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    Summary of country programme

    UN Women Thailand has advanced its core mandate through the longstanding and trusted partnership with the Royal Thai Government, women’s groups, and CSOs, in alignment with the 2022-2026 UNSDCF.  UN Women Thailand’s priority areas include: 

    (1) Advancing Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) to support further development of the WPS policy framework.

    (2) Eliminating violence against women through the prevention and protection of women including women migrant workers from all types of violence and emergency crisis including the COVID-19 pandemic.

    (3) Promoting women’s economic empowerment through the engagement of public and private sectors to implement the WEPs, including gender-responsive procurement, the promotion of economic participation, empowerment of women, and enhancing comprehensive and gender-responsive social protection for all.

    (4) Reiterating the importance of women’s political and civic participation to support and recognize the multi-stakeholders efforts on empowering women in national and local politics. 

    This is achieved by nationalising and localising gender-responsive budgeting to ensure gender-equitable resource allocation, promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. 

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    UN Women in action: Strategic insights and achievements

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    In 2024, UN Women Thailand's programme in partnership with line ministries, especially the key strategic partners i.e. the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (OSMEP) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has led to the successfully advanced gender equality and women's empowerment (GEWE) and the localization of SDG 5, and SDG 16 as well as the contribution to the UNSDCF's outcome 3 through key thematic priorities, which respond to UN Women's three impact areas including (1) the development and application of gender equality and women's empowerment, and (2) women's increased economic opportunities, as follows:
    Women, Peace and Security (SDG 16): With the direct support of UN Women Thailand to localize Women Peace and Security agenda, the National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security was drafted and reviewed and endorsed by the Sub-Committee on Women Peace and Security and to be promulgated in 2025 to address both the traditional and other emerging security issue. In partnership with Civil Society Organisations in the area of prevention of human trafficking, UN Women contributes to the improvement of response and prevention mechanisms, ensuring that grassroots insights informed broader anti-trafficking strategies and fostering a gender-sensitive approach leading to more inclusive, nuanced, and effective anti-trafficking strategies that align with the UN "Leaving No One Behind" (LNOB) principle. Both WPS and trafficking projects are contributing to peace, justice and stronger institutions.
    Women’s Economic Empowerment (SDG 5): Under the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and in partnership with multi-stakeholders, UN Women Thailand has highlighted market mechanism, in both public and private sectors, a driver to achieve women’s economic empowerment and advance gender equality. It has developed women entrepreneurs’ business skills, knowledge, and result in a marketplace of 170 women-owned/led businesses to scale up for their products’ capacity to business procurement value chain. The project plays a pivotal role in augmenting opportunities for women in managerial positions in the private sectors, including c-suite roles, board of director, in the private sectors, and especially women-owned/led enterprises in micro and small enterprises.
    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    In 2023, UN Women Thailand's programme implementation and partnership with line ministries, especillay the key strategic partner (Ministry of Social Development and Human Security) has led to the sucessfully advanced gender equaily and women's empowerment (GEWE) and the widely localised SDG 5, SDG 16, and SDG 17, as well as the contribution to the UNSDCF's outcome 3 through key thematic prirorities, which respond to UN Women's three impact areas including (1) the development and application of gender equality and women's empowerment, (2) preventing and responding to violence aganist women and girls, and (3) women's increased economic opportunities, as follows:Women Peace and Security: With the direct support of UN Women Thailand, the National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security was drafted and it was already reviewed and endorsed by the Sub-Committee on Women Peace and Security. The draft WPS NAP will be further submitted to the Committee on the Promotion of the Development of the Status of Women, the National Committee on Policy and Strategy for the Development of the Status of Women, and the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council respectively to further review and endorse.
    Women’s Economic Empowerment: In partnership with multi-stakeholders, UNW TH has promoted women’s economic empowerment as a successful mechanism to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women supported the establishment of the Local Implementation Learning Center (LILC) at Prince of Songkla University in Pattani on 6 June to localize SDG and empower women and youth through economic empowerment in the Southern border provinces. In addition, the Women’s Economic Empowerment and Learning Center (WEE Center) was established on 22 September in Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai province.This center serves as a dedicated learning space for (currently more than 350) women in Chiang Khong and the Northern border provinces, fostering sustainable initiatives to promote and support women in communities. By providing a platform for the development of skills and knowledge, and a marketplace for their products, the WEE Center plays a pivotal role in augmenting women's income and securing career opportunities and contributing to enhancing the self-esteem and confidence of women, empowering them to play an increased role and amplify their voices in public and social activities.
    Gender-responsive budgeting and procurement: UN Women advances gender responsive budgeting through capacity development of 15 line ministries and partners with private corporations to advocate the implementation of a gender-sensitive business culture and gender-responsive procurement. This initiative also supported women-owned SMEs to link up with these corporations to secure equitable access for women to networks, finances, and markets. This public-private partnership led to 92 large corporations adopting gender-responsive procurement principles and resulted in 101 MSMEs capacitated.

