outcome XM-DAC-41146-KGZ_O_4

Nurturing an empowered Workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture

The output has been partially achieved. In 2023 to empower the workforce and advance an inclusive UN Women culture, office staff engaged in regular staff meetings and activities to discuss issues of concern and encourage all staff to speak up. Also, senior management remains open for individual meetings with the staff to raise concerns. Staff further engaged in regular discussions on workforce empowerment. Team members improved the psycho-emotional state of team members, with the invitation of a psychologist who applies the tools of social innovation technologies. Team members analysed their emotional state, understanding and identifying ways to reduce stress and tension. Further, team improved their communication skills of team members and learn the methods and tools for ‘story-telling’ report writing. This occurred during 2 team retreats conducted by the CO.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-KGZ_O_5

Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes

The output has been partially achieved. In 2023, following the request of the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women CEDAW to the UN Resident Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan, UN Women took a lead to provide a brief update on the follow-up report provided by Kyrgyzstan (CEDAW/C/KGZ/FCO/5), which was assessed at the 86th session of the Committee in October 2023. UN Women’s efforts in collection of inputs, discussion among the agencies engaged and final brief drafting process resulted in the production of the high-quality report around the themes specified in the report: (1) on addressing the barriers to women’s and girls’ access to justice, including by ensuring that all women and girls have effective access to affordable or if required free legal assistance, (2) including by reviewing the Act on Guaranteed State Legal Aid; (2) adopting temporary special measures, as a necessary strategy to accelerate the achievement of substantive equality between women and men in all areas of the Convention in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, in both the public and private sec tors, especially at the decision-making level, and with particular attention to women belonging to ethnic minority groups, women with disabilities and older women; (3) on recommendation to pursue its efforts to prevent, protect and assist victims, as well as to prosecute and adequately punish perpetrators, of bride kidnapping; (4) and recommendation to remove any restrictions on the activities of women human rights defenders and create an enabling environment to promote their participation in political and public life, including by ensuring their protection from gender-based violence and reprisals. The full report is enclosed.