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outcome XM-DAC-41146-LBY_D_1.1
By 2025, Libyan citizens, particularly youth and women, are better able to exercise their rights and obligations in an inclusive, stable, democratic, and reconciled society, underpinned by responsive, transparent, accountable, and unified public institutions. (UNDSCF Outcome 1.1 (taken verbatim))
The outcome was partly achieved as planned. First, progress was made towards the outcome as Libyan female citizens are better able to exercise their rights and obligations through public institutions. Female representative of CSOs and aspiring candidates promote women's rights and empowerment in electoral processes. 82 Libyan women (from 37 regions including young women, women with disabilities, women belonging to different ethnic groups, women living in rural areas, Women IDPs, and women providing care and support) have knowledge on the principles and processes of democracy in relation to the political empowerment of women, understanding of women's political rights and of issues of political violence against women including online violence against women candidates and a familiarity with sovereign institutions, their modus operandi, mandates and legal framework, and electoral principles and processes. A network to support each other as they face challenges with political violence, amongst other issues, has been created and a voluntary pledge “Women for Women” to support women’s rights and political participation has been signed. According to pre/post evaluation tests, knowledge on the principles and processes of democracy in relation to the political empowerment of women, on women's political rights, on issues of political violence against women including online violence against women candidates, sovereign institutions, their modus operandi, mandates and legal framework, and electoral principles and processes - increased from 28% to 63%, and the percentage of women reporting to have excellent and good knowledge of the topics increased from 65% to 89% after the intervention. UN Women Libya contributed to this by organizing 4 four-day in-person training on women political participation, coordinating with the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) to provide training sessions for women candidates on the electoral process, and facilitating a dialogue between the trainings. Second, civil society increased its level of influence. Women-led and women-focused civil society organizations have strengthened capacities to support normative and political processes on women's empowerment for peace and security processes: 20 women representatives of civil society organizations, aspiring candidates, politicians, and heads of women networks, including women IDPs, youth, and women with disabilities, have knowledge and capacities on electoral laws in Libya. They also have knowledge on Libya’s proposed electoral process for National Assembly’s chamber, the Senate and the House of Representatives (HoR), in light of the electoral law presented by 6+6 in October 2023 and concrete recommendations to address their challenges were formulated. This has been achieved through the workshop organized by UN Women Libya in collaboration with UNSMIL on women’s safe and meaningful participation in Libya’s electoral process. The workshop was further enriched with the participation of a member of the 6+6 committee and representatives from HNEC. Based on the progress made, the strategy and theory of change are largely still applicable. UN Women will continue to diversify its engagement with civil society by focusing on youth and persons with disabilities as well as leveraging its coordination function to link civil society initiatives with decision-makers. If this strategy is successful, impact-level changes in the lives of women and girls in the areas of inclusive reconciliation and participation of women are expected within five (5) years.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-LBY_D_1.2
By 2025, people in Libya participate in and benefit from a more peaceful, safe, and secure society, free from armed conflict and underpinned by unified and strengthened security, justice, rule of law, and human rights institutions that promote and protect human rights based on the principles of inclusivity, non-discrimination, and equality in accordance with international norms and standards. (UNSDCF Outcome 1.2 (taken verbatim))
This outcome was partially achieved as planned. First, there was progress towards the adoption of a law to advance women’s empowerment. Parliamentarians enhanced their capacities to draft and adopt non-discriminatory legislation, including to empower women. 13 House of Representatives (HoRs) members (11 women and 2 men) enhanced their understanding and support for the Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) draft law, and committed to actively advocate for the draft law, with the goal of securing a vote in its favor, leading to this result. UN Women contributed to this through the organization of two-days round table discussions in Cairo, in collaboration with UNSMIL, UNDP and the Team of Experts on Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. Second, an increased number of women can access services after experiencing violence or discrimination, as one rule of law institution increased their capacity to administer justice for women and girls in Libya in accordance with national commitments on international human rights norms and standards and transitional justice, and two national authorities improved their capacity to deliver responsive protection services to address online violence against women. Seventeen (17) junior female lawyers have capacities on international standards on human rights and criminal justice, guaranteeing of fair trial, rights of the defendants during criminal procedures, code of ethics, combatting violence against women and conflict-related sexual violence. According to post training evaluation, a unanimous 100% of participants reported an increased confidence in advocating for women's rights within the legal profession. In addition, sixteen (16) women (13 volunteers and 2 employees affiliated with the High National Elections Commission and the head of the women’s office in Sebha) have capacities on digital security and reporting tools specific to Meta platforms during an online training. Diverse in background and age, participants expressed varying interests in META tools, with a post-training survey revealing increased confidence in using safety tools, though some desired more information. In parallel, 4604 people were reached through the social media campaign, 16 Days of Activism Campaign, increasing their knowledge on thematic areas such as women's political participation and youth engagement. UN Women contributed to these results by providing technical and financial support to organize capacity building trainings and powerful social media campaigns, leveraging its coordination mandate and collaborating with key stakeholders (Tripoli Bar Association, UNSMIL, UNDP, META). Based on the progress made, the strategy and theory of change are largely still applicable. UN Women will continue to diversify its engagement with civil society by focusing on youth and persons with disabilities as well as leveraging its coordination function to link civil society initiatives with decision-makers. If this strategy is successful, impact-level changes in the lives of women and girls in the areas of inclusive reconciliation and participation of women are expected within five (5) years.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-LBY_O_1
UN Women 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.