    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    THA_D_2.1

    More women lead, participate and have access to business opportunities to advance sustainable and inclusive growth

    THA_D_2.1.1

    Knowledge: Women’s networks, public institutions and the private sector in the EU and Asia share expertise and knowledge to advance an enabling business environment for women’s economic empowerment

    THA_D_2.1.1

    Women’s networks, public institutions and the private sectors have gained expertise and knowledge to advance an enabling business environment for women’s economic empowerment

    THA_D_2.1.2

    Capacity development and technical assistance: Women-owned business and entrepreneurs have increased capacity to engage with governments and private sector companies in policies and dialogues for advancement of women’s economic empowerment

    THA_D_2.1.2

    Women-owned business and entrepreneurs have increased capacity to engage with governments and private sector companies in policies and dialogues for advancement of women’s economic empowerment

    THA_D_2.1.3

    Advocacy and representation: More private sector companies implement the WEPs, including the gender-sensitive business culture and practices in EU and the country

    THA_D_2.1.3

    Private sector have increased capacity to implement the WEPs, including the gender-sensitive business culture and practices

    THA_D_3.1

    Laws, policies and strategies adopted and implemented in line with international standards and informed by voices of women survivors of violence to prevent and respond to VAWG

    THA_D_3.1.1

    Increased access to information, coordinated quality services and supportive networks (local, national and regional groups) are strengthened for WMWs, including through survivor-centered laws, policies and research.

    THA_D_6.1

    A comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality and women's empowerment is in place and is applied through action by Governments and other stakeholders at all levels

    THA_D_6.1.1

    Governments, CSOs, Gender Equality advocates and the UN system understand, influence and participate in inter-governmental processes related to GEEW

    THA_D_6.1.1

    Governments, CSOs, Gender Equality advocates and the UN system understand, influence and participate in inter-governmental processes related to GEWE

    THA_D_6.2

    Legal frameworks and policies to advance women's leadership, women's rights to participate in decision making at national and local levels, and women's access to justice are reformed/ adopted and implemented.

    THA_D_6.2.1

    Women at national and local levels fully participate, lead and engage in political decision making and process

    THA_D_6.2.1

    Women at national and local levels fully participate, lead and engage in political decision making process and local governance.

    THA_D_6.2.2

    Capacity of justice institutions and multi-disciplinary team to implement laws and policies to protect women and girls is strengthened to promote access to justice and the rule of law and to end violence against women and girls

    THA_D_6.2.2

    Capacity of multi-disciplinary team and women's machinery to implement laws and policies to protect women and girls is strengthened to promote access to justice and the rule of law and to end gender based violence.

    THA_D_6.2.3

    Women's leaders and women's organizations have enhanced capacities and opportunities to participate in local development initiatives and play greater roles in promoting peaceful, cohesive and resilient communities

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    THA_O_1

    More effective and efficient United Nations system coordination on gender equality and women's empowerment

    THA_O_2

    Increased engagement of partners in support of UN Women's mandate

    THA_O_3

    High quality of programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management and evaluation

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    OutcomeTHA_D_2.1
    Outcome result statementThis outcome is under the project entitled “Promoting Economic Empowerment of Women at Work in Asia (WeEmpower Asia)” which aims to enhance the capacity of private sector companies to implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) by promoting decent work opportunities for women and integrating a gender perspective in the business environment and practices through support the relevant government in developing, reviewing, and implementing policy frameworks on on skill development of women entrepreneurs and women empowerment as well as development and launch Thai advocacy and campaign, using digital and social media, to enhance visibility and knowledge of the WEPs among Thai business leadership.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-THA_D_2.1
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    OutcomeTHA_D_3.1
    Outcome result statementThis outcome aims to support of the Thai Government and civil society organizations in ending violence against women, promoting gender equality and empowering women. 1) Promote women’s access to justice, eliminate all form of violence against women and advocate for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, by various means that include, but are not limited to, support of adoption and implementation of legislative tools, policy advocacy, awareness raising, and evidence to and knowledge and generation and sharing; 2) Seek venues to develop, refine, disseminate and promote capacity building tools for justice system actors which include a component on gender sensitization and awareness of women’s human rights in accordance to the international standards and Thailand’s commitments; 3) Collaborate in reaching out to the general public, non-traditional partners, social and cultural institutions, private sector, men and boys in efforts to galvanize support on gender equality and women’s em
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    OutcomeTHA_D_6.1
    Outcome result statementThis outcome supports the implementation of normative work at the policy and local levels. This includes the provision of strong policy advice and advocacy on normative UN issues: 1) Advocate for the localization of the SDGs through our work with the national women’s machinery on strengthening of the gender focal point system, gender responsive budgeting and gender statistics; 2) Support the Thai Government to implement CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Action and Gender Equality Forum; 3) Lead the Gender Theme Group that serves as an advisory group to the UNCT on gender issues in support of the implementation of the UNPAF as well as to strengthen the UN’s collective impact in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment This outcome will focus on vulnerable women including women in informal sector with a particular focus on domestic workers both Thais and non-Thais.
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    OutcomeTHA_D_6.2
    Outcome result statementUN Women Thailand will work in support of the Thai Government and civil society organizations to implement laws and policies to promote women's leadership and participation in decision-making and local governance. The Programme will also engage relevant government and women's groups through capacity building in promoting social cohesion and resilient communities and enhancing access to justice and ending violence against women and human trafficking. This outcome will focus on women ethnic minorities and migrants in border provinces including Chiang Rai and Tak and women in conflicted areas in the Southern Border Provinces.
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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeTHA_O_1
    Outcome result statementMore effective and efficient United Nations system coordination on gender equality and women's empowerment
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    OutcomeTHA_O_2
    Outcome result statementIncreased engagement of partners in support of UN Women's mandate
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-THA_O_2
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    OutcomeTHA_O_3
    Outcome result statementHigh quality of programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management and evaluation
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-THA_O_3
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    Our funding partners contributions

