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outcome XM-DAC-41146-FIJ_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
In 2021, Women and girls, especially those from marginalized groups who experience violence have improved access to quality essential services to support their recovery from violence. In 2021, the Fiji National Service Delivery Protocol (SDP) for Responding to Cases of Gender-Based Violence was operationalized and roll-out at the divisional level in the Northern Division, which included the development of localised referral pathways. Women's Interest Officers from the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MWCPA) have strengthened capacity in the areas of survivor centered approaches as well as strengthened coordination skills, ultimately enhancing the coordination of the divisional SDP implementation. The SDP rollout to the Northern Division was prompted in response to the Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa, whereby the women and girls continued to access life saving essential services to recover from GBV in both normal times and times of crisis. During TC Yasa, a Divisional GBV coordination structure was established that leveraged the emergency as the moment to bring SDP stakeholders and emergency actors together including the police, health, social service / counselling providers, Commissioner Northern’s Office, provincial authorities and the disaster management authorities
outcome XM-DAC-41146-FIJ_D_3.3
Legislative and policy frameworks, based on evidence and in line with international human rights standards, on all forms of VAWG and harmful practices are in place and translated into plans
The second meeting of the regional working group was held in August 2021, where representatives of the Government of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu convened to reflect common issues of concern and reflect on the status of implementation of domestic violence legislation in the Pacific region. This regional platform was also an opportunity for governments to reiterate their commitment to addressing domestic violence issues and rotation of leadership from Fiji and Samoa to Samoa and Nauru as chair and vice-chair. The outcome document acknowledges the importance and the need for continuous collaboration between countries to address common issues of concern, such as the Covid Pandemic and the constant natural disasters that have harmed the implementation of domestic violence. It also Acknowledges that partners have played a key role in supporting governments and ensuring that essential services are available to survivors of violence. Advocacy efforts for the increase of resources available in countries to address VAWG issues continue to be made. Drafts cost packages were developed to inform governments on interventions that can be implemented to address VAWG. These evidence-based tools were a result of a study on the cost of domestic violence/IPV done and capacity-building initiatives implemented in these 3 countries, namely RMI, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands. The commitment of Pacific region countries to implement policies to develop and implement legislation on domestic family protection and domestic violence was renewed with the launch of an outcome document of the regional working group. This was the result of the second meeting of the outcome working group on the implementation of family protection/domestic violence legislation.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-FIJ_D_4.1
Humanitarian planning, response frameworks and programming are gender and protection inclusive and responsive (modified FPI LEAP Outcome 1)
The Fiji MCO has made significant contribution under this outcome both at the regional level and national level. At regional level through leading the Pacific Humanitarian Protection Cluster (PHPC) and at the national level by supporting a range of protection structures in the region including Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, and Palau. The major focus was the provision of technical support to national clusters, capacity building, gender mainstreaming in other key clusters/sectors, review of strategic documents and advocacy on protection issues. With the continuous engagement, support and collaboration with key stakeholders including women's ministries, CSOs/NGOs in the cluster and other cluster lead agencies, the integration of gender and protection have gained more attention and focus on the overall humanitarian response systems in the region. This was evident during multiple emergencies, including TC Yasa (Dec 2020), TC Ana (early Jan 2021), Covid-19 pandemic (Ongoing). As a chair of the Pacific Humanitarian Protection Cluster, UN Women played an imperative role in coordinating protection in humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery across UN agencies including issues on gender-based violence in emergencies, psychosocial support and gender and social inclusion mainstreaming. In 2021, through the UNW GiHA training support in Tonga, participant’s knowledge in relation to the specific needs, capacities and priorities of women, girls, men, and boys in emergencies have increased and improved. MCO contributed to mainstreaming gender and protection in a range of regional guidance documents through the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Cell (MHPSS) of the Joint Incident Management Team (JIMT). UNICEF’s key messaging, were supported by UN Women through their programming to ensure that women, adolescent girls, young people and children being at the centre of humanitarian action. The messages and actions were to ensure the protection, safety, and dignity of women. Gender and protection in these guiding documents have been strengthened as a result of UN Women’s technical support. Furthermore, UNICEF has been enabled to include messaging regarding child protection and Gender-based Violence in all WASH kits. UNFPA and UNICEF have also been supported by UNW to develop a vulnerability mapping concept note aimed at supporting the incorporation of gender and protection into humanitarian response both in Fiji and the region. With the technical, coordination and information management support provided to the Fiji Safety and Protection Cluster, Final Revised version of the Inclusive Rapid Protection Form was developed and finalised. The Rapid Protection Form ensured that the needs of all vulnerable groups are captured during an emergency period, ‘leaving no one behind’. This form also ensures the finalisation of a gender and protection assessment tool, that is in line with global best practice (GPC standards). The Ministry of Women was supported in their role as the head of the Fiji Safety and Protection Cluster through UN Women’s secretariat position while also enabling cluster members to be supported in their efforts to effectively respond to the current COVID-19 outbreak and cyclone emergency periods in Fiji, including gender and protection was included in their response. It has also enabled the decentralisation of the Fiji S&P Cluster from the national level to the divisional level. This is an achievement and was commended by the Divisional level as the only cluster that coordinated and operated from the divisional level i.e. Northern division during TC Yasa response period
outcome XM-DAC-41146-FIJ_D_4.2
Women lead preparedness for and response to natural disasters (FPI GIR Outcome 4)
