Outcome MYM_O_2

Advancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale

UN Women Myanmar leveraged effective partnerships to conduct joint communications activities to raise awareness of our work and the situation in Myanmar, including: · Created the first article in the Myanmar country team communications group (UNCG) ‘explainer series’: A guide to UN Resolution 1325 and the WPS agenda in Myanmar , released on 31 October for the anniversary of Resolution 1325. The explainer series is a key activity in the UN Communications Group media relations strategy, aimed at making complicated UN topics easier to understand. The UN Women article was distributed to local Myanmar media and published on the UN in Myanmar, UN Women Myanmar and UN Women Asia and the Pacific websites and supported with social media posts on UN in Myanmar and UN Women Myanmar platforms. · Aligned with the UNCG media relations strategy, created a media factsheet in English and Burmese, outlining UN Women’s mandate, strategy and impact in Myanmar. The Resident Coordinator’s Office distributed the factsheet to local Myanmar media in December, to increase awareness and reduce confusion and inaccurate reporting. · Collaborated with UN Women and UNDP Bangladesh country offices to develop a thematic Gender Alert, titled, Gender and security: the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh , based on desk review of recent literature and primary data collected in Bangladesh and Myanmar in June-July 2023. · UN Women and UNFPA, as co-chairs of the Myanmar UN Gender Theme Group (UN GTG), jointly led a UN Country Team (UNCT) advocacy campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. Key communications and branding activities included: o developing a partner toolkit containing key messages, visual assets, social media messages and other resources to support partners and UNCT agencies to participate in the campaign. o Creating a Trello Board for partners and UNCT agencies to access Myanmar-specific messages and graphics. o A joint statement with UNFPA o 16 video interviews with partners, donors and community members on the campaign theme. o A human-interest story: A sexual violence survivor shares how raising awareness on gender-based violence changed harmful community attitudes. o Branding and communications of internal hybrid event, including preparing opening remarks for Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i.

Advancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale

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