    Regular resources (core)

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    $65.00 K in total
    Other resources (non-core)
    $2.62 M in total
    Regular resources (core)

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    $65.00 K in total
    2022 2021 2020 2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) --
    2022
    No data available
    		--
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		$65,000
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$65,000
    Development:$65,000(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$65,000
    Total contribution$65,000
    Development$65,000(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Other resources (non-core)

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    $2.62 M in total
    2022 2021 2020 2019
    European Commission $110,190
    2022
    European CommissionOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$110,190
    Development:$110,190(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $329,331
    2021
    European CommissionOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$329,331
    Development:$329,331(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $136,795
    2020
    European CommissionOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$136,795
    Development:$136,795(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $47,770
    2019
    European CommissionOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$47,770
    Development:$47,770(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Miscellaneous Donors $352
    2022
    Miscellaneous DonorsPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$352
    Development:$352(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $1,218
    2021
    Miscellaneous DonorsPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$1,218
    Development:$1,218(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $7,410
    2020
    Miscellaneous DonorsPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$7,410
    Development:$7,410(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $718
    2019
    Miscellaneous DonorsPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$718
    Development:$718(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Thailand Institute of Justice --
    2022
    No data available
    		--
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		$38,533
    2019
    Thailand Institute of JusticeAcademic, training and research
    Total contribution:$38,533
    Development:$38,533(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office $365,830
    2022
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$365,830
    Development:$365,830(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $468,822
    2021
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$468,822
    Development:$468,822(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $325,059
    2020
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$325,059
    Development:$325,059(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $308,364
    2019
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$308,364
    Development:$308,364(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Australian National Committee $5,147
    2022
    Australian National CommitteeNational Committee
    Total contribution:$5,147
    Development:$5,147(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $22,482
    2021
    Australian National CommitteeNational Committee
    Total contribution:$22,482
    Development:$22,482(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $10,849
    2020
    Australian National CommitteeNational Committee
    Total contribution:$10,849
    Development:$10,849(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    Australia $83,874
    2022
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$83,874
    Development:$83,874(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $55,430
    2021
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$55,430
    Development:$55,430(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    Japan $164,260
    2022
    JapanOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$164,260
    Development:$164,260(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $60,688
    2021
    JapanOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$60,688
    Development:$60,688(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    Canada $72,990
    2022
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$72,990
    Development:$72,990(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    2022
    European Commission$110,190
    Total contribution$110,190
    Development$110,190(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Miscellaneous Donors$352
    Total contribution$352
    Development$352(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$365,830
    Total contribution$365,830
    Development$365,830(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Australian National Committee$5,147
    Total contribution$5,147
    Development$5,147(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Australia$83,874
    Total contribution$83,874
    Development$83,874(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Japan$164,260
    Total contribution$164,260
    Development$164,260(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$72,990
    Total contribution$72,990
    Development$72,990(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    European Commission$329,331
    Total contribution$329,331
    Development$329,331(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Miscellaneous Donors$1,218
    Total contribution$1,218
    Development$1,218(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$468,822
    Total contribution$468,822
    Development$468,822(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Australian National Committee$22,482
    Total contribution$22,482
    Development$22,482(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Australia$55,430
    Total contribution$55,430
    Development$55,430(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Japan$60,688
    Total contribution$60,688
    Development$60,688(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2020
    European Commission$136,795
    Total contribution$136,795
    Development$136,795(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Miscellaneous Donors$7,410
    Total contribution$7,410
    Development$7,410(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$325,059
    Total contribution$325,059
    Development$325,059(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Australian National Committee$10,849
    Total contribution$10,849
    Development$10,849(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2019
    European Commission$47,770
    Total contribution$47,770
    Development$47,770(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Miscellaneous Donors$718
    Total contribution$718
    Development$718(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Thailand Institute of Justice$38,533
    Total contribution$38,533
    Development$38,533(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$308,364
    Total contribution$308,364
    Development$308,364(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
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