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outcome XM-DAC-41146-NPL_O_2
Advancing partnerships and resourcing: Effectively influencing for impact and scale
Significant progress towards this output was made. Strategic partnerships, communications, and advocacy efforts were leveraged to deliver on the gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) agenda. In 2024, UN Women Nepal expanded and diversified its partnership with development partners with funding from the Government of UK (2024-2027 and the Government of Korea (2024–2027), the Government of Australia (2023–2025) and three new joint programmes with UNDP and UNICEF (2024-2026); and with UNICEF, UNFPA and ILO (2024-2025). By leveraging partnerships with government, CSOs, national institutions, development partners and media, UN Women contributed to influence key national discussions and agendas on GEWE. For example, by organizing key strategic events with partners such as the Election Commission Nepal and the National Planning Commission, UN Women were able to spark national discussions on gender inclusion in elections and advance the development of a National Care Economy Roadmap. Through the EU-UN (UN Women, UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO) joint programme and in collaboration with the National Judicial Academy, the first ever conference on gender equality in the judiciary was organized, resulting in a declaration for gender justice within the judiciary. Strategic partnerships with the two major national civil society networks BBC and NNBN and the media further resulted in national discussions on – and increased coverage of the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action. Furthermore, as a result of the year-round social media campaign #OrangeNepalToEndGBV, 1.5 million people were reached on Facebook with advocacy messages to end violence against women. UN Women convened the campaign with 11 development partners including for example, USAID, Norwegian Embassy, through the International Development Partners Group on Gender Equality and Social inclusion (co-chaired by World Bank and UNICEF). The partnership between UN Women, Global Compact Nepal and private sector was strengthened through joint initiatives including Ring the Bell and Hackathon where UN Women leveraged strategic engagement with development partners including Switzerland and the US embassies. The number of Women Empowerment Principles signatory companies increased from 37 to 62 in 2024 with increased understanding of gender equality among the signatories. This was facilitated through the 4 peer-learning sessions conducted by UN Women and Global Compact Nepal. UN Women Nepal’s visibility was further amplified reaching over seven million people through social media. Facebook and X followers increased by 20.8% and 4.7% respectively compared to 2023. This reach reflects the effectiveness of UN Women Nepal’s communication strategies in engaging the audience on GEWE issues. If the Nepal UN Women Country Office resource mobilization and communications strategies are implemented as planned, UN Women is expected to further increase support for the gender equality agenda and secure new resources.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-NPL_O_3
Advancing business transformation
Progress toward this output has been made. In 2024, the business model of UN Women was further strengthened as marked by the following results: Savings of USD 189,976.00 was realized in 2024 through ten long-term agreements (LTAs), effectively reducing transaction costs. This was facilitated through UN Women’s active participation in the UN Operations Management Team (OMT), including the task forces on Finance, Procurement, Admin, Information Communications Technology, and Human Resources. By providing technical insights, UN Women significantly enhanced coherence, common practices, and operational cost efficiency, particularly through improved utilization of UN common LTAs. UN Women was listed among the top 6 out of 21 UN agencies contributing to the efficiency agenda of UNCT as per UN Info Status Dashboard for Business Operations Strategy which was commended by the Resident Coordinator. In 2024, UN Women remained as one among four UN agencies in Nepal to achieve gender parity and staff diversity as reported by the UNCT HR Task Team. As part of UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard, UN Women Nepal demonstrated strong leadership in supporting the implementation of UNCT's commitment to gender equality by tracking the data on gender parity and diversity amongst staff in all UN agencies and presenting it in the UNCT. This has also been recognized globally as a best practice because of its long-term systematic efforts on gender-parity and workforce diversity. As a result, the Resident Coordinator was invited and shared lessons learned at the Annual Global Gender Focal Point Meeting. A total of 104 vendors (30 females, 74 males) enhanced their understanding and practice of UN procurement policies and procedures, including gender responsive procurement practices. This was facilitated through an Open House event on 24 November 2024, led by UN Women in the OMT Procurement Task Force. This initiative streamlined vendor knowledge management and updated the supplier database. The session covered the UN procurement process, fraudulent activities, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, and included a Question & Answer session to bring more clarity to vendors’ understanding. Three provincial offices in Madhesh, Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces were established in support of effective coordination with key stakeholders and amplifying UN Women’s visibility at the provincial and local level. These offices were established following guidelines provided by the HQ Business Review Committee
outcome XM-DAC-41146-NPL_O_4
Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture
Some progress has been made toward this output. An inclusive work culture and performance of personnel was further enhanced, thus contributing to the corporate commitment to be an employer of choice among UN agencies. UN Women among UNCT Nepal remains as an organization of people representing diverse groups with 45.71 percent of the total personnel from excluded/under-represented groups. Further, the diversity strategy was advanced through leadership roles in HR Task Force in initiatives like 'Women on Wheels' project and joint recruitment and mobilization of a PSEA consultant. Delivering on its commitment to diversity, UN Women continued to participate in the UN Traineeship Programme, successfully hiring two female trainees in 2024. UN Women Nepal’s commitment to staff development was demonstrated by 100 percent completion of Performance Management and Development (assessment for 2023 and Plan for 2024) and 86 percent personnel participating in career development and learning opportunities. This was further emphasized through the UN Women Nepal 2.0 discussion in the staff retreat, which focused on the linkages between its Strategic Note and organizational structure, collective leadership, and UN values and competencies. Additionally, dedicated discussions by the Regional HR advisor on Performance Management, including informative sessions on job swaps and detailed assignments, contributed to these results. Mandatory training was completed by all personnel as of December 2024. Human resource of UN Women Nepal was further strengthened through the expansion with new team members in line with the recommendation from ‘Fit for Purpose’ exercise conducted in 2023 and further review in September 2024. Recruitment of 20 new positions (18 women and 2 men) across various roles (5-FTA, 6-SC, 7-UNV and 2-Trainees) was completed within the average of 18 weeks. With this strategic recruitment and contract management, the office was well-equipped to deliver on its mandate. Additionally, efforts to promote women in non-traditional roles, such as hiring a female driver, were sustained in 2024. Duty of care remained as a priority resulting in inclusive and safe working environment for all personnel. This was facilitated through regular check-ins and counseling sessions on managing stress, anxiety, and mental health.,. An informal committee for the staff well-being was also established in June 2024which further contributed towards supportive work environment by procuring indoor games and supporting tools such as footrest, laptop stand and cushion as per needs of the personnel.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-NPL_O_5
Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes
Significant progress towards this output was made. The business process in UN Women Nepal was further strengthened to deliver its mandate through enhanced capacities on application of results-based management (RBM) standards and use of evaluations. Enhanced RBM capacity of UN Women personnel was evidenced by timely submission of five high quality reports to respective donors. Further, 14 programme partners strengthened their capacity on RBM as indicated by the post training report. These were further evidenced in the improved quality progress report submitted by them. This was facilitated through implementation of a dedicated sessions on RBM among others delivered as part of the capacity building initiative – Hamro Sahayatra. Lessons from both Country Portfolio Evaluation 2022 and the global Feminist Collaborative Evaluation on UN Women’s Approach to Social Norms were integrated in the new programme “Hamro Sahas: Feminist Movement Building for Social Norm Change”. In response to the lesson on the need to engage grassroot women’s rights organizations (WROs) in social norm change efforts, the Hamro Sahas programme, designed in 2024 aims to establish a funding modality for diverse feminist organizations/WROs led and representing marginalized identities, providing flexible grants for programmes addressing discriminatory social norms, paired with capacity strengthening to support collectivization, movement building, and cultures of care.Showing 6 - 9 of 9