Through the WPHF grants UN Women is ensuring women lead and meaningfully participate in preparedness and response to natural disasters. UN Women provides management, technical, capacity building and monitoring support to WPHF grantees. Current WPHF partners and their ongoing work: Gender machineries, women led CSO’s and services providers in the Solomon Islands (like the WPHF grantee-Malaita Provincial Council of Women (MPCW) have been supported by both the WPHF and UN Women’s Gender Inequality of Risk (GIR) programme during this reporting period through their participation at the Gender and Humanitarian Action (GiHA) workshop in Auki, the Solomon Islands (20th - 24th September). Gender machineries, women led CSO’s, and services providers included Protection Commitee Members, Malaita Provincial Council of Women, partners and directly enabling 25 participants (14 women and 11 men) to attend through the provision of financial support. Those who attended shared their experience and became voices of advocacy for women's participation in DRR and humanitarian action. Under the UN Women’s GIR programme, it has allowed the participation of gender machineries at the National Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Forum in the Solomon Islands (15th-17th June). Gender machineries, women led CSO’s, and services providers included Isabel Provincial Council of Women, Malaita Provincial Council of Women, Vois Blo Mere and Solomon Islands National Council of Women as well as directly enabling 63 participants (51 women and 12 men) to attend through the provision of financial support. Those who attended shared their experience and became voices of advocacy for women's participation is DRR and humanitarian action. Medical Services Pacific, Fiji, a current WPHF funded grantee, was enabled through online capacity building sessions to increase visibility of their work including family planning services available in Fiji during the recent COVID-19 outbreak. A Gender Based Violence in Emergencies (GBVie) workshop was carried out with them virtually from the 25th - 27th October 2021. It was observed that during this workshop, there more women, 14 females compared to only 4 males. Participants attended from the Central, Western and Northern divisions. With the evaluation carried out, it was noted that knowledge increased consistently across the key training objectives, showing change in knowledge. Overall participant knowledge improved by 8%. Vanuatu Business Resilience Committee-Vanuatu, current WPHF grantee, staff attended and participated on a GiHA workshop that was organised by UNW. The workshop was carried out for five days targeting selected VBRC staff, Government Ministries and protection members. It was co-facilitated by both the Department of Women together with the UNW Vanuatu Country Office from 13th - 17th December 2021. This workshop has enabled participants to be more alert and prepared during any emergency periods. VBRC staff and protection members are more knowledgeable with better understanding on the gender and protection issues (child protection, gender-based violence, health to sexual reproductive health and disability) that always emerges during the event of a disaster. Most of the participants are better informed on different vulnerabilities that associate with the affected population during disaster and after disaster and capturing their needs in the humanitarian strategic plans for response The National Protection Committee (NPC) of the Ministry of Women in Solomon Islands: The Protection & Gender in Emergency Response Project addresses protection issues related to GBV and gender in emergencies. NPC carries out Gender Based Violence in Emergency (GBViE) training in the provinces to build the skills and knowledge of local level responders. The project has also supported the review and finalization of the Standard Operating Procedure for COVID-19 for the PDOC. The completion of the project implementation has been really affected due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and staff capacity. FemLINKpacific (Fiji): The Pacific Women’s Weather Watch (WWW) Project pivoted its activities towards COVID-19. These included, their last major event before the closure of the project in March 2021, the Regional WWW Learning Exchange . 10 women leaders from Fiji and 20 women leaders from Vanuatu gathered virtually in event due to border restrictions . As in the Fiji district convening, the participants were able to outline their preparedness , priorities during a humanitarian crisis, according to the 7 human security pillars – and plan out the preparedness needs for the next 5 Years e.g.women’s inclusiveness & participation at all levels, increase of emergency disaster fund allocation, expansion of community media etc. These priorities were channeled in various forums . The learning exchange between Fiji and Vanuatu women leaders revealed the impact that many of them are now having in their own communities in leading the crisis and benefiting from relief and response efforts. All 10 (100%) women leaders and divisional rural convenors and correspondents from Fiji wear various hats from being Red Cross volunteers, to heading the District Council of Social Services, or being an advisory Councillor or President of a women’s club – and thus are all front-liners in their own communities. The new Women’s in Resilience to Disaster’s programme is still in its initial implementation phase with the development of the country’s workplan (Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu) will be one of the main priorities this Quarter 1 2022.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-FIJ_D_6.1
Global normative and policy frameworks for gender equality and women’s empowerment are implemented in the Pacific
Ensuring global normative and policy frameworks for GE/WE are implemented in the Pacific is a priority for the Fiji MCO. With current COVID-19 protocols and travel restrictions, many of the intergovernmental fora have changed modality or have started to take place again since postponement in 2020. The Triennial Conference of Pacific Women was rescheduled from 2020 to April 2021. This forum brings together decision-makers within Pacific governments, development partners, research institutions and CSOs to share experiences, reflect on the progress and challenges to date, identify strategic and practical measures and make recommendations to accelerate progress towards achieving gender equality and a full realisation of women’s human rights in the region. The Conference was held virtually for the first time and had over 1000 participants. UN Women provided financial support to allow for greater participation of civil society at the national level convenings. Additionally, UN Women technically supported the Conference as a member of the Triennial Steering Committee and through several virtual side events. The Conference outcomes document was endorsed by Pacific Ministers for Women and is being used to inform Pacific priorities through various channels including the development of the next UNSDCF. The Fiji MCO has coordinated with the Gender Technical Working Group (UN Women, UNFPA, Pacific Community, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and civil society) to ensure that Pacific governments are prepared to engage substantively in the CSW and that work around CSW, the Triennial and other regional and global mechanisms for GE/WE are aligned.Showing 6 - 10 of 14