Sudan
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2022-2025
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UN Women in action: Strategic insights and achievements
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Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
In 2024, UN Women made significant strides in enhancing women's access to agricultural lands, contributing to Goal 5.a, which addresses equal rights to economic resources, property ownership, and financial services. This achievement aligns with the broader objective of achieving key outcomes under Goal 5. However, the political climate leading to the suspension of partnerships with government institutions at both federal and state levels since 2021, along with the conflict outbreak in 2023, has limited the ability to influence strategies and policies for SDGs on a macro level. Consequently, UN Women has shifted focus to micro-level interventions, implementing small-scale projects aimed at boosting productivity and enhancing women's economic rights to land. Notably, in Kassala and Port Sudan, 180 women received 57 acres of agricultural land for five years, exclusively rented through UN Women funding, with local authorities’ support to validate the land. The lands are equipped with an irrigation system, enabled by major water sources also exclusively supported by UN Women. This initiative has enabled women farmers to control resources and engage in the planting of high-demand crops. 47 acres were planted with traditional and cash crops including sesame, groundnut, peanuts, okra, and are expected to be harvested in March and April 2025 with high productivity and yields anticipated.Of the 180 women targeted with land, 160 were already laborers working on other people’s/farmers lands. With UN Women’s support, they have become farmers and are now laboring for their own profit. This achievement represents a milestone for these women transitioning from being agricultural laborers to becoming farmers on their rented land in a rain-fed system.
Efforts to enhance the capacities of localities and the chamber of commerce regarding women's economic rights, along with community forums involving stakeholders and women’s agricultural associations, have fostered a commitment to prioritize women's rights to land. These initiatives have also facilitated women’s access to land owned by male community members through local authorities. This priority is crucial in the early phases of the country's recovery from conflict, particularly where land issues are dictated by customary and federal laws that require reform. Nevertheless, the ongoing humanitarian crisis has compelled the government to focus on urgent humanitarian interventions over development initiatives, including the attainment of the SDGs.
Efforts to enhance the capacities of localities and the chamber of commerce regarding women's economic rights, along with community forums involving stakeholders and women’s agricultural associations, have fostered a commitment to prioritize women's rights to land. These initiatives have also facilitated women’s access to land owned by male community members through local authorities. This priority is crucial in the early phases of the country's recovery from conflict, particularly where land issues are dictated by customary and federal laws that require reform. Nevertheless, the ongoing humanitarian crisis has compelled the government to focus on urgent humanitarian interventions over development initiatives, including the attainment of the SDGs.
Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
UNW strategically strengthened the interconnection between WPS, Humanitarian efforts, and WPPL. This multifaceted approach played a pivotal role in empowering Sudanese women and facilitating a comprehensive response to the challenges presented by the ongoing war and the resulting population displacements. Such an approach led to a notable outcome-level achievement, primarily demonstrated by a transformative shift in behaviour and practices related to the peace-humanitarian-development continuum. The most significant outcome was the observed shift from capacity building measures to active involvement in the collective organization of gender-based CSOs and their advocacy for peace and ending the war in Sudan while also lobbying for gender-sensitive humanitarian and development demands.
After the capacity building orientation of the interventions of the first quarter - for more than 300 women led organizations and leaders on SSR, leadership and collective movement building - the focus moved towards facilitating collective action through greater organisation and coordination of the women-led CSOs. Despite the risks women faced from threats, harassment, and violence, they continued to champion and advocate for peace at local, regional, and international levels. Sudanese women and organizations - mostly beneficiaries of past UNW capacity building interventions - established the "Peace for Sudan" platform, comprising nearly 50 WLOs from across Sudan. Through this platform, a collective advocacy for peace unfolded, empowering women's groups both within Sudan and women diaspora to engage in various activities, share information, and foster networking. Additionally, the platform spearheaded regional and global advocacy efforts. UN Women played a critical role in supporting the establishment of the forum and appointed a gender advisor to technically support it.
This platform requested UNW to facilitate a high-level advocacy dialogue to end the war in Sudan, involving key political actors, IGAD, the Arab League and the AU. The outcome was the creation of a high-level WPS taskforce in coordination with IGAD and AU, supporting a women-led advocacy campaign calling for an immediate end to the war, increased and gender-sensitive humanitarian aid, social services, protection from violence, meaningful participation of women in peace processes, and the enforcement of African HR-based instruments to safeguard women from various forms of violence, including CRSV.
