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    Summary of country programme

    UN Women’s Central African Republic Strategic Note 2023–2027 focuses on gender equality and women's empowerment, including in the regions of Bangui, Bria and Bangassou, where it supports post-conflict recovery and social cohesion.

    The programme prioritizes peace, security and reconciliation as well as a renewed social contract and economic recovery. Approaches comprise supporting transitional justice mechanisms and enhancing women's participation in peace processes, towards stabilizing and rebuilding communities.

    Major partnerships with local governments, civil society and regional organizations such as the African Union enhance the programme's reach and accelerate progress on gender equality and social cohesion. Strategic Note direct funding supports women's economic empowerment, significantly boosting impact and sustainability. 

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    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

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    CAF_D_1.1

    By 2027, the populations of CAR live in an environment where peacebuilding, national reconciliation, and governance mechanisms are inclusive, accountable and effective

    CAF_D_1.1.1

    Defense and security institutions have improved capacities to integrate gender related issues in their mandate of protection and security of populations and the promotion of human rights (derived from UNSDCF, Priority Peace , Outcome 2, Output 2.2)

    CAF_D_1.1.2

    Members of armed groups, particularly women, girls and young people, benefit from socioeconomic and community reintegration programmes as well as community members (UNSDCF, Priority Peace , Outcome 1, Output 1.2)

    CAF_D_1.1.3

    National and community institutions, civil society, media, women and girls have improved capacities to strengthen national reconciliation, social cohesion, peacebuilding, and human rights(derived from UNSDCF, Priority Peace , Outcome 1, Output 1.4)

    CAF_D_1.2

    By 2027, the population in CAR, particularly women, children, youth and other vulnerable groups, have access to and use quality education, health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, food security and social protection services in an inclusive and sustainable manner (UNSDCF, Population Pillar, Outcome 1)

    CAF_D_1.2.1

    Populations in need especially vulnerable and marginalized groups receive gender-responsive humanitarian assistance as well as gender and evidence-based social protection policies and services that is more inclusive and responsive to shocks, (derived from UNSDCF Priority Population, Output 1.2)

    CAF_D_2.1

    By 2027, populations in CAR will be living under the rule of law and will have access to justice, security, and their human rights will be promoted and protected

    CAF_D_2.1.1

    Central Africans, especially women, youth and minority groups participate in inclusive electoral and political processes (UNSDCF, Priority Peace, Outcome 1, Output 1.1)

    CAF_D_2.1.2

    National Institutions have increased capacities to plan, budget, monitor, track expenditures, and leverage resources for GEWE to foster inclusive, accountable and effective governance (derived from UNSDCF, Priority Peace , Outcome 1, Output 1.3 )

    CAF_D_2.1.3

    State institutions are strengthened to guarantee the effective deployment of and access to quality justice services, and to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights (UNSDCF, Priority Peace, Outcome 2, Output 2.1)

    CAF_D_2.1.4

    National institutions have strengthened capacity to collect, analyze, disseminate and use quality disaggregated data to support decision-making and accountability’

    CAF_D_2.1.4

    National institutions have strengthened capacity to collect, analyze, disseminate and use quality disaggregated data to support decision-making and accountability’ (SP Outcome 6, Output 1).

    CAF_D_2.2

    By 2027, the UN system in CAR significantly contributes to progress on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls

    CAF_D_2.2.1

    CAR CO effectively leads, coordinates and promote accountability for the implementation of gender equality commitment across the UN system

    CAF_D_2.2.1

    CAR CO effectively leads, coordinates and promote accountability for the implementation of gender equality commitment across the UN system (SP Outcome 7, Output 1)

    CAF_D_2.2.2

    Government and non-governmental actors have strengthen capacities to meet global, regional and national normative commitments on GEWE

    CAF_D_2.2.2

    Government and non-governmental actors have strengthen capacities to meet global, regional and national normative commitments on GEWE (SP Outcome 1, Output 1)

    CAF_D_3.1

    By 2027, populations in CAR, in particular women, children, youth, and other vulnerable groups, will be protected from all forms of violence, exploitation, and discrimination, including those based on gender, in an environment conducive to gender equality.

    CAF_D_3.1.1

    The technical and institutional capacities of state and non-state actors are strengthened in order to promote gender and the fight against violence, stigmatisation and discrimination based on gender and HIV/AIDS (UNSDCF, Priority Population, Outcome 2, Output 2.1)

    CAF_D_3.1.2

    Populations in CAR live in an environment where violence, including gender-based violence, is prevented and victims benefit from enhanced holistic and inclusive care services (UNSDCF, Priority Population, Outcome 2, Output 2.2)

    CAF_D_4.1

    : By 2027, populations in CAR, including women, youth, refugees, returnees, IDPs and all other vulnerable groups, will have equitable and sustainable access to economic opportunities that promote the creation of decent jobs , entrepreneurship, innovation and digitization

    CAF_D_4.1.1

    Structures of promotion and support to private sector have the capacity to improve the business climate and support businesses in both the formal and informal sectors. (From UNSDCF, Priority Prosperity, Outcome 2, Output 2.1.)

    CAF_D_4.1.2

    People in situations of vulnerability in urban areas and rural areas have the capacity to view of their empowerment economical. (From UNSDCF Priority Prosperity , Outcome 2, Output 2.3)

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    CAF_O_1

    CAR office 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

    CAF_O_2

    CAR office effectively leverages and expands its innovative 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

    CAF_O_3

    CAR CO strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture based

    CAF_O_4

    With its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women CAR is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values

    CAF_O_5

    CAR CO efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at the country level including through shared services

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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeCAF_D_1.1
    Outcome result statement
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_D_1.1
    OutcomeCAF_D_1.2
    Outcome result statement
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_D_1.2
    OutcomeCAF_D_2.1
    Outcome result statement
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_D_2.1
    OutcomeCAF_D_2.2
    Outcome result statement
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_D_2.2
    OutcomeCAF_D_3.1
    Outcome result statement
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_D_3.1
    OutcomeCAF_D_4.1
    Outcome result statement
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_D_4.1
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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeCAF_O_1
    Outcome result statementCAR office 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-CAF_O_1
    OutcomeCAF_O_2
    Outcome result statementCAR office effectively leverages and expands its innovative 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-CAF_O_2
    OutcomeCAF_O_3
    Outcome result statementCAR CO strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture based
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_O_3
    OutcomeCAF_O_4
    Outcome result statementWith its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women CAR is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_O_4
    OutcomeCAF_O_5
    Outcome result statementCAR CO efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at the country level including through shared services
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-CAF_O_5
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    Resources allocated towards SDGs

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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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