Outcome UKR_O_5

Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes

As the Co-chair of the Gender in Humanitarian Action Sub Group (GiHA-SG) and the Chair of the Gender Theme Group (GTG), UN Women effectively coordinates the collective efforts of humanitarian and development actors, UN and non-UN organizations to make gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls central to the humanitarian action in Ukraine. In 2024, the CO contributed to the following: In 2024, UN Women led the process of re-establishing the Gender Theme Group (GTG), which had become dormant in 2022 following the full-scale invasion. In February 2024, 15 UN agencies became members of the revitalized GTG, choosing UN Women to serve as both Chair and Secretariat. As the GTG Chair, UN Women has focused on strengthening UN coordination on GEWE as well as on providing demand-driven capacity development for the GTG More than 60 staff members from the UN agencies in Ukraine strengthened their knowledge and practical skills on the Gender Equality Marker (GEM) and Human Rights Marker (HRM) in preparation for the UNSDCF 2025-2029 joint workplan process and the UNCT-SWAP Gender Scorecard exercise in 2025. The CO engaged an external consultant to the combined workshops on the GEM and HRM to provide the UNCT with a better foundation for gender mainstreaming commitments. The Rapid Disaster Needs Assessment 3 (RDNA3) report was finalized in January 2024 and marked the first time that the report included a sub-chapter dedicated to documenting the gender impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The RDNA3 gender sub-chapter includes data demonstrating the war’s negative impacts on Ukrainian women and the LGBTIQ+ community across multiple dimensions – labour participation, gender pay gap, unpaid care work, gender-based violence (GBV), conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), and women’s leadership. UN Women coordinated the UN agencies, INGOs’, CSOs’ and government entities’ gender contributions to the RDNA3 The overall reports are led by the World Bank, Government of Ukraine, and the EU. The RDNA4 report commenced in November 2024, with a finalized report expected by February 2025. Again, UN Women is coordinating inputs from all contributors. UN Women improved the gender responsiveness of humanitarian coordination in Ukraine through the strengthened effectiveness, capacities and influence of the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG). Co-chaired by UN Women, CARE International and NGO Girls, the GiHA WG enhanced collaboration to advance gender equality through humanitarian response among stakeholders in the humanitarian coordination architecture, including UN agencies, donors, INGOs and NGOs. In addition, GIHA WG expert and coordination work led to integration of gender dimensions into the major plans and assessments including: the 2024 Rapid Gender Analysis; the 2024 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment; the 2024 MSNA Gender, Age, and Disability Brief; the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and the 2024-2025 Ukraine Winter Response Plan.