Outcome MOZ_O_5

Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes

Throughout the reporting period, UN Women maintained its programmatic approach by holding regular meetings to review activities and set priorities for future cycles. The organization identified measures to strengthen its evidence-based methods and ensure full compliance with internal procedures and reporting standards. The average response times have improved, with procurement services at 1.22 days and finance services at 0.22 days. UN Women's effectiveness has been recognized externally, as shown by new funding for Phase III of the Women Peace and Security project from Norway and supplementary humanitarian funds from Japan, as well as ongoing discussions with JICA. Additionally, since becoming co-chair of the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GIHA) Working Group in January 2025, UN Women has played a key coordination role. This role has helped build stronger accountability and capacity for gender equality in humanitarian work. Their leadership has improved coordination among various actors on GIHA issues and fostered partnerships with mechanisms such as the PSEA Network, GBV AoR, and the Protection Cluster. Under their guidance, the GIHA Working Group produced major gender analysis reports—including two Rapid Gender Analyses on cyclones, one on conflict, and a Multi-Sector Needs Assessment focused on gender and inclusion—which informed humanitarian responses. UN Women also enhanced the skills of UN agencies, NGOs, and government bodies in Gender in Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction. Advocacy efforts were ramped up to support women-led and women’s rights organizations’ involvement in humanitarian response, including technical assistance for the first country-based pooled fund, offered in partnership with OCHA. Collectively, these initiatives have reinforced the commitment of humanitarian actors to gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes

During the reporting year, UN Women Mozambique country office adopted the following signature interventions: 1. Gender Equality Accelerator 1: Women’s Equal Participation in Decision-Making and instituitions- - this was accomplished through the work of... aligned with the support the development of measures to prevent, monitor and respond to violence against women in politics. the CO also aims to support the capacity-building of aspiring women leaders, candidates, elected and appointed office holders, to continue building a cadre of women political leaders and encourage young women and groups at risk of being left behind to enter public life in 2025. 2. Gender Equality Accelerator 3: Transforming the Care Economy (Transform Care) - together with UNFPA, UNDP, and... UN Women started implementation of the joint Programme on Care and Disability aiming at ... in 2024 the foundational work was done and 6 activities identified to be implemented in 2025 with a budget of 100,000 USD contemplaiting activities such as Assessment of the experiences and implications of unpaid caregivers and trainings to CSOs and government staff. 3. Gender Equality Accelerator 4: Decent Work and Entrepreneurship (Women and the World of Work) - under the Women Peace and Security and the Japan Suplementary Budget UN Women Mozambique implemented activities that promote access to Decent Work by Women and Young Women. This included training and 4. Gender Equality Accelerator 6: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (Together to Zero VAWG) - this was done with implementation of the Catalan funded Project that worked with Community Leader in Gaza Province equipping them with skills and tools to advocate for the EVAWG in their communities. An estimate 3,538 community members mobilized to engage in the prevention and response to VAWG, through forty-five (45) community leaders who were equipped with knowledge and skills on transformational awareness raising as well as coached to implement campaigns. Additionally this year’s organization of the 16 Days of Activism has been a remarkable demonstration of inter-agency coordination. Over 32,000 people were reached directly by the campaign with over 1,300 attending the launching event, 100 UN Staff [1] (80% women) members of the largest UN Humanitarian Operations in Mozambique, attending the One UN Day at the UHCR sub-office to reinforce the UN commitment to EVAW and advancing GEWE. A major highlight was the fifty male UN Staff reached by the dialogue on Positive Masculinities organized jointly with UNESCO to promote inclusive behaviors and reduce Gender Based Violence [1] Staff from different UN Agencies UNFPA, UN Women, UNHCR, IOM, WFP, FAO, UNOPS, WHO, OCHA and UNICEF working in Cabo Delgado Province. 5. Gender Equality Accelerator 7: Women, Peace and Security - UN Women continued implementing the Norway funded WPS project. Througout the year remarkable progress was made that included: 5.1 - two thousand and fifty-four (2,454) conflict affected women and young women with access to fifty-five (55) safe friendly spaces created and managed by the two hundred and ten (210) women peace sentinels to serve as safe heavens where women can find assistance, exchange experiences, and access essential services and resources. The 210 women peace sentinels were trained by the WPS project implementing partners. 5.2) Validation of the final version of the Second National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security (2025 – 2029) and is expected to be approved by the government of Mozambique by in early 2025. The process involved aproximately 1,900 (over 1,100 women) reaching conflict-affected people and internally displaced women, representative of women´s rights organizations, youth-led groups, rural women, women with disabilities to ensure the plan fully observes the LNB principle put in front the vision and aspirations of the key populations 6. Gender Equality Accelerator 10: Making Every Woman and Girl Count (Women Count) - in 2024 UN Women continued to be part of the Women Count project and continued working in close collaboration with the National Statistics Institute, this included training of trainers for all the government sectors (46 participants) key data holders and managers from MDAs and achieved the three expected objectives: 1. Enhanced the understanding and appreciation of senior officials in MDAs of the importance of quality assurance of administrative data; 2. Increased the understanding of the NQAF dimensions and its use within administrative settings; 3. Jointly was drafted an administrative data quality assurance road map for Mozambique. Additionally, UN Women provided technical support for the development of the new 5 year Strategic Plan of INE and the Gender and Statistics five year Strategy.

Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes

The CO is yet to have non-core funds directly applied to the SN.