In Darfur, WLOs established the “Women Inclusive Stand platform” (WISP) comprising 260 local women. The WISP has elevated the leadership of women fostering advocacy for peace and promoting the women's peace-humanitarian-development agenda in Darfur. This initiative has broken down structural barriers by providing spaces for women to influence local peace processes and contribute meaningfully to peacebuilding and humanitarian efforts.
After the capacity building orientation of the interventions of the first quarter - for more than 300 women led organizations and leaders on SSR, leadership and collective movement building - the focus moved towards facilitating collective action through greater organisation and coordination of the women-led CSOs. Despite the risks women faced from threats, harassment, and violence, they continued to champion and advocate for peace at local, regional, and international levels. Sudanese women and organizations - mostly beneficiaries of past UNW capacity building interventions - established the "Peace for Sudan" platform, comprising nearly 50 WLOs from across Sudan. Through this platform, a collective advocacy for peace unfolded, empowering women's groups both within Sudan and women diaspora to engage in various activities, share information, and foster networking. Additionally, the platform spearheaded regional and global advocacy efforts. UN Women played a critical role in supporting the establishment of the forum and appointed a gender advisor to technically support it.
This platform requested UNW to facilitate a high-level advocacy dialogue to end the war in Sudan, involving key political actors, IGAD, the Arab League and the AU. The outcome was the creation of a high-level WPS taskforce in coordination with IGAD and AU, supporting a women-led advocacy campaign calling for an immediate end to the war, increased and gender-sensitive humanitarian aid, social services, protection from violence, meaningful participation of women in peace processes, and the enforcement of African HR-based instruments to safeguard women from various forms of violence, including CRSV.
In Darfur, WLOs established the “Women Inclusive Stand platform” (WISP) comprising 260 local women. The WISP has elevated the leadership of women fostering advocacy for peace and promoting the women's peace-humanitarian-development agenda in Darfur. This initiative has broken down structural barriers by providing spaces for women to influence local peace processes and contribute meaningfully to peacebuilding and humanitarian efforts.
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Result statement
IATI identifier
OutcomeSDN_D_1.1
Outcome result statementThrough this outcome UN Women will support the legitimate claim of Sudanese women to participate to the reconstruction of the country by influencing the adoption of governance mechanisms aimed at promoting their rights and their participation at decision making level in all instances. The women of Sudan want also to ensure that the country ratify the key international conventions in favor of the protection of their rights such as CEDAW and initiate economic reforms that will ensure the allocation of needed financial resources to the promotion of GEWE. Under this outcome UN Women will focus her interventions on (1) strengthening the women’s movement for the adoption of a common agenda and ensure women’s representation in the parliamentarian council; (2)strengthen the Gender Machinery for effective gender mainstreaming in key sectors including the economic reforms; (3) strengthen the gender coordination mechanism at federal and state level to ensure coordinated interventions.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SDN_D_1.1
OutcomeSDN_D_2.1
Outcome result statementSince it is the dreadful socio-economic situation that led to the social uprising in December 2018, women have expressed the need of extensive support to fight the growing poverty that affect them the most. Therefore, UN Women in the approach of LNOB has targeted one of the most marginalized regions of Sudan where women suffer a high level of discrimination to support their involvement in the fishery sector where they have been completely excluded and support their economic empowerment and the promotion of their human rights. UN Women interventions with the support of the Italian cooperation will focus on working with women groups to acquire the resources, equipment and needed skills to intervene in the fish value chain, to not only improve their financial situation but also protect their rights. Will participate to this outcome women groups, the Italian cooperation and other potential donors, the Ministries of Agriculture and of Gender.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SDN_D_2.1
OutcomeSDN_D_4.1
Outcome result statementProtracted conflict in parts of Sudan has disproportionately affected women, trapping them in negative vulnerability, violence, disempowerment, disrupted livelihoods and reduced resilience.
UNAMID has started its phased withdrawal guided by UNSCR 2429, which clearly recommends the gender analysis and inclusion of technical gender expertise throughout all stages of planning, mandate development, implementation, review and mission drawdown, as well as the development of a structured framework through which conflict related sexual violence will be comprehensively addressed.
UN Women is leveraging on the transfer of the gender portfolio of UNAMID to support gender integration in the peace building process and the humanitarian development nexus. The interventions are done through the UNCT- UNAMID transition team and are mainly based on supporting activities in the 3 priority areas: (1) Resilience and livelihoods, durable solutions, (2) Human rights promotion and capacity-building, (3) .
