Outcome TZA_D_4.1

The UN System, State and Non-State actors in URT have strengthened institutional capacity for collective  and coordinated action to coherently contribute to the achievement of international and national gender equality norms, standards, and commitments

Results In 2023, the UN System, State and Non-State increased their capacity and strengthened their coordination for the achievement of key international and national gender equality norms, standards and commitments. Major achievements resulted in the approval of the National Gender Equality and Women's Development Policy in October 2023. Encompassing new areas such as the Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on “Economic Justice and Rights”, the Women Peace and Security Agenda in line with the country’s commitment to implement UN Security Council’s Resolution Number 1325, climate change and digitalization, the 2023 National Gender and Women's Development Policy is now the guiding framework in the United Republic of Tanzania on implementing GEWE national, regional and international commitments. Additional milestones included the submission of the 2023 Voluntary National Review Report assessing implementation of Agenda 2030 with a strong focus on status of implementation of SDG 5 as well as key GEWE targets along other SDGs. Adoption of the Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Sector which provides the first of its kind guidance to the entire public sector in Tanzania on addressing pertinent gender concerns, including women's leadership, addressing GBV at the workplace and recognition of unpaid care work. Others include gender-responsive employment practices, including recruitment, retention, mentorship and succession planning. Validation meetings for the URT CEDAW Report and Tanzania first National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security took place and further contributes to anchoring the United Republic of Tanzania's international, regional and national commitments on GEWE. A series of multi-stakeholders' national dialogues gathering representatives from the government, the UN, Development Partners and Civil Society Organizations, including Women Rights Organizations, Network of Women Living with Disability and Network of Women Living with HIV, took place in 2023 and supported the advancement of key GEWE normative and policy frameworks in Tanzania, including for the finalization and approval of the NPA-VAWC II and the TNAP on WPS , as well as on supporting implementation of Gender Responsive Budgetting and supporting national preparations for CSW 68th and implementation of agreed conclusions. In addition, the United Nations Country Team in Tanzania submitted its 2023 UNCT-SWAP Annual Reporting and completed the 2023 Common Country Analysis while the Gender Equality and Human Rights Coordination Mechanism chaired by RCO and with UN Women as Secretariat continued to ensure gender mainstreaming and the advancement of gender equality and women's empowerment within the UNCT and in Tanzania. UN Women also supported Secretariat function of the PSEA Focal Point Network and the Enabling Environment Outcome Group (EE OG) , for which UN Women is also co-chair together with UNICEF (PSEA) and UNDP (EE OG). In 2023 UN Women continued to participate in joint concept notes to ensure gender mainstreaming and gender responsive programming in Tanzania, including a Joint Programme: Reducing Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality in Mtwara Region, Joint Programme on Service Delivery, and a Joint Programme on Accelerated Action to End Child Marriage in Tanzania. UN Women also contributed into a joint concept to support a Joint Initiative to Strengthen the National and Development Partners’ Gender Equality Coordination Mechanisms which covers areas of WEE, WPS and Governance. The last concept note successfully received financial support from the Embassy of Ireland. Celebrations of key international days and joint-advocacy, to advance gender equality and women's empowerment, took place in 2023, including multi-stakholder celebrations of the International Women's Day , the International Day of Peace , the UN Day for Peacekeepers , the 23rd Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 , and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence . UN Women Contribution In line with UN Women's mandate, the Country Office provided leadership and coordinated engagements with various partners and stakeholders for enhanced gender mainstreaming and reporting of GEWE normative and policy frameworks. This role included the provision of both financial and technical support to various treaty bodies reporting commitments, including VNR 2023 and CSW, as well as supported the development and approval of new normative and policy frameworks such as the National Gender and Women's Development Policy for Tanzania Mainland, the TNAP on WPS, the NPA-VAWC II. UN Women further coordinated the UNCT-SWAP 2023 Annual Reporting, provided gender mainstreaming review and inputs into the 2023 CCA, coordinated the UNCT IAT to review and quality assure the GEM for the 2023/2024 Joint-Workplan of the UNSCDF. As per its role as Secretariat of the GE&HRCM, UN Women also the provided capacity-building trainings and workshops on gender mainstreaming and UNCT Markers to different UNCT working groups, including the GE&HRCM, the OMT and the MEL, as well as the PSEA Network. For instance, from 14 th to 15 th December 2023, UN Women organized a an apply learning workshop on gender mainstreaming and UNCT Markers to the UNCT personnel, together with RCO, during which participants reviewed the 2023 CCA from a gender perspective and provided quality assurance to the Gender Equality Markers of the UNSCDF JWP 2023/2024. Evidence 1. VNR Report 2. Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Sector 3. CCA 2023 4. 2023 UNCT-SWAP Report

The UN System, State and Non-State actors in URT have strengthened institutional capacity for collective  and coordinated action to coherently contribute to the achievement of international and national gender equality norms, standards, and commitments

The country office has strengthened the capacities of the Ministry responsible for gender (MCDGWSG) to coordinate and mainstream gender within the government specifically through enhancing the coordination structures among them the Macro Policy-Gender Mainstreaming Working group which provides a multi-stakeholder platform for dialogue, analysis and strategic interventions on GEWE in the country. This is in addition to facilitating collaboration and technical input of the UN system to the Government of Tanzania progress review and national reporting on the Beijing Platform for Action and 2024 CSW 68 priority theme. In collaboration with the Resident Coordinator office, UN Women has strengthened inter-agency coordination on gender equality issues to drive progress across the work of the UN system through the Gender Equality & Human Rights Coordination Mechanism (GE&HRCM). The Resident Coordinator and the UN Women Country Representative provide leadership to the group hence ensuring accountability at the highest leadership level. The Country office has strengthened gender analysis through the development of tools and checklists to guide gender analysis and mainstreaming ito inform UN country programming.