During the reporting year, the Libya CO upheld its accountability and turstworthiness by ensuring effective and robust results-based management, financial management controls, internal and external transparency of financial data, timely and accurate donor reporting, responsive and secure information systems, environmental sustainability and a reduced carbon footprint, and physical security. UN Women has an excellent reputation and the position of one of few resident agencies operating inside Libya through leveraging of regular resources. Despite challenges on the ground due to increasing resistance from conservative groups, women’s needs and voices are being placed in the centre of Libya’s reconciliation processes, through UN Women key role in ensuring this. Women’s empowerment was duly mainstreamed throughout UN Women key role in the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2025, including as the co-chair of Pillar 1 (Peace and Governance). International support for women in Libya has been leveraged through UN Women’s capitalisation on its normative and advocacy mandate. UN Women also leveraged its triple mandate to support coordination on women’s empowerment in Libya by chairing the Women’s empowerment working group (GTG) and supporting the accountability framework for UNCT on Women’s empowerment. UN partners showed their support by joining and leading campaigns, for example during the ‘16 days of activism.’ The CO received funding from several donors (Finland, Norway, France, Germany, and UK) to implement various programmes in WPS, WPPL and EVAW, covering programme, administrative and operational costs. Financial reporting to those donors and reporting on budget and resources allocations to HQ have been completed on time and in line with corporate rules and regulations. Furthermore, these funds were properly managed in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations with respective program teams and responded to the identified needs.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-LBY_O_2
UN Women effectively leverages and expands its 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.
UN Women Libya continues to leverage and expand its partnerships, communication and advocacy capabilities to increase support for the gender equality agenda. Young women, human rights defenders and civil society organizations have been strategically engaged in the national reconciliation efforts due to UN Women's coordination supoprt and convening power. This was also possible due to UN Women close collaboration with UNSMIL. During the reporting period, and in partnership with UNDP, UNICEF, and UNSMIL, UN Women built the capacity on civic engagement, political participation, awareness raising and advocacy of 30 young women from across the country. The programme, Raid'at promoted the voice of young female leaders to represent their communities in national and regional spaces and be agents of change. In addition, and immediately after the floods caused by Storm Daniel hit Eastern Libya, UN Women was able to mobilize its network of 30 women-led CSOs to inform UNDAC's rapid response assessment. The great collaboration with women-led organizations based in Benghazi area allowed that the immediate needs for women and girls were reflected in the Flash Appeal issued by UNCT Libya. Moreover, UN Women worked closely with the World Bank, the European Union, and sister agencies, to produce a secondary data analysis to inform the recovery plan for Derna and Benghazi.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-LBY_O_3
UN Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture.
Progress has been made towards this output in the reporting year. The year 2023 continued to surface challenges to UN Women’s work in Libya due to the constantly evolving country context and pushback by conservative groups. As a response, UN Women continued to utilize the strategy adopted in 2022 to implement a low-profile approach and continued working on the objectives of the UNSCR 1325 pillars without advocating for a National Action Plan (NAP). UN Women continued to promote and advocate for women's meaningful participation in peacebuilding processes, for the prevention of violence against women, and in the area of relief and recovery. Despite the circumstances, the office made significant advances, for example, in strengthening civil society’s capacity and linking its representatives to decision-makers with recommendations and demands for improved participation in processes from reconciliation and politics to economic development. The Cluster Office (CCO) modality has also brought significant added value to UN Women's business continuity amidst Libya's volatile context. In a context where internal movement is not possible due to conflict, UN Women often holds events with women from different parts of Libya in Tripoli, Libya, and neighboring Tunisia, which allows for collaboration of women from diverse backgrounds in a neutral environment. In parallel, the CCO continued to work through the two office spaces in the UN compound in Tripoli and has recruited two national staff to be based in Libya. An on-the-ground presence is critical in strengthening the partnership with government officials with regular meetings with line Ministries such as the Ministry of Women's Affairs, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Interior, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), in addition to strengthing UN women’s presence in the UNCT coordination mechanisms. The Libya CO was more rigorous around the recovery of costs, made full use of opportunities for inter-agency collaboration and streamlined operating practices, including through shared services. Knowledge management is improved through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to operations procedures (eg: procurement, finance, HR transactions) to support more efficient and effective delivery of programmatic results. Joint programmes and programming have been advocated for through UN Women’s capacity of co-chair of UNSDCF Results Group 1. While Libya's UNSDCF does not have any joint programmes ongoing, during the reporting period, UN Women worked closely with UNDP and UNSMIL in supporting Libya's Electoral Monitoring Body (HNEC) which allowed increased results at scale. Additionally, a cohort of 30 young women activists strengthened their skills on mediation, advocacy, and civic engagement as a result of a partnership between UN Women with UNSMIL, UNICEF and UNDP.Showing 1 - 5 of 7