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SDN_D_4.1
Budget
Expenses
Outcome
Result statement
IATI identifier
OutcomeSDN_O_2
Outcome result statementTo sustain funding for the promotion of GEWE, UN Women will work closely with traditional and non-traditional partners to give the gender agenda more relevance and credibility. UN Women Sudan has positioned itself in the process of UNAMID transition and has secured funding for 2 years in the area of UNSCR 1325. The CO is also using the opportunity of the acclaimed role played by women during the uprising to explore the prospect of positioning itself as the main broker in promoting GEWE in all priority areas defined by the government. UN Women through the gender coordination mechanis is working closely with UNAMID, women groups, government and state institutions, UN agencies and the donor community
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SDN_O_2
OutcomeSDN_O_3
Outcome result statementUN Women Sudan will continue the efforts to streamline recruitment processes to attract and retain talents, which has been a major challenge of the CO and has negatively impacted the delivery and perception of partners and key stakeholders. In this process the CO will sustain through the establishment of a more secure contractual modality the key positions and use the opportunity offered by the organization to make them benefit from training and other capacity building modalities. The CO will further enhance business efficiency monitoring tools, keep training partners in operations and financial procedures and carrying out regular oversight of implementing partners.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SDN_O_3
OutcomeSDN_O_4
Outcome result statementThe office will promote a friendly and conducive working environment and will work on setting up a mechanism that will facilitate regular exchanges between supervisors and supervisees. The CO will work on ensure conflicts between staffs are resolved in a fair and timely manner and guarantee staff members are protected from all types of harassment and procedures are in place to address sexual harassments. The CO will put in place a monitoring mechanism aimed at supporting timely implementation of activities and assessing partners’ capacity and support needs and address them.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SDN_O_4
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Regular resources (core)
$485.90 K in total
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Other resources (non-core)
$11.73 M in total
Regular resources (core)
$485.90 K in total
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | $388,267 2022
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Total contribution:$388,267
Development:$388,267(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$20,000 2021
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Total contribution:$20,000
Development:$20,000(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$75,450 2020
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Total contribution:$75,450
Development:$75,449(100%)
Humanitarian:$1(0%)
|
--
2019
No data available
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$2,179 2018
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Total contribution:$2,179
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$2,179(100%)
|
2022
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$388,267
Total contribution$388,267
Development$388,267(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
2021
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$20,000
Total contribution$20,000
Development$20,000(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
2020
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$75,450
Total contribution$75,450
Development$75,449(100%)
Humanitarian$1(0%)
2018
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$2,179
Total contribution$2,179
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$2,179(100%)
Other resources (non-core)
$11.73 M in total
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $566,593 2022
ItalyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$566,593
Development:$73,323(13%)
Humanitarian:$493,270(87%)
|
$412,485 2021
ItalyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$412,485
Development:$144,499(35%)
Humanitarian:$267,986(65%)
|
$194,302 2020
ItalyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$194,302
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$194,302(100%)
|
$685,762 2019
ItalyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$685,762
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$685,762(100%)
|
$71,541 2018
ItalyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$71,541
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$71,541(100%)
|
| Mamoun Beheiry Center | --
2022
No data available
|
$763 2021
Mamoun Beheiry CenterAcademic, training and research
Total contribution:$763
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$763(100%)
|
--
2020
No data available
|
$53,436 2019
Mamoun Beheiry CenterAcademic, training and research
Total contribution:$53,436
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$53,436(100%)
|
$299,276 2018
Mamoun Beheiry CenterAcademic, training and research
Total contribution:$299,276
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$299,276(100%)
|
| Silatech | --
2022
No data available
|
$12,890 2021
SilatechPrivate sector
Total contribution:$12,890
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$12,890(100%)
|
$51,127 2020
SilatechPrivate sector
Total contribution:$51,127
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$51,127(100%)
|
$111,827 2019
SilatechPrivate sector
Total contribution:$111,827
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$111,827(100%)
|
$8,946 2018
SilatechPrivate sector
Total contribution:$8,946
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$8,946(100%)
|
| United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office | $2,107,417 2022
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$2,107,417
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$2,107,417(100%)
|
$61,597 2021
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$61,597
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$61,597(100%)
|
$183,397 2020
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$183,397
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$183,397(100%)
|
$125,000 2019
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$125,000
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$125,000(100%)
|
$828,962 2018
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$828,962
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$828,962(100%)
|
| United States of America | --
2022
No data available
|
$564 2021
United States of AmericaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$564
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$564(100%)
