China’s international financing, investments and business engagements, including through connectivity initiatives, programmes and projects, contribute to SDG attainment in partner countries
UNSDCF Outcome 5
China’s international financing, investments and business engagements, including through connectivity initiatives, programmes and projects, contribute to SDG attainment in partner countries
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
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Government bodies, research institutions and private sector entities in China have increased knowledge and capacity in gender-sensitive financing, and be able to advance gender equality through gender responsive financing tools, guidance and practices.
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
A cross-cutting regional alliance of champions and thought leaders from technology and innovation sector, is established to facilitate knowledge exchange, skills transfer and mentorship opportunities in promotion of digital empowerment of women.
China’s international financing, investments and business engagements, including through connectivity initiatives, programmes and projects, contribute to SDG attainment in partner countries
In 2022, some progress has been made by China CO under this outcome area, including the development of a draft of a joint scoping report ‘Chinese Firms’ Overseas Operations: The Responsible Business Conduct Regulatory Framework Scoping Report’ and a training manual ‘Handbook of Responsible Business Conduct, Promoting Responsible Business Conduct of Chinese Overseas Investment for the Contributions to the SDGs’ has been developed jointly by UN Women, UNDP, UNICEF and the ILO, focusing on promoting responsive business conduct of Chinese companies practices, including in their investment and operation overseas. When finalised, the knowledge products will be used to support advocacy and capacity development initiatives for partners, which will ultimately contribute to SDG attainment of China’s international development financing, investments and business engagement in partner countries. At least 12 UN agencies in China and over 900 company representatives have been trained on gender responsive procurement, particularly on the support services for women owned SMEs, by UN Women in partnership with UNDP in support for an implementation of UNDP programme “Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Programme on Sustainable Procurement of UN/International Organisations". UN Women provided technical support for training the partners on gender responsive procurement practices. A landscape analysis of gender financing status in China has been initiated by UN Women China CO to identify opportunities as well as potential challenges, for the CO to work in this area more strategically. Outcome of the analysis will draw a roadmap for China CO to identify its strategy, including partners, to promote gender responsive financing in China. Through UN system’s collective efforts and under the leadership of the RC, UN Women contributed to the collective efforts of advocating for SDG principles to be included in follow-up initiatives of the 2021 FOCAC (Forum on China Africa Cooperation) Outcomes. On 18 January 2022, the ‘Symposium Following the 8 th FOCAC Ministerial Conference’ was held in Beijing, and was co-hosted by the African Ambassadors Group in China, the African Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the West Asia and Africa Department of Ministry of Commerce, and the UN in China. The event was attended by a wide range of partners including Chinese and African government, experts, international organisations and private sector. UN Women China CO provided thought leadership at the Symposium and advocated for women’s rights to be put at the centre of China-Africa collaboration.Disclaimer and notes
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