Outcome TZA_D_1.1

[UNSDCF Enabling Environment Outcome] By 2027, people in the United Republic of Tanzania, especially the most vulnerable, participate in and benefit from government institutions and systems that promote peace and justice, are gender-responsive, inclusive, accountable, and representative, and are compliant with international human rights norms and standards (verbatim)

Result: In ensuring women participate in and benefit from government institutions and systems that are gender-responsive, inclusive, accountable, and representative, in 2024 UN Women and partners implemented initiatives to improve the collection and utilization of sex, age, and disability disaggregated data including SDG on SDG 5.5.1b women in leadership at the local, aiming to ensure inclusive and gender-responsive national information collection systems and inform the implementation of targeted interventions. For example, a total of 60 gender indicators, related to SDGs indicators, (13 on women’s leadership 22 on GBV, 7 on by-laws, 9 on women’s economic rights -3 on family relationships, and 6 on unpaid care work) were added to the Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (iMES), the national system for the collection of data at the local level led by the President's Office of Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG). In addition, a module to collect socioeconomic data for women with disabilities was introduced in the Persons with Disabilities Information Management System (PD-MIS) led by the Prime Minister’s Office, Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities (PMO-LYED) to ensure evidence-based planning and programming for women with disabilities. With the addition of this module specific data on different aspects of women with disabilities will be collected and analyzed periodically to inform planning, budgeting, and programming in the advancement of rights and perspectives of women with disabilities. The new module has ten sections including the type of disabilities, demographic characteristics, issues related to access to services, participation in leadership and decision-making at different levels, their suggestions and recommendations on how to improve access and effective participation in leadership and decision-making, challenges faced by women with disabilities, violence against women with disabilities, and time use and household decision-making. Evidence: PO-RALG iMES system. Concept note, participant list, joint mission report. UN Women contribution: UN Women conducted online and one in-person consultation with key stakeholders in the process. Also, UNW coordinated and led the 5-day workshop towards finalization of the iMES, and continues to work together with PO-RALG to digitalize the initiative in the E-dodos platform.

[UNSDCF Enabling Environment Outcome] By 2027, people in the United Republic of Tanzania, especially the most vulnerable, participate in and benefit from government institutions and systems that promote peace and justice, are gender-responsive, inclusive, accountable, and representative, and are compliant with international human rights norms and standards (verbatim)

Result: T Results: Towards promoting an environment for women and girls in Tanzania to freely participate and benefit from government institutions and systems that promote peace and justice, are gender-responsive, inclusive, accountable, and representative, the National Gender and Women Development Policy for Tanzania Mainland was approved in 2023 and will serve as the national framework to foster gender mainstreaming, gender equality and women's empowerment through its implementation and localization within sectoral plans and budget via the coordination of the Ministry of Community Development Gender Women and Special Groups. In parallel, the President's Office for Public Service Management and Good Governance (PO PSM GG) launched its Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Sector which will support gender mainstreaming and increased gender equality and leadership of women in the public sector. In addressing the challenges of underrepresentation of women in elected positions and at leadership positions at the local level, in 2023 the Country Office continued to demonstrate its commitment to upholding the role of women in leadership and decision making by supporting a comprehensive gender analysis of three Bills related to elections and political parties (The National Electoral Commission Bill of 2023, The Political Parties Affairs Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Presidential, Parliamentary, and Councilor Elections Bill) that were presented in Parliament to identify gender gaps and provide recommendations to promote voice and leadership of women at different levels but also to assist the Parliamentary Committee in strengthening the Bills to advance women’s leadership and political Participation. Furthermore, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) was also supported to finalize its first Gender Strategy which will facilitate the promotion of gender equality in its internal systems and election processes. The Draft NEC Strategy addresses several areas including, the provision of civic and voter education, the updating of the voter registry, overall participation of women including women with disabilities in the entire administration and management of elections, and issues related to violence against women in politics (VAWP). There has also been a significant shift and emphasis in Tanzania on financing for gender equality indicating growing recognition of the crucial role of women in achieving sustainable development and inclusive economic growth. This year, several actions have been taken to implement gender targets in the public financial management reform programme VI particularly capacity strengthening of government officials on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB), Operationalization of GRB coordination mechanism and more call to action from the ministry of finance, gender to sectorial ministries. The Tanzania Minister for gender in her speech during the high-level ministers of finance meeting hosted in Tanzania highlighted Tanzania’s commitment to introduce a monitoring system for GRB through the National Audit Office. Moreover, Tanzania has seen an improved enabling policy environment and financial situation for gender data and statistics due to the progressive support by UN Women to national Statistical System (NSS). The current infrastructures of gender statistics are well established and functional as a result of constituting the statistics units system in National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)/ Office of Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), gender statistics strategies, establishing coordination mechanism, availability of gender statistics SDG indicators and increased capacity of producers on gender statistics. There is reduction of gender data gap due to the continuous efforts to support national statistical offices since 2018. Since 2021, data related to crime statistics including GBV were produced with detailed disaggregation in Zanzibar which were compiled from the routine data by police. New data will be available from VAW survey in Mainland. The use of gender data has improved and continues to improve in Tanzania as a result of the various activities implemented and on-going within the framework of the Women Count In 2023, detailed disaggregated data related to crime statistics, including Gender-Based Violence (GBV), were compiled in Zanzibar from routine police data. Mainland also contributed new data from a VAW survey. The use of gender data continued to improve, with users and producers engaging in dialogues on crime statistics in Zanzibar each month. In addition to this, the Tanzania National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (TNAP on WPS) reached its finalization and validation stages with the involvement of the Women Peace and Security National Taskforce. The impending adoption of this plan in 2024 seeks to support increased participation and leadership of women and young women in peace and security processes at both national and local levels. The implementation of the TNAP will encompass 12 line Ministries and 8 regions, ensuring ongoing gender mainstreaming in key sectors and mechanisms like Peace and Security Committees and the Judiciary. Throughout the TNAP development process, representatives from Civil Society Organizations, Women's Rights Organizations, Organizations of Women Living with Disabilities, and Networks of Women Living with HIV were actively consulted and integrated. Their invaluable input ensured that the needs and perspectives of women were accurately incorporated into this transformative plan. UN Women Contribution: UN Women provided financial and technical guidance to the MCDGWSG Mainland, MCDGEC in Zanzibar PO PSM GG, NBS and OCGS, including substantive inputs during finalisation of the Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Sector, TNAP WPS (under approval), approved Gender and Development Policy as well as in the production and use of gender statistics Evidence: Final Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Services; Final report of the VAW survey, Mainland Tanzania; Monthly GBV releases - Zanzibar; Population Census report (NBS, OCGS websites)