|
--
2020
No data available
|
$9,516 2019
United States of AmericaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$9,516
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$9,516(100%)
|
$191,137 2018
United States of AmericaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$191,137
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$191,137(100%)
|
| Miscellaneous Donors | --
2022
No data available
|
--
2021
No data available
|
$25,000 2020
Miscellaneous DonorsPrivate sector
Total contribution:$25,000
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$25,000(100%)
|
$25,000 2019
Miscellaneous DonorsPrivate sector
Total contribution:$25,000
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$25,000(100%)
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) | $1 2022
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$1
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$1(100%)
|
$38,500 2021
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$38,500
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$38,500(100%)
|
$1,152,886 2020
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$1,152,886
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$1,152,886(100%)
|
$1,109,024 2019
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$1,109,024
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$1,109,024(100%)
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| Sweden | $1,632,837 2022
SwedenOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$1,632,837
Development:$1,412,179(86%)
Humanitarian:$220,658(14%)
|
$1,119,203 2021
SwedenOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$1,119,203
Development:$1,111,275(99%)
Humanitarian:$7,928(1%)
|
$106,297 2020
SwedenOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$106,297
Development:$106,297(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
--
2019
No data available
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| Peacebuilding Fund | $116,241 2022
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$116,241
Development:$61,306(53%)
Humanitarian:$54,935(47%)
|
$141,642 2021
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$141,642
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$141,642(100%)
|
--
2020
No data available
|
--
2019
No data available
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| United Kingdom | $69,155 2022
United KingdomOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$69,155
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$69,155(100%)
|
$216,564 2021
United KingdomOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$216,564
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$216,564(100%)
|
--
2020
No data available
|
--
2019
No data available
|
--
2018
No data available
|
2022
Italy$566,593
Total contribution$566,593
Development$73,323(13%)
Humanitarian$493,270(87%)
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$2,107,417
Total contribution$2,107,417
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$2,107,417(100%)
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)$1
Total contribution$1
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$1(100%)
Sweden$1,632,837
Total contribution$1,632,837
Development$1,412,179(86%)
Humanitarian$220,658(14%)
Peacebuilding Fund$116,241
Total contribution$116,241
Development$61,306(53%)
Humanitarian$54,935(47%)
United Kingdom$69,155
Total contribution$69,155
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$69,155(100%)
2021
Italy$412,485
Total contribution$412,485
Development$144,499(35%)
Humanitarian$267,986(65%)
Mamoun Beheiry Center$763
Total contribution$763
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$763(100%)
Silatech$12,890
Total contribution$12,890
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$12,890(100%)
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$61,597
Total contribution$61,597
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$61,597(100%)
United States of America$564
Total contribution$564
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$564(100%)
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)$38,500
Total contribution$38,500
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$38,500(100%)
Sweden$1,119,203
Total contribution$1,119,203
Development$1,111,275(99%)
Humanitarian$7,928(1%)
Peacebuilding Fund$141,642
Total contribution$141,642
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$141,642(100%)
United Kingdom$216,564
Total contribution$216,564
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$216,564(100%)
2020
Italy$194,302
Total contribution$194,302
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$194,302(100%)
Silatech$51,127
Total contribution$51,127
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$51,127(100%)
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$183,397
Total contribution$183,397
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$183,397(100%)
Miscellaneous Donors$25,000
Total contribution$25,000
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$25,000(100%)
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)$1,152,886
Total contribution$1,152,886
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$1,152,886(100%)
Sweden$106,297
Total contribution$106,297
Development$106,297(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
2019
Italy$685,762
Total contribution$685,762
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$685,762(100%)
Mamoun Beheiry Center$53,436
Total contribution$53,436
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$53,436(100%)
Silatech$111,827
Total contribution$111,827
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$111,827(100%)
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$125,000
Total contribution$125,000
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$125,000(100%)
United States of America$9,516
Total contribution$9,516
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$9,516(100%)
Miscellaneous Donors$25,000
Total contribution$25,000
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$25,000(100%)
United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)$1,109,024
Total contribution$1,109,024
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$1,109,024(100%)
2018
Italy$71,541
Total contribution$71,541
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$71,541(100%)
Mamoun Beheiry Center$299,276
Total contribution$299,276
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$299,276(100%)
Silatech$8,946
Total contribution$8,946
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$8,946(100%)
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$828,962
Total contribution$828,962
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$828,962(100%)
United States of America$191,137
Total contribution$191,137
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$191,137(100%)
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