Outcome MYM_D_1.4

By 2025, the enabling environment for the implementation of the WPS agenda and the integration of GEEW in humanitarian, peace and development frameworks, programming and policies is strengthened.

In 2024, UN Women Myanmar strengthened the enabling environment for the implementation of the WPS agenda and the integration of GEEW in the humanitarian response in particular. GIHA technical support was provided to humanitarian coordination platforms at national and sub-national level with a focus on Protection, ICCG, AAP, Cash and Markets Working Groups, Food Security and other specialized clusters. UN Women continuously leveraged its role and mandate to enhance the inclusion of Women-CSOs in advocacy and decision-making across the nexus. In particular, as the co-lead of the GiHA WG and as part of the commitment to localisation, UN Women ensured that W CSOs were included in the HNRP process through consultations and membership in the HCT, MHF Technical Advisory Group and the Protection Strategic Advisory Group and provided gender analysis and data in support of planning. As co-lead of the PSEA Network, UN Women played a vital role in the resource mobilization of a dedicated PSEA Coordination through the PSEA Cap funded by Norway resulting in a predictable two-year leadership of the Network. Lastly, as co-lead of the Gender Theme Group, UN Women completed the application of the Gender Equality Marker in the UNTCF 2024-2025 for the first time in Myanmar, supporting over 12 UN agencies on using the marker and gender mainstreaming. An analysis report was also presented to the UNCT, in cooperation with the RCO and UNFPA as co-chair of the UN-GTG which assessed the UNCT’s application of the GEM, and the collective efforts in financing gender equality, providing recommendations for strengthening gender financing and GEM monitoring.

By 2025, the enabling environment for the implementation of the WPS agenda and the integration of GEEW in humanitarian, peace and development frameworks, programming and policies is strengthened.

In 2025, UN Women Myanmar strengthened the enabling environment for the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and the integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEEW) across humanitarian, peace, and development frameworks. Through its technical leadership and coordination roles, UN Women supported the systematic integration of gender considerations into policy, planning, and response processes at national and sub-national levels . UN Women generated and leveraged evidence to inform gender-responsive governance and humanitarian action. Firstly, an independent study supported by UN Women examined women’s leadership and participation in governance-related institutions, highlighting that while entry points for women have expanded, meaningful participation remains constrained by insecurity, unpaid care burdens, and limited institutional support. In addition to that, a complementary analysis mapped emerging gender policy efforts, identifying a growing number of gender-related commitments alongside gaps in coherence, implementation, and accountability. Both studies aim to inform future programming and advocacy by filling critical evidence gaps. Furthermore, partners developed and discreetly disseminated gender analyses that informed humanitarian responses in Rakhine and examined women’s and girls’ access to justice, with findings shared through appropriate coordination platforms to support gender-responsive planning and advocacy.