[UNSDCF Enabling Environment Outcome] By 2027, people in the United Republic of Tanzania, especially the most vulnerable, participate in and benefit from government institutions and systems that promote peace and justice, are gender-responsive, inclusive, accountable, and representative, and are compliant with international human rights norms and standards (verbatim)

As a result of sustained support and increased understanding of gender equality and the importance of adopting policy frameworks that promote gender balance in elections, the Election Code of Conduct (ECC), 2025 was adopted with several gender-responsive provisions. The ECC requires political parties and relevant stakeholders to adopt measures that ensure the effective participation of women and persons with special needs, including older persons, persons with disabilities, and adults with children. It prohibits the use of abusive, defamatory, threatening, humiliating, or discriminatory language, whether in physical campaigns or on social media based on gender, disability, race, or ethnicity, and obliges political actors to prevent discrimination on any prohibited grounds. The Code further requires security agencies to consider the specific safety needs of women, persons with disabilities, older persons, pregnant women, and voters with young children. It also establishes sanctions against political parties and candidates found responsible for sexual harassment or gender-based violence, including suspension from campaigning, monetary fines, or both. In addition, a total of 51 WROs and CSOs from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar increased their understanding of gender equality principles embedded in the 2025 Electoral Code of Conduct (ECC), including existing gaps and opportunities for reform. This enhanced capacity was achieved through two multi-stakeholder workshops held on 18 June 2025 and 22 August 2025, which disseminated findings and recommendations from the gender analysis of the 2025 ECC conducted by UN Women in collaboration with WILDAF. The strengthened capacities of WROs and CSOs resulted in the identification of priority gender equality gaps within the 2025 ECC and the development of evidence-based recommendations to inform the adoption of a more inclusive and gender-responsive Electoral Ethics Code (EEC). Notably, stakeholders articulated the need for more proportionate and effective sanctions for gender-based violence, highlighting that current proposed penalties do not adequately reflect the severity of such offenses. This outcome included increased commitment to engage a broader range of actors, particularly women from the justice sector, to collaboratively develop and submit alternative sanctioning options to relevant authorities. Additionally, stakeholders advanced consensus on the need to strengthen the definition of gender-based violence in the electoral context, recognizing that the current narrow framing limits prevention, accountability, and response. Participants proposed the adoption of an internationally recognized and comprehensive definition of VAWP, alongside reforms to Ethics Committee composition to ensure inclusivity and competence. They further emphasized the importance of establishing a dedicated mechanism to address gender-based violence, recognizing its sensitivity and the need for specialized expertise beyond standard electoral complaint procedures. In addition, the Country Office contributed to strengthening the enabling environment for women’s participation in leadership and decision-making by supporting the adoption and implementation of inclusive and gender-responsive legal and policy frameworks governing political participation. Through sustained engagement with key stakeholders and institutions, awareness and application of Section 135 of the Presidential, Parliamentary, and Councilors Act (2024), along with related guidelines addressing Violence Against Women in Politics (VAWP), were significantly enhanced. These interventions resulted in the identification of concrete policy and programmatic actions aimed at strengthening institutional accountability, while promoting Women’s Leadership and Political Participation (WLPP). Key outcomes included increased institutional readiness to integrate VAWP and WLPP content into formal police education systems through both pre-service and in-service curricula, enhancing the prospects for sustained capacity within law enforcement institutions. Additional priorities identified included strengthening gender-responsive media engagement through the development of a dedicated VAWP training module for media professionals; improving access to legal and response information through a consolidated VAWP pocket guide; and enhancing evidence-based decision-making through the proposed commissioning of an updated national study or survey on VAWP and WPP to replace outdated 2015 data. This progress was achieved through the strengthened capacities of 735 institutional and stakeholder representatives from government institutions, women’s rights organizations (WROs), and civil society organizations (CSOs), who demonstrated enhanced knowledge and competencies to recognize, prevent, and respond to violence against women in political spaces. Evidence: Report on the Gender Analysts of the Electoral Code of Conduct for Presidential, Parliamentary and Councilors Elections, 2025. UN Women contribution: UN Women conducted a gender analysis of the 2025 Electoral Code of Conduct in collaboration with Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF). In partnership with WiLDAF, the Country Office also coordinated a workshop for 51 women’s rights organizations and civil society organizations from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, strengthening their understanding of the gender equality principles embedded in the 2025 Electoral Code of Conduct.