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Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
Strategic Partnerships Driving Progress: UN Women played a key role as a strategic partner and gender lead, supporting normative advancements such as the institutionalization of Gender-Responsive Planning and Budgeting (GRB) and accelerating the WPS Agenda while addressing structural inequalities.
This progress was made possible through close collaboration with the Government, UN agencies, Technical and Financial Partners, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). UN Women’s efforts, in partnership with the Ministries of Health, Humanitarian Action, Handicrafts, and Environment, contributed to SDGs 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Key Achievements and Impact were : (i) Launch of the Saraounia Programme under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, UN Women provided technical and financial support, alongside Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, UN agencies, and CSOs This programme aims to accelerate the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda within the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, reflecting strong national ownership and commitment, (ii) Local Procurement Strategy for Women Entrepreneurs with UN Women’s support, the Ministry of Handicrafts adopted a local procurement strategy prioritizing women processors and entrepreneurs, notably within flood response efforts. This led to the revision of the National Risk and Disaster Management Committee’s decree, ensuring women’s representation in decision-making and improved access to public markets and (iii) Mobilization of $35 Million USD for Women and Youth Entrepreneurship in partnership with the African Solidarity Fund (ASF) and nine financial institutions, UN Women helped mobilize $35 million USD to support women- and youth-led businesses. This initiative strengthened economic resilience, social cohesion, and sustainable development by expanding access to financial resources and entrepreneurship opportunities.
By effectively combining its coordination, normative, and operational roles, UN Women strengthened policies, fostered partnerships, and delivered impactful programmes that enhanced women’s participation in peacebuilding, economic empowerment, and resilience-building efforts. These initiatives ensure sustainable progress toward gender equality and inclusive development in Niger.
This progress was made possible through close collaboration with the Government, UN agencies, Technical and Financial Partners, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). UN Women’s efforts, in partnership with the Ministries of Health, Humanitarian Action, Handicrafts, and Environment, contributed to SDGs 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Key Achievements and Impact were : (i) Launch of the Saraounia Programme under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, UN Women provided technical and financial support, alongside Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, UN agencies, and CSOs This programme aims to accelerate the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda within the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, reflecting strong national ownership and commitment, (ii) Local Procurement Strategy for Women Entrepreneurs with UN Women’s support, the Ministry of Handicrafts adopted a local procurement strategy prioritizing women processors and entrepreneurs, notably within flood response efforts. This led to the revision of the National Risk and Disaster Management Committee’s decree, ensuring women’s representation in decision-making and improved access to public markets and (iii) Mobilization of $35 Million USD for Women and Youth Entrepreneurship in partnership with the African Solidarity Fund (ASF) and nine financial institutions, UN Women helped mobilize $35 million USD to support women- and youth-led businesses. This initiative strengthened economic resilience, social cohesion, and sustainable development by expanding access to financial resources and entrepreneurship opportunities.
By effectively combining its coordination, normative, and operational roles, UN Women strengthened policies, fostered partnerships, and delivered impactful programmes that enhanced women’s participation in peacebuilding, economic empowerment, and resilience-building efforts. These initiatives ensure sustainable progress toward gender equality and inclusive development in Niger.
Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
The implementation of SN 2023-2027 through the Country Office's 2024 annual plan has been thwarted - by the politico-military crisis that has gripped Niger since July 26, 2023 with the seizure of power - by the military grouped within the Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie led by General Abdourahamane Tiani. The seizure of power triggered economic sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Western countries, including the USA, which provided aid for health, security and infrastructure needs. Sanctions by regional bodies (ECOWAS). . Despite this difficult and complex context, UN Women, in line with the orientations of the United Nations System in Niger, has drawn up an emergency plan to adapt its Strategic Note (2023-2027) to the current context, with a view to responding effectively to the needs of vulnerable populations, particularly women and girls, to cope with the effects of the political crisis prevailing in the country. This confirms the need for Niger to implement the nexus.Thus,I.in line with output 1.3 and indicator 1.3.3 of the SN corresponding to the first output of priority 1 of its emergency response, UN Women Niger immediately supported the setting up and accompaniment of a coalition of women's and youth organizations committed to the conservation and consolidation of GEWE gains in the implementation of a series of communication, mobilization and advocacy actions for the promotion and protection of women's and girls' rights in this period marked by political crisis. Women's CSOs united under the slogan "NigerFemmesPaix" have seen their capacities and networks strengthened through collective actions, including :A first joint declaration to safeguard GEWE achievements, followed by a memorandum submitted to the new authorities More than 2.9 million people reached through their impressions on social media via videos, podcasts and other web content produced during a digital campaign entitled #NigerFemmesPaix# and launched on September 5, 2023 and closed on October 20, 2023. The campaign was initiated and coordinated by UN Women with the support of over 50 women's CSOs and more than 30 young girls, In addition, as of 2023, a total of 129 women's and youth organizations have enhanced technical, institutional and financial capacities, and are currently playing important leadership and advocacy roles in the HPD nexus, including the ongoing transition process thanks to the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and several other awareness-raising and advocacy actions to further promote women's rights and economic empowerment. II. still linked to the effective implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, Niger now has an operational mechanism for coordinating and monitoring initiatives derived from implementation.III. also Niger has an operational framework enabling women entrepreneurs to access financing without guarantees.
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OutcomeNER_D_2.1
Outcome result statementTo contribute to the development and modernization of rural areas UNSDCF: The office intends to make a significant contribution through an increase in agro-silvicultural and fisheries production, the development of sustainable food systems and shock responsive social protection systems, better prevention and management of natural disasters and adaptation to the effects of climate change.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_D_2.1
OutcomeNER_D_3.1
Outcome result statementWith regard to the effect on human capital development, the office aims for increased access to quality basic social services and decent employment, social protection, protection against gender-based violence, all forms of inequality, abuse, exploitation and harmful practices as well as more gender equality and women's empowerment (GEWE) oriented financing.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_D_3.1
OutcomeNER_D_4.1
Outcome result statementWomen's participation in governance, peace and security, humanitarian action
In application of the quota law, UN Women's contribution over the next five years will strengthen the implementation of national provisions on women's participation in political and elective office, the development of women's leadership and girls for inclusive and affirmative governance, and the acceleration of the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the promotion of gender, UN Women will scale up women's involvement (UN flagship programme):
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_D_4.1
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OutcomeNER_O_1
Outcome result statementNiger office 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.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_O_1
OutcomeNER_O_2
Outcome result statementAdvancing Partnerships & Resourcing; innovative strategy for impact & scale: Niger office effectively leverages and expands its innovative 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
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_O_2
OutcomeNER_O_3
Outcome result statementAdvancing business transformation: Niger CO strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture based
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_O_3
OutcomeNER_O_4
Outcome result statementNurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture: With its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_O_4
OutcomeNER_O_5
Outcome result statementNiger CO efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at the country level including through shared services.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-NER_O_5
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