result statementThis outcome is about working with "duty bearers" or government partners who are responsible for market management - to ensure that market management is gender responsive. It includes gender responsive budgeting. Work under this outcome supports government partners to integrate gender into their planning, and to communicate more effectively with women led market vendor associations. Capacity building training under this outcome includes support to leadership, governance, market management, financial management, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_D_2.3
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    OutcomeVUT_D_2.4
    Outcome result statementThis outcome is about increasing women's voice in developing appropriate infrastructure that is safe and accessbile - so this has elements of public safety, plus disaster preparedness and response as well as women's voice and participation. Work under this outcome brings together women leaders of market vendor associations with government planners to ensure that women's voices are included in the planning of infrastructure development
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_D_2.4
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    OutcomeVUT_D_2.5
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    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_D_2.5
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    OutcomeVUT_D_3.1
    Outcome result statementExtensive programs are carried out in communities to build and foster positive changes in social norms, attitudes, and behaviors that will prevent VAWG. Under this outcome, UN Women Fiji MCO is undertaking an intensive pilot project at the community level in Fiji, Kiribati and Samoa/Tonga and Vanuatu which is going to look at the social norms, attitudes, and behaviors that contribute to VAWG.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_D_3.1
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    OutcomeVUT_D_3.2
    Outcome result statementThis outcome is about increasing access to quality essential services in the health, social services, police and justice systems for women and girl survivors of violence. Work under this outcome focuses on strengthening systems of reporting, and coordination of quality services and support for women who experience violence. This work intersects between multiple focus areas including health, counseling, justice services, and coordination.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_D_3.2
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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeVUT_O_1
    Outcome result statementTo enhance organizational effectiveness, with a focus on robust capacity and efficiency at the Multi Country Office level.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-VUT_O_1
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    Our funding partners contributions

    Regular resources (core)

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    $636.74 K in total
    Other resources (non-core)
    $4.18 M in total
    Regular resources (core)

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    $636.74 K in total
    2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) --
    2022
    No data available
    		$49,464
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$49,464
    Development:$49,464(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $100,000
    2020
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$100,000
    Development:$100,000(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $309,271
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$309,271
    Development:$309,271(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $178,008
    2018
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$178,008
    Development:$178,008(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$49,464
    Total contribution$49,464
    Development$49,464(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2020
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$100,000
    Total contribution$100,000
    Development$100,000(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$309,271
    Total contribution$309,271
    Development$309,271(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2018
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$178,008
    Total contribution$178,008
    Development$178,008(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Other resources (non-core)

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    $4.18 M in total
    2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Australia --
    2022
    No data available
    		$131,438
    2021
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$131,438
    Development:$131,438(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $342,363
    2020
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$342,363
    Development:$342,363(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $532,657
    2019
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$532,657
    Development:$532,657(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $559,201
    2018
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$559,201
    Development:$559,201(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Canada $163,256
    2022
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$163,256
    Development:$163,256(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $254,688
    2021
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$254,688
    Development:$254,688(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $125,147
    2020
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$125,147
    Development:$125,147(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $224,193
    2019
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$224,193
    Development:$224,193(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $29,292
    2018
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$29,292
    Development:$29,292(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    New Zealand $792,316
    2022
    New ZealandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$792,316
    Development:$792,316(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $589,919
    2021
    New ZealandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$589,919
    Development:$589,919(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $208,300
    2020
    New ZealandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$208,300
    Development:$208,300(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $111,256
    2019
    New ZealandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$111,256
    Development:$111,256(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2018
    No data available
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse --
    2022
    No data available
    		$0
    2021
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$0
    Development:$0(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $116,383
    2020
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$116,383
    Development:$116,383(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    		--
    2018
    No data available
    2022
    Canada$163,256
    Total contribution$163,256
    Development$163,256(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    New Zealand$792,316
    Total contribution$792,316
    Development$792,316(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    Australia$131,438
    Total contribution$131,438
    Development$131,438(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$254,688
    Total contribution$254,688
    Development$254,688(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    New Zealand$589,919
    Total contribution$589,919
    Development$589,919(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$0
    Total contribution$0
    Development$0(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2020
    Australia$342,363
    Total contribution$342,363
    Development$342,363(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$125,147
    Total contribution$125,147
    Development$125,147(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    New Zealand$208,300
    Total contribution$208,300
    Development$208,300(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$116,383
    Total contribution$116,383
    Development$116,383(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2019
    Australia$532,657
    Total contribution$532,657
    Development$532,657(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$224,193
    Total contribution$224,193
    Development$224,193(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    New Zealand$111,256
    Total contribution$111,256
    Development$111,256(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2018
    Australia$559,201
    Total contribution$559,201
    Development$559,201(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$29,292
    Total contribution$29,292
    Development$29